Dengue kills 422 in Jakarta
The death toll from an outbreak of dengue fever in at least 11 Indonesian provinces this year has risen to 422, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Diabetics may be freed from insulin injection
Diabetic patients may no longer have to depend on insulin injections, say two scientists at the Allahabad University biochemistry department. They claim to have discovered a chemical which acts like insulin in its functions inside the human body but has the advantage that it can be taken orally. These findings …
- MCD panel against massive hike in water tariff
While the Delhi Chief Minister, Mr Sahib Singh, declared that the water tariff was to undergo a hike, an expert sub-committee report of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, formed to look into the various aspects of water distribution in the Capital, suggests otherwise.
AIDS virus's spread not slowing down
Although the number of new AIDS cases in the United States has declined substantially in recent years, HIV continues to spread through the population essentially unabated, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Govt losing battle against kala-azar
A large population from Terai have come under the threat of kala-azar, a disease spread by sand fly. About 5.5 million people, most of them from the Terai districts sharing border with Bihar state of India, have been affected from kala-azar.
Making child's play fun
A new drug montelukast offers hope for young asthmatics. The drug works by blocking the production of leukotrienes which are chemicals found in white blood cells, and which stimulate the airways to narrow and secrete more mucus. This reduces the sensitivity of the air passages to foreign particles, allowing young …
- Polio disaster in three doses
Faulty immunisation policies contributed to massive outbreaks of polio in the country during the 1980s, paralysing tens of thousands of children, a leading Indian infectious diseases expert has said. The health and family welfare ministry executed policies dictated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that were inappropriate for India, said …
- Superbug discovered
A virulent new superbug has been discovered by British scientists which is resistant to all known antibiotics and could kill people with weak immune systems, a report in this week's New Scientist said. Doctors found a strain of the bacteria which can cause a range of infections and is "resistant …
Mitsubishi Motors to introduce new engine
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. plans to introduce a new type of gasoline direct-injection engine this year. Akira Kijima, who is in charge of engine development of Mitsubishi, said the new GDI engine not only reduces fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, but also lowers emissions of nitrogen oxide and hydrocarbons.
Dengue strikes Indonesians
A widespread dengue fever outbreak has infected some 12,000 Indonesians this year and caused a shortage of blood supplies, a health ministry official said on Thursday.
- 40 % doctors, staff prey to infectious diseases in morgues
At least 40 per cent of the doctors and attendant working in different mortuaries in the Capital are suffering from tuberculosis and other disease due to the prevailing unhygienic conditions there. "With about 29 post-mortems to be conducted withing a day, the doctors as well as the attendants are prone …
1100 villagers held for protesting hydel project
Within last two days about 1100 villagers have been arrested near Mandleshwar, Khargone district, for protesting against the construction work of Maheshwer Hydel Project, official sources said on Thursday.
Rub vitamins on skin to slow, erase wrinkles
Applying anti-oxidant vitamins directly to the skin can slow the formation of new wrinkles and erase, to some extent, existing wrinkles and lines, according to a study made public on Thursday. The study by a non-profit independent group of French scientists found that applying vitamins C,E and beta carotene to …
Formula for premature babies
Many babies born prematurely are being fed infant formula that does not meet their nutritional needs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fears. The agency is debating whether to set regulations enforcing minimum nutritional requirements for formulas intended for preterm babies, according to a report in New Scientist.
Top of the charts
new impotence pill has Male America queuing up: A sensational new pill that treats impotence has attracted hordes of American men to doctors and dispensers in record numbers, making the new wonder drug the potential topseller in medical history. Viagra, a new impotence pill, has been on the shelves for …
New defeat for tobacco advertising
An industry fight against a European Union ban on tobacco advertising was dealt a potentially mortal blow when an influential group of European parlimentarians rejected attempts to toughen the prohibition.
Guatemala may take tobacco action in US
Guatemala is exploring legal action against two tobacco companies to recover health care costs associated with smoking in what is believed to be first such move by a sovereign state.
'Mad cow' kills vegetarian
A woman who became a vegetarian 12 years ago has died of the human form of "mad cow" disease. Doctors diagnosed Clare Tomkins, 25, with the new strain of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in August.
UN warns of AIDS virus 'explosion' in East Europe
Parts of Eastern Europe and Russia are on the verge of a "true epidemic" of HIV infection, according to the director of the largest international AIDS organisation. The disease in that region is still largely confined to drug users in their late teens and early 20s but threatens to spread …
