Leading cancer center sues Genentech
One of the leading cancer centers in the United States is seeking sizable royalty payments and damages from Genentech Inc. in payment for groundbreaking research that helped spawn the biotechnology
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Vaccine for AIDS
A leading HIV/AIDS expert plans to set up an institute in Hong Kong to develop a vaccine and try to prevent the deadly disease from spreading in
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A bit of iodine in my salt
A nation stands divided over the government s proposal to lift the ban on non iodised salt
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Notify radiation level
levels of radiation emitted from mobile phones will be notified by cellular phone companies from the year 2001. This move comes in the wake of similar action taken in Europe. Recently
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Environmental sustainability index for Indian states 2008
The Environmental Sustainability Index report for 2008 by Centre for Development Finance tracks the environment performance of 28 states and projects their ability to protect the environment in future. Manipur leads as the best performing state followed by Sikkim and Tripura. <!--br-->
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Breathe metal
Near each coal mining area in India is a residential block for employees. A study conducted on air quality around the Singarani coal field in Andhra Pradesh reveals unacceptably high levels of heavy
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In safe custody
there is hope for winged creatures in Germany. The Westkuestenpark Oiled Seabird Rehabilitation Centre at St Peter-Ording in Schleswig-Holstein is preventing around 200 birds from being killed
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Cancerous pot belly
A specific condition that occurs in the bodies of inactive and overweight individuals may actually encourage the process of cancer development, claim researchers from the Washington dc -based
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Fly low
Female flight attendants run a higher risk of getting breast cancer. This could be due to the effects of jet lag on melanin, a hormone, the level of which is up to 10 times higher levels in the blood
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Pesticides linked to Parkinson's
The combination of two pesticides leads to brain damage very similar to Parkinson's disease, researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York have found.This
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Terminal cancer patients' will to live is found to fluctuate
Scientists are beginning to investigate systematically what leads some patients in the grips of a grave illness to give up the will to live, and how a longing for death may either fade or remain
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Asthma link find
Fluctuating hormones can lead to increased asthma symptoms in women in the days before menstruation, a study has found. Researchers at the Brisbane's Mater Misericordiae Hospital found that female
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Smoking causes blindness, study finds
Smoking is the leading cause of a condition that causes the highest numbers of Australians to become legally blind, new research has found. The risk of developing macular degeneration, which attacks
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Taiwan, other centres study Asian cancers
Taiwan has teamed up with leading Asia-Pacific cancer research centres to find the most effective treatment for Asians as western practices may not be the best for Orientals, the head of the
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Farmers up in arms over seed imports
Leading farmers from all regions yesterday gathered in front of Government House to protest against imports of genetically modified seeds, which they believe pose a threat to human health and the
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Call for strict controls on slaughter of poultry
Leading Kenyan poultry and meat dealers have called on the government to enforce regulations governing the slaughter and handling of poultry to minimise its contamination with disease-causing
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M'lore children have high lead absorption levels
A blood lead level screening in school children of Mangalore jointly conducted by the department of bio-chemistry and community medicine of Kasturba Medical College and National Referral Centre for
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Toxic metals in Bangladesh's drinking water
Leading and international team of volunteer scientists, Dr Bibudhendra Sarkear, a senior scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children (HSC), has identified high concentrations of toxic metals in
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Charity targets 'forgotten' diseases
The leading medical charity, Medecins Sans Frontieres, is launching a new initiative to invest money in treatments for neglected diseases which affect more than 500 million people worldwide every
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Oxygen pulse, a measure of cardiovascular efficiency
Mildly elevated blood pressure could lead to heart pumping disorders if left untreated. A new Johns Hopkins study indicates that the amount of oxygen that can be circulated in the body during each