Human hormone may help prevent bone loss in women
Report : Supplements of a human hormone may help prevent bone loss, or opsteoporosis in women, according to a report to be published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Laser treatment gives hope to burns victims
British scientists believe a new laser treatment could help burnt skin to rejuvenate itself and appear normal. The laser, which is undergoing clinical key to trials, is designed to heal and destroy anything that is red in order to reduce the antibiotics characteristics appearance of scar tissue. Researchers also claim …
Vaccine found effective against bug causing newborn infections
For the first time, a vaccine has been shown to give newborns powerful protection against the biggest cause of earaches and meningitis in children in the United States. Dr Steven Black, who tested the vaccine, pronounced it one of the "major breakthrough for the public health of children in this …
Hepatitis C feared more contagious
The hepatitis C virus, which is the fastest-growing infectious disease in Australia, may be even more contagious than first thought, according to new research. In research to be presented at this week's Australian Society for Microbiology national conference in Hobart, scientists reveal that the virus could survive for up to …
Watershed management scripts Shivalik success stories
A revolution is taking shape in the foothills of the Shivalik range stretching across Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, where promotion of soil and water conservation by a Dehra Dun-based research institute is raising hopes for the poor.
Ray of hope for childless couples
Infertility in India is on the rise because of urbanisaiton, pollution, stress, chemical exposure, competition and late settlement in life, says a study. According to fertility experts, nearly 20 per cent married Indian couples in their fertile are group suffer from the problem. But latest advances in Assisted Reproductive Technology …
Americans march for cancer victims
Thousands of people gathered in washington on Saturday for "The March," an event to raise awareness and funds against cancer that organisers hope will mark the beginning of the end for the disease.The national event, organised by the some 600 organisations began late on Friday with a vigil honouring the …
MCD on alert after reported dengue case
With the first case of dengue being reported from the Capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has been put on the alert to check the disease. The first case was reported from Mall Road who tested positive for dengue on Tuesday and is recuperating in a private nursing home.The …
Eli LIlly cancer drug is approved in the US
The US Food and Drug administration gave approval to Eli Lilly & Co.'s Gerzar anti-cancer compound for first-line therapy against non-small-cell lung cancer, a potentially significant development for an already moderately successful drug. The federal agency gave approval to the Lilly drug to be used as a treatment for the …
Viagra killed 69 Americans since March
Sixty-nine Americans have died after taking the male impotemce drug after taking the male impotence drug Viagra since it hit the market in March, according to a report released on Wednesday by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Aluminium vessels may cause dementia
Nutrition scientists have cautioned against the long-term use of aluminium vessels, especially by those have calcium and iron deficiency as it was likely to lead to aluminium related toxicity which causes dementia.A study conducted by Dr M Kaladhar and Dr Neelam of the National Institute of Nutrition(NIN) here, showed that …
Bengal bans mustard oil
The West Bengal government tonight banned the sale of mustard oil, declaring it unfit for human consumption.
Over 2,000 false compensation claims
More than 2,000 people have made false claims over inundated land resulting from construction of the Rasi Salai Dam across the Moon River in Thailand, senior energy officials said yesterday. The cabinet last year approved 363 million baht in compensation for people affected, under the umbrella of the Forum of …
Low birth rate puts Kerala village in a fix
One of the oldest and richest panchayats of Kerala may soon cease to exist. And as the villagers of Thumpanom rue, they may be paying the price for a high literacy and hence a low birth rate. The final report of the Sen Committee on devolution of powers to local …
J & K hydel project to begin in Oct
The Jammu and Kashmir government is to begin construction of the state's largest hydel project in October.Straddling the Chenab, the 900mw Baghliar project, estimated to cost $530 million, will be the first big project that the Jammu and Kashmir governemnt is taking up on its own.
Experts warn of junk food hazards
Too much of junk food and the products which use preservatives can be extremely harmful to health, medical experts warm following recent finding that these food items promote sulphur reducing bacteria that affected the guts and might lead to inflammatory bowel diseases.On the other hand, vegetarian diets are less prone …
Resource management for water supply
The Habitat II Conference at Istanbul gave a clear vision on the essential requirements that needs to be adhered to, to achieve the goal of water for all. Recongnising the need for an integrated approach to the provision of those environmental services and policies that are essential for human life, …
Separate co for potable water project in Gujarat
The Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) has spun a separate company to take charge of the Rs. 4,700-crore project for developing a drinking water network spanning Saurashtra and Kutch.Nmed the Water Supply Grid (WSG), the company will have an initial seed capital of Rs. 1,700 crores to be put up …
Rifampicin bulk price up Rs 100/kg
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has notified a Rs 100 per kg hike in the price of anti-tuberculosis bulk drug rifampicin.
UK may order mass 'mad cow' screening
London may order a mass screening for the human equivalent of "mad cow" disease after the chance discovery of the disease in a patient who had his appendix removed, it was reported on Thursday.
