Low cost technique for heart patients
A low cost non invasive self assessing technique for heart patients has been developed for the first time in the country by the non-government organisation Saaol Health and Research Foundation (SHARF).
Clean Khadi technology catching on
With social costs of environmental pollution mounting in almost all parts of the world, Khadi is gaining popularity as a clean technology. A lot of foreign delegations have evinced keen interest. Technology after Gandhi has become lucrative indeed, and Khadi more so because of its non-polluting nature. This was stated …
Tobacco group on nicotine defensive
Brown and Williamson Tobacco, a US subsidiary of Britain's BAT Industries, has defended its role in an alleged conspiracy to produce high-nicotine tobacco, saying it never intended to use the tobacco to raise the nicotine content of cigarettes.
A mammoth river project
The 24-billion-dollar Three Gorges Project on the Yangtze river in China has aroused worldwide attention. When completed, it will have the largest hydroelectric power station in the world.
U.S. accuses firm of planning to grow stronger tobacco
The Justice department has brought the first criminal action in its long investigation of the tobacco industry, accusing a biotechnology company of engaging in a scheme with a major cigarette maker to produce tobacco that had twice the nicotine level of the regular leaf.
New Drug to fight cancer
A new drug to kill cancerous or bacterial cells by punching a hole in them is being developed by US scientists to fight cancer effectively .
Tobacco barons cough up again
The once invulnerable American tobacco industry buckled yet again to legal pressure on Friday when it offered Texas $14.5 billion as an out-of court settlement of the state's Medicare lawsuit.
Hospitals to have citizens' charters
Several Union government-run hospitals in the city will soon release citizens' charters and the Centre has urged state governments to adopt similar measures for their hospitals.
Feathered dino
Scientists say dinosaur fossils discovered in China with feather-like features suggest the creature was warm-blooded, a theory that could heighten the debate over the fundamental nature of dinosaurs.
US govt brings first tobacco criminal case
The US government Wednesday brought the first criminal charges in its tobacco industry investigation, alleging a California biotechnology firm conspired with a cigarette maker to secretly develop a high-nicotine tobacco plant.
Clue to big hearts buried under sand
It is a problem of "large-heartedness" that leads to premature death - a mysterious disase that has been stalking children in Kerala. Now scientists believe the clue to the disease lies in the sprawling monozite-rich sands of Kerala. Cardiologists have cracked the mystery behind Endomiocardial Fibrosis(ECF), a disease in which …
India lags behind in transplant scheme, say experts
While the US and many other Western countries are on the brink of major breakthrough in xeno-transplants, India is still limping towards a well-legislation, fool-proof organ transpalnt programme, and is in dire need of a policy that facilitates cadaver organ donation, Indian-born experts based in the USA and UK have …
Operation chicken
Over three days, 2,000 government staff were busy killing 1.3 million poultry. Their aim : to rid Hong Kong of "bird flu" and the type A H5N1 virus that causes it. There was no evidence that the cull would make Hong Kong safe, and it cost nearly $6million. But it …
When the brain falters
According to a study in Chest, memory skills can be compromised by yet another condition : lung distress. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the umbrella term for bronchitis and emphysema. Both conditions can be caused by smoking.
Flu less six days raise hopes in Hong Kong
Hopes have risen in Hong Kong that the avian flu outbreak may be on the wane, with no new cases reported for six days following the mass slaughter of 1.5 million chickens and other poultry.
US urged to act on tobacco
The US government should raise tobacco prices by at least $2 a pack, to strengthen the Food and Drug Administration's authority to regulate nicotine and ensure that trade policies do not undermine international anti-tobacco policies, an influential health advisory body said.
Water wars ebb away in the west
The water wars of the US west, which for most of this century have pitted town dwellers against farmers, cities against cities, and made rich men of successive generations of lawyers, are drawing to a close. Under pressure from Washington, the keystones of an enduring and equitable peace are being …
Humans cannot catch bird influenza
Avian influenza infection, the killer "bird flu" virus, which has led to the slaughter of six million chickens in Hong Kong, cannot be transferred from poultry to human beings, the World Poulty Science Association announced on Wednesday.
New mobile health clinic for AIIMS' outreach scheme
A new fully "Indian" mobile health clinic will be launched here at the Capital's All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on January 9 as part of its revised and invigorated urban outreach programme.
