Failed U.S. antitobacco bill likely will resurface
U.S. Senate Republicans voted to kill comprehensive anti tobacco legislation, setting the stage for a summer of legislative warfare and framing a central issue for the autumn congressional elections.
Taking a gamble on tobacco
In killing, anti-smoking legislation, Senate Republicans took a leap of faith, trusting that the tobacco industry's $40 million advertising campaign has so changed public sentiment on the issue that there would be no election-year ramifications from their vote.
Two Americans export sterilization to Third World
World-wide Stephen D. Mumford and his partner, a like-minded contraceptive researcher named Elton Kessel are the sole distributors of quinacrine. In a remarkably quiet crusade they have managed to pay for its manufacture in Switzerland, arrange for its free distribution in about 20 countries and mobilize a far flung network …
Poor World Cup defences
Asians fans of England World Cup football squad are warned - if they have invested in a replica of the team's shirt, they should avoid wearing it in the sun. Research results released just before the competition began show that shirt material such as that used by England and a …
Those dangerous feline friends
Swiss scientists have come up with the theory that household cats may be linked to ulcers. According to doctors at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, more than 80% of cats carry the bacterium helicobacter heilmannii. When transferred to humans, it can cause stomach ulcers, sometimes leading to death.
US Senate rejects tobacco Bill
The Republican-led US Senate voted to reject a landmark tobacco Bill handling a major victory to cigareete makers who waged a multimillion dollar campaign against it.
Maharishi TV channel will bring you yogic flying
Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi has launched a new satellite television channel, the Maharishi Channel, to beam transcendental meditation and yogic flying techniques into Indian living rooms.
60,000 HIV cases in Maharashtra
More than 60,000 HIV-positive cases have been detected in Maharashtra and the number of undetected cases could be far more, a top health services official has said.
Senate Kills Tobacco Bill
A Democratic effort to attach tobacco legislation to an appropriations bill was rejected by the Senate today as the minority party continued to portray Republicans as in league with cigarette companies. 'We will not let the issue die,'' Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle said, hours after Congress' first national tobacco …
Expert Drug may offer hope for AIDS
A drug used on organ transplant patients may offer a way of eliminating the AIDS virus from the body, a top researcher said Thursday. Dr. David Ho, one of the developers of the drug 'cocktail'' approach that has made HIV infection a controllable disease for many people, said the drug …
New treatment brings relief to snorers
Somnoplasty was developed by Somnus medical technologies of Sunnyvale, California. The company estimates that more than 1,000 people have been treated since the procedure was approved by the US food and drug administration last summer for treatment of snoring. The procedure is being tested, but has not yet been approved …
Red-blooded lovers have genes hot wired for sex
Scientists have found a male libodo gene that separates those with the most voracious sexual appetite from others who would prefer a nice cup of tea instead. The discovery could lead to the creation of sex-drive-boosting drugs to complement performance enhacers such as Viagra, according to Dr Dean Hamer, a …
New Tobacco Bill Planned
One day after tobacco legislation died in the US Senate, Speaker NewtGingrich said House Republicans will soon unveil a separate bill to curtail teen smoking andpredicted that President Clinton 'is going to sign it.'' The White House and its allies in Congress dismissed the effort in advance.
Move on to stub out US Tobacco Bill
Republicans angry about the size and scope of the $516 billion tobacco bill succeeded Wednesday in killing the measure by first refusing to cut off debate and then sending it back to committee. On both votes, supporters fell short of the 60 votes they needed.
3-year-old can do maths
Researchers : Children as young as age three can add and substract, and their socio-economic background apears to have little effect on their skills, according to research at the University of Chicago.
Two Americans promote Sterilisaiton Pelletes in India
Stephen D. Mumford's brick and wood home looks much like any other in the leafy suburbs of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. No one would ever guess what he has in this basement. Down there are more than 300,000 tiny yellow pellets in rows of white plastic jars. The pellets, made …
Drugs
Deal With Death: Three to four percent of the world's population is dependent on drugsaccording to the United Nations organisation which this week staged a special World Summit in New York to support a 10 year plan to eradicate narcotics production and use in the world.
A rush of blood to the head
Men who take Viagra may enhance their sex lives - but at the expense of their eyes. Tests have showed that too much of the drug can produce what is known as "blue vision," and may even cause permanent damage to the retina.
Harsh Vardhan relaunches CATS
The Centralised Accident and Trauma Services (CATS), which was relaunched today by the Delhi Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, is a fleet of 22 ambulances, equipped with state-of-the art radio wireless sets to enable instant access, apart from more efficient medical equipment, and a common channel of emergency communication that …
Smoking doubles risk of Alzheimer's disease
Dutch doctors warned Friday that smoking can more than double a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Smoking not only increases the chances of getting the most common form of senile dementia, they said, but it could also bring it on at a younger age.
