Cowboys ride roughshod over oprah
TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey is in a spot in this cattle country, accused of taking a bite out of beef by falsely spreading the word that American meat could cause mad cow disease.Jury selection in the federal defamation trial was to begin on Tuesday in Amarillo.
Govt asked to file affidavit on banning gutkas
The Aurangabad Bench of the Mumbai High Court has asked the State Government to file an affidavit before February 16 in connection with a petition seeking ban on gutkas of several popular brands on the grounds they were addictive and hazardous to health.
Eco friendly bus gifted to Delhi Government
The key's of Telco's most modern and eco-friendly bus were handed over to the Delhi Government. Fitted with a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuelled engine, the bus meets the Euro-III norms.
Swedes to release oral vaccines for diabetes, rheumatism soon
Patients of diabetes, multiple sclerosis and rheumatism are just a few years away from being able to combat the disease with oral vaccines, thanks to recent breakthrough in Swedish medical research. At a medical conference, it was announced that a laboratory in Gothenburg has come up with positive results in …
TN violated PAP agreement
panel : The Committee appointed by the Kerala Government to inquire into the allegations that Tamil Nadu was violating the inter-state Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP) agreement by taking up new mini-hydel projects in the area, has found that the neighbouring State had violated the pact by constructing two mini-hydel projects.
Republicans forgo abortion penalty
After an unusually passionate debate that amplified tensions in the party, the Republican National Committee has spurned a proposal to withhold money from candidates who does not oppose late term abortion.
Stroke hit can lose memory
One person in three, who survive a stroke, will lose his or her memory totally or partially through apoplexy and will also be intellectually impaired. This statistic was publicised in the American Heart Association's journal, Stroke, Dallas, Texas, by Finnish researchers.
New test tube method will benefit childless
Men with no sperm count needn't worry. It is possible for them to become proud fathers, thanks to a revolutionary Single Sperm Injection Technique (SSIT). In what could be a boon for thousands of childless couples, a Delhi clinic - Delhi UVF and Fertility Clinic - claimed to have assisted …
Scientists announce births of cows cloned in new way
First Dolly the sheep, now Charlie and George the calves, the two long lashed, week old, genetically engineered Holsteins became the latest cloning sensations when scientists announced that the animals had been given life using an efficient new method that offers the hope of broad and lucrative medical benefits. The …
Creatures in the oil well
A Bristol University study has shown that materials in the shells of anthropods- the group of animals including crustaceans, arachnids and insects-change over time into substances similar to those found in oil source rocks. The Bristol work was done as part of a five year Natural Environment Research Council programme …
Seafood scare replaces bird flu in HK
Combating the deadly bird flu successfully by culling 1.4 million chickens and other poultry has apparently not eased Hong Kong's problems. Hong Kong is now facing a threat from seafood with 19 people complaining of fish poisoning over the weekend.
RML doctors clamour for Hepatitis B vaccination
The Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital has not been vaccinating its staff against the dreaded Hepatitis-B since the last one year. Even senior residents, who used to be vaccinated till last year as they were the Central Government Health Service beneficiaries, are not getting the vaccine now.
Blood blackmarket thrives in Meerut
There is severe scarcity of blood in the hospitals and private nursing homes in the Meerut district, following the Supreme Court's order banning professional blood donors. The scarcity has led to blackmarketing of blood in the absence of any checks.
Consumption of tobacco on the rise
Production and consumption of tobacco has increased by about 1.2 to two per cent during the last few years, despite the anti-smoking campaign worldover, Dr K Nagarajan, director of the Central tobacco research institute said on Monday.
Vaccines worth Rs 11 cr going waste
The Union Ministry of Health is placing fresh orders for polio vaccines with a private company, even though it has not lifted 430 lakh doses worth Rs 11 crore, ordered from the state (Mumbai) owned Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical Corporation last year.
Noxious fumes
No one argues that there shouldn't be cars, but automobiles contribute significantly to air pollution. In a study published in 1996 (Slow Murder), the Centre for Science and Environment estimated that 10,000 people died in Delhi in 1995 because of air pollution. This is one death per hour. Deciding on …
Unravelling a quake mystery
The mystery that has been shrouding the genesis of the reservoir-induced earthquakes in Koyna region in Maharashtra is likely to be unravelled soon. An assurance to this effect has come from Dr. Harsh K. Gupta, Director of Hyderabad based National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI). The development assumes importance as Koyna, …
Report says vaccines can save up to 12 million more lives annually
Development of new and improved vaccines for such diseases as rotavirus diarrhea and pneumococcal pneumonia, as well as greater deployment of under used vaccines, can save up to 12 million lives a year according to a new Strategic Plan released by the Children's Vaccine Initiative (CVI).
