Cities caught in morbidity of wastes
India's poor solid waste management disposal system is a reason for the increase in morbidity due to microbial and parasitic infection in cities. This observation was made in the first nationwide
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Fogging machines acquired to tackle mosquito menace
In a move to control the rising mosquito menace in the city, the Chennai Corporation has purchased five vehicle-mounted fogging machines to be used in malaria-prone areas.The fogging machines
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Risk of tuberculosis epidemic in Chechnya refugee camps
Crowded into "tent cities" at Ingushetia after fleeing the war in Chechnya, thousands of refugees are now facing the risk of a tuberculosis epidemic.Despite desperate pleas by doctors and
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First two-hand transplant
An international team of surgeons transplanted both hands and forearms onto a young man in a world first, hospital officials in this French city said on Friday. A team of 50 doctors and medical
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Simian that puzzles wildlife experts
The dramatic appearance of a Bonnet monkey among a group of wild Hanuman monkeys(Langurs) in the woods of the Pink City has baffled the monkey-watchers. The Bonnet monkey is a simina sub-species
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'Greening project' fraught with problems
As the Chennai Corporation's plans to increase the city's green cover gather momentum, critics point to the haphazard planning that may ultimately defeat the very purpose of the project. The civic
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London 'is cleanest big city'
A government report has ranked London as the world's cleanest bigh city-- ahead of Tokyo, New York and Los Angeles. The study by researchers at Imperial College London, argues that the risks from air
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Expert moots canal system to combat river pollution
An environmental engineer has devised a novel scheme for combatting water pollution in rivers flowing through Indian cities. Instead of allowing wastewater to flow into rivers, Dr. D.K. Bhargava,
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Action plan soon to stem outbreak of diseases
A state-level action plan on lines of the Surat Epidemic Mitigation Plan, 1998 will be drawn to control the frequent outbreaks of cholera, gastro-enteritis and other diseases in the city, health
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Houston, we have a problem
Houston each year pumps 200,000 tons of nitrogen oxide (a component of smog) into the air and this has made America's smogiest city. But since there are federal guidelines on pollution that have to
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Water pipes carry epidemic to homes
Epidemic scare continued to stalk the city with four hundred more cases of gastro-enteritis being reported today. Three persons had succumbed to the disease and 1,000 persons were reported ill
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Steeper fines considered for tobacco sales to minors
In what would rank among America's toughest laws to prevent minors from smoking, a City Council committee yesterday approved increasing fines against merchants who sell cigarettes to children to
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Small-scale units'union calls for city bandh on Jan. 11
The Laghu Udyog Sangharsh Samiti has given a call for a bandh in the city on January 11 in protest against the sealing of 1,380 factories and the threat to close 1,37,000 factories working in
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TN making a comeback
Tuberculosis, once considered a disease which thrived in lower income groups and city slums, is now making a re-entry in affluent sections of the society. "Multiple Drug Resistant(MDR) form of
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Hong Kong's competitiveness clouded by air pollution
Worsening air pollution has a rising number of employees worried that it will discourage people from living in the city and hinder companies ability to attract talent. "The Environment will become a
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280 more gastro cases in city
A week after gastro-enteritis struck Jamalpur and Raikhad areas, 280 more cases have been reported in the city, taking the number of patients to 1,325 . Of the new cases, 75 are indoor patients and
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280 more gastro-enteritis cases in Ahmedabad
A week after gastro-enteritis struck Jamalpur and Raikhad areas, 280 more cases have been reported in the city, taking the number of patients to 1.325 . Of the new cases, 75 are indoor patients and
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Biological agent developed for checking coconut mite disease
The research and development wing of the city-based T-Stanes company today claimed to have developed an effective biological agent for controlling coconut mite, which has spread widely in parts of
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Gastro-enteritis in Ahmedabad
At least three women, including a child, have died and about 1,000 others were affected by gastro-enteritis in the walled city areas during the last week. The Health Minister, Mr. Ashok Bhatt, told
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WHO chief to launch 2 global events
The Director-general of the World Health Organisation will be launching two global events in the city in the beginning of the next month, reports our correspondent. According to WHO spokesperson,