CHINA
The Chinese health ministry will enforce a ban on the system of donating blood for money. This decision comes following a report about more than 80 per cent residents of the Donghu village in Henan
The Chinese health ministry will enforce a ban on the system of donating blood for money. This decision comes following a report about more than 80 per cent residents of the Donghu village in Henan
Plant extract used in traditional medicine controls colon cancer THE root of the licorice plant (mulethi in Hindi) is used to treat sore throat, ulcers and eczema. New research suggests it may have a greater use-prevent the growth of cancer of the colon, the last section of the digestive system. Scientists found the compound that imparts the sweet taste to licorice, glycyrrhyzic acid
But drug manufacturers say concerns are misplaced
by an 11-6 vote, a us Senate panel has approved a bill banning the addition in petrol of the fuel additive called mtbe (for methyl tertiary butyl ether), which is carcinogenic and
Even after 50 years of Independence, freedom of information eludes the nation. Little is known of the state of India s environment. Efforts by the Centre for Science and Environment to find out what authorities are doing to curb pollution and preven
Over wood as cooking fuel
A new bill on environment related risks is rejected by the Delhi Assembly
A recent WHO meeting brought together experts from Bangladesh and India to develop a common plan of action to arrest arsenic poisoning in both countries
New SARS cases in China
<p>GENEVA – Progress towards global vaccination targets for 2015 is far off-track with 1 in 5 children still missing out on routine life-saving immunizations that could avert 1.5 million deaths each
Exposure to dioxins may lead to diabetes
Painful influenza shots may soon become a thing of the past
Almora sees springs vanish, river die
Herbicides are the culprits
the Gujarat High Court division bench comprising Justice K R Vyas and Justice Akshay Mehta came up with comprehensive guidelines for manhole workers on June 27, 2006. This was in response to two
The increased popularity of an Andean grain, Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa), as a health food in the us has brought together researchers from usa and Bolivia to find ways to boost its productivity
But will it be effective against the huge number of strains found in India?
Since rats cannot be totally exterminated, keeping a watch on wild and domestic rodernt plays a critical role in plague control, and this can be easily done by making rodent watch a part of the regular studies of zoology students in
The Philippines finally enacts a law to reduce pollution and bans incineration of waste <br>
queen bees, the reproductive females in a colony of bees, are considered promiscuous. But nature has made them so, because it helps boost disease resistance of the colony by increasing the genetic