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modified reality: Genetically modified (GM) sugar beet is more ecofriendly than conventional beet, as per an analysis. It is said to be the first to measure GM crops' impacts such as the contribution
modified reality: Genetically modified (GM) sugar beet is more ecofriendly than conventional beet, as per an analysis. It is said to be the first to measure GM crops' impacts such as the contribution
Ambassador BO KJELLEN has seen it all, from diplomacy and development to even sports. A "family man", as he describes himself, addicted to music and badminton, the 62 year old Swede began his career with the foreign ministry and has thereafter re
In a bid to combat air pollution, authorities in Italy have banned the use of cars on Sundays
Researchers from the US have recently declared that it may be possible to reduce the degree of mercury pollution in the soil by simply growing plants in it
frequent family meals in adolescence contribute to good eating habits as an adult. A new study shows family meals lead to less eating disorders and healthier food intake in adolescents. This habit
<p>Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the Western World. For effective treatment and prevention strategies to be put in place, the major risk factors associated with this disease
The flush toilet system and the sewage system, which goes with modern day personal hygiene and cleanliness, are part of the environmental problem and not the solution. Consider the huge amount of clean water that is used to carry a small quantity of human
A leading specialist on biological farming in Australia recently accused the country's top scientific body throwing him out because he had voiced his opposition to genetically modified (gm) crops.
Evidence trawled from lake sediments in Sweden traces atmospheric lead pollution back to more than 2 millennia
The Union Health and Family Welfare ministry finally accepts an Ayurvedic treatment of leukaemia
SWEDISH pharmaceutical firm Astra has developed a drug -- Losec -- that inhibits acid secretions in the stomach wall and heals ulcers. It has been found that as many as 80 per cent of all ulcer
<br> <p><strong>Greenpeace India demands the Union Minister for Environment and Forest, Jayanthi Natarajan, under whom sits the GEAC, to stop all open releases of GM crops, including those for field trials</strong></p>
A mysterious disease with symptoms similar to haemorrhagic fever has swept the city of Nova Olina Do Norte in Brazil's Amazon region. It has spread panic among the local people, who are afraid that
close on the heels of the dengue, yellow fever is threatening to break out in India, according to the World Health Organization. The Aedes aegypti mosquito which spreads the dengue fever
trace elements, that form a part of human nutrition, are not well understood. These substances, occurring in small amounts (especially in the soil) are usually needed in extremely small measures for
Local pollution linked to birth defects
The state of California and the city of Los Angeles have sued Coca-Cola over the distribution of batches of Coke manufactured in Mexico. RELATED STORY
Makes for more effective cure of several diseases
<img src="../files/images/20080430/48.jpg" align="left"> <i><font color="#FF0000">ANTHONY MCMICHAEL</font> heads the International Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National University, and is a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He talks to <font color="#FF0000">VIBHA VARSHNEY</font> and <font color="#FF0000">MARIO D'SOUZA </font>about the health risks from global environmental changes </i><br><br> <b>What are the impacts of climate change on disease outbreaks?</b> <br>
toxicity unleashed: In a controversial move, the EU has legalised the herbicide paraquat even as the bloc's own risk classification and labelling lists the chemical as acutely toxic. The US, too, has