Thompson says stem-cell findings won't sway Bush
Future scientific breakthroughs wouldn't lead President George.W. Bush to revisit his decision to limit federal funding for stem-cell research, said U.S. health and human services
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'Cancer top killer of Asian Americans'
Cancer surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of US deaths for Asian Americans and Pacific islander in 2000, according to a US National Centre for Health Statistics study. This is the first
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10% Indians prone to heart attacks
Coronary artery disease that reduces blood supply to the heart muscle and can lead to heart attacks is more widespread in the Indian subcontinent than other regions, says a report. South Asians in
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Fungi that absorbs uranium
fungi gel well with uranium, says a recent study from the uk. Depleted uranium, a radioactive by-product of uranium enrichment process in nuclear reactors, is used widely in ammunition. Being
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From intense rejection to advocacy: How Muslim clerics were engaged in a polio eradication initiative in Northern Nigeria
<p>Before the allegations of polio vaccine contamination a decade ago, Nigeria's polio eradication initiative (PEI) was affected by traditional barriers such as inadequate funds, poor coverage, poor
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Towards inclusive financial development for achieving the MDGs in Asia and the Pacific
Financial development enhances domestic resource mobilisation and also allows these resources to the most productive uses. While there is little doubt that financial development leads to higher economic growth which may then lead to poverty reduction, financial development in itself will allow developing countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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On World Environment Day, CSE warns no one is safe from deadly ozone pollution-- including chief minister Arvind Kejriwal
Lutyens’ Delhi and hospitals are high risk zones, says latest CSE analysis This is bad news for those suffering from asthma and respiratory problems. It is dangerous if ozone increases even for
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Hg s a plague
Mercury hits Indian healthcare
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Seasonal variation of certain heavy metals in Kuntbhyog Lake of Himachal Pradesh, India
<p>Heavy metal pollution is one of the major problems of lakes and wetlands all over world. It is responsible for causing serious threats to flora and fauna especially humans. Kunthbyog is natural freshwater,
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Arsenic more toxic for specific gene variation
people with a specific variation in a gene who are exposed to arsenic have greater risk of getting skin lesions and hyperkeratosis, a precursor to skin cancer, say researchers from Kolkata. The gene,
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WHO-recommended steps against tobacco epidemic stressed
In the 20th century, the tobacco epidemic killed 100 million people worldwide. During the 21st century, it could kill one billion, says the World Health Organisation (WHO), which has come up with a six-policy package to counter the tobacco epidemic and reduce its deadly toll. In view of the global tobacco epidemic and the warning issued by WHO, organisations working for the improvement of public health have decided to pressurise the Government to make pictorial warnings mandatory on cigarette packets and other related products. The delay on the part of the union Government to introduce pictorial warnings came in for sharp attack from the Voluntary Health Association of Assam on Sunday. The members of the association while taking the Government to task said the tobacco epidemic has emerged deadlier than HIV/AIDS, as it can kill in many ways. Dr Gautam Borgohain, medical officer of the association, said the cure for the devastating tobacco epidemic was not dependent on medicines or vaccines, but on the concerted actions of the Government and the civil society. "Tobacco use can kill in so many ways that it is a risk factor for six to eight leading causes of death in the world,' said Dr Borgohain. On the other hand, Ruchira Neog, executive secretary of the association said tobacco was the only legal consumer product that harms everyone exposed to it and kills up to half of those who use it. "Though tobacco is the single most preventable cause of death in the world today, its use is wide spread due to low price, lack of awareness about its dangers and aggressive marketing,' said Ruchira stressing the need for applying the WHO recommended measures to control tobacco epidemic. The WHO recommends six policies to reverse the tobacco epidemic. These are
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THAILAND
Leptospirosis, a disease transmitted by rat urine, has claimed at least 22 lives in rural Thailand and made hundreds sick. Leptos pirosis, otherwise known as Weil's disease, has centred on the
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Nailing melamine
Infrared rays can easily detect the contaminant in milk in september 2008, milk contaminated with a chemical called melamine led to renal complications in 300,000 children of China; six died. This chemical, used in producing plastics and glues, is also used in food adulteration. The high nitrogen content in the chemical can make food look more nutritious by increasing the measurable
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America's lesser children
THE Mexican government is outraged by us authorities' attempts to dump nuclear and toxic wastes in the predominantly Hispanic Texan town of Sierra Blanca. It has accused the us government of
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Changing mosquitoes
Researchers, using needles thinner than human hair, have injected mosquitoes with an aJtered virus that blocked the insects' ability to transmit dengue fever, a major killer i&the tropics, "We
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Spread of AIDS
Russia has the world's fastest-growing number of new suferers of the HIV virus that leads to AIDS, with 70,000 cases now officially registered, the head of a UN programme in Moscow said on Wednesday.
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Peanuts allergy
Peanuts can put the lives of allergy sufferers at risk. They can lead to life-threatening situations such as asthma attacks or anaphylactic shock, in particular on flights. This is the warning given
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Heart ailments to go up in India by 2020
In the next two decades, cardio-vascular diseases will become the leading killer in the developing world, the head of the cardiology department at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Prof.
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Australia, Japan consider joining US in blood ban
Australia is considering following a North American lead and banning blood donations from people who may have been infected with mad cow disease by eating tainted beef in
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Cancer studies to be released a month early
Under growing public pressure, the U.S.'s leading organization of cancer doctors is accelerating the release of results from several major studies showing whether an expensive and contentious