Mental dilemma
The first symptoms of schizophrenia usually appear in the late 20 s, but neuroscientists now believe that the seeds for the disease are sown during foetal development
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Peat at subsoil level responsible for arsenic contamination
A leading Japanese scientist blamed high concentration of peat at subsoil level for arsenic contamination in the groundwater of Bangladesh. "Excessive strength of peat is the major source of arsenic
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Poor nutrition leads to viral epidemics
Poor nutrition leads to mutations that create more dangerous forms of the influenza virus and may contribute to newly virulent outbreaks of viral epidemics ranging from the common cold to AIDS and
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Doctors say disorders such as obesity, depression and chronic fatigue syndrome are not diseases
A leading medical journal is about to risk the wrath of patient groups by asking whether certain conditions, from chronic fatigue syndrome to obesity to depression, ought to be reclassified as
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WTO health is wealth for Big Pharma
Leading Indian pharmaceutical firms such as Ranbaxy Laboratories, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Cipla, Dr Reddy's, Nicholas Piramal and Zydus Cadila will be the major beneficiaries of the recent World Trade
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Tree cover reduces risks of childhood asthma
a recent study has found that children residing in areas with more trees are less likely to suffer from asthma. Trees may prevent asthma because they bring about a difference in the local air
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Intrinsic link
Cancer linked to polluted water in the Gangetic belt
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Urbanised problem
Suburban lifestyle is the cause behind numerous diseases, research authenticates
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Sustainable Development Goals: Agenda 2030- India 2017
All UN member states are committed to achieve SDGs Agenda 2030 consisting of 17 goals and 169 targets, spanning the three dimensions of economic, social and environmental development. Under this framework,
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THAILAND
Thailand is one of the world's leading rainwater harvesting nations. The National Jar Programme was launched to supply clean drinking water to rural areas under the United Nations Water Supply and
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Genetic study dates malaria to the advent of farming
Malaria, a leading cause of death in the world, is not the ancient affliction it might seem but a relatively recent scourge that dates only to the era when human societies first practiced
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Infertility an occupational hazard for drivers
Long hours of drinking may lead to intertility in men, according to a new study by French fertility experts, who say the reason could be the rise in scortal temperature that occurs when men sit in
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Rules adopted for reporting company-paid drug studies
Editors of 11 leading medical journals from around the world say they have agreed to a new policy for reporting research sponsored by drug companies. One of the editors explained that the policy says
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Possible cure for AIDS
Leading AIDS researchers said on Wednesday that they were more optimistic than ever about the prospect of developing a vaccine that is capable of controlling, if not eliminating, the deadly HIV
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UK organic group says drug residues found in eggs
A leading organic group in London said that drug residues that could harm humans have been found in thousands of eggs on sale in Britain, potentially dealing another blow to intensive farming
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Panel rejects switching to a new drug for breast cancer
The nation's leading group of cancer specialists said that it was premature for postmenopausal women with early breast cancer to switch to a newer class of drugs from tamoxifen, the drug that has
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POISON PALL
The recently published Annual Health Bulletin of the ministry of health in Sri Lanka has highlighted the debilitating effect of poisoning in the island. In 1995, there were 62,973 cases of
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Micturition muddle
A dairr row produces up to 40 litres of urine daily and this is posing a serious threat to the European countryside of moors, bogs and heaths. Scottish scientists have found that the
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Polluted Lidder river casts cloud over pilgrimage
POLLUTION levels are rising in the Lidder river in Pahalgam, the base camp for pilgrims going up to the Amarnath cave (3,952 m) in Jammu and Kashmir. An official report issued by the Jammu and
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5,000 kids to be tested for lead toxicity
At least 5,000 children in the age group of one to six years will be tested, in a project to study the lead toxicity in the blood of children in the age group of 1-6 years, launched today at the All