Optimum use of Ganges water aimed at
Hasina: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the government has taken a massive initiative to formulate a well calculated and combined national plan for the management and development of water resources.
- An early childhood link to obesity
Children who reach the thinnest point of childhood before age 5 are more than twice as likely to become obese adults as children who lose their baby fat later, researchers from Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio said.
- Dam to dry up by mid-May
The Lam Takhong dam, the main water source for Sikhui district, will run dry by mid-May unless rains arrive early, authorities warned yesterday. They asked people to try to be prudent about their water use.
- WHO sets standards for midwifery practices
The World Health Organisation's South East Asia regional office has developed a set of standards for midwifery practices as a means to bring down the high level of risk of mortality and morbidity that women in the region faced during pregnancy and at the same time of delivery. It is …
- Biotechnology dept's pact with MNC criticised
The Centre for Science and Environment , a Delhi-based non-governmental organisation , has strongly criticised the Department of Biotechnology for entering into an agreement with Monsanto, multinational seed company.
- Your money or your life
In the space of a few years, the HMO has revolutionised America's health care system. In many ways, the new regime is a great success. The trouble is patients seem to hate it : a report.
- More medicines, please
UN officials say that Iraqi children are dying as a result of poor health care, nutrition and sanitation. The UN's children agency believes a third of all children under five are chronically malnourished: a rise of 72% over 1991. This is reflected in a higher incidence of such diseases as …
- Oral cancer on the rise in Kaira
"Kaira one of the most progressive and prosperous districts and the main producer of tobacco in Gujarat and, thus rightly called the 'zone of golden leaves' is now gradually being known as the 'zone of lethal leaves' , considering the increasing number of cases of oral submucous fibrosis in the …
- US co, IICT in pact for drug research
The US-based basic research drug company - CytoMed has entered into a strategic alliance with the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad to work on new compounds targeted at allergic and inflammatory problems. Mr. Thomas R. Beck, President and Chief Executive Officer of CytoMed, said the IICT, a constituent …
- Mobil, Ford joint hunt for clean fuel
MOBIL Corp and Ford Motor Co have joined forces in the latest venture between an oil major and an auto company to search for a cleaner fuel to reduce pollution. However, both companies stressed that this announcement, which comes 112 years after Carl Benz produced the first vehicle powered by …
- US to spend $ 50 million on health issue
Seeking to stop the growing threat of infectious diseases before they enter the Unites States , the US government is about to spend $50 million helping developing nations from El Salvador to India battle tuberculosis , malaria and drug resistant bacteria.
- The galactic gourmand
In January Steven Majewski of the University of Virginia and his colleagues announced that they had found a suspicious excess of stars of the same colour and brightness as those in Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy, or Sgr for short, stretching away from it in a long tail. This summer they …
- Genes play ket role in smoking habits
Genes may be the reason why some cigarette smokers can kick the habit after years while others are hopelessly booked after just a short time, a new study published in the journal of the National Cancer Institute.
- Glaxo unveils pact to develop DNA vaccines
Glaxo Wellcome PLC continued its cautious march back into the vaccine business by unveiling a DNA vaccine collaboration with Powderject Pharmaceuticals PLC, a fledgling Oxford, England land based company. The agreement is a bold bet that delivering synthetic chunks of DNA directly into infected cells will prove an effective therapy …
- Progress reported in skin cancer vaccines
Two team of researchers from US have said they have made progress towards vaccines that work against melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer. Both vaccines give extra help to the body's immune system by changing antigens - the chemical markets that help immune cells recognize enemies such as invading …
- Horse disease may have clues to AIDS vaccine
Chinese scientists have begun researchers to develop a unique vaccine for the deadly human immuno deficiency virus (HIV) based on the research of an effective antidote to a fatal horse disease similar to AIDS. Scientists from China's top AIDS research body - the AIDS reference lab of China's Academy of …
- Cannabis vs alcohol
United Nations Health chiefs suppressed a finding that cannabis is safer than either alcohol or tobacco, according to a report last week.
