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A polymer based drug shows promise in cleaning cholesterol
A polymer based drug shows promise in cleaning cholesterol
African bushmen stand the risk of contracting deadly viruses from bushmeat
organic reservoir: Spreading an ultra-thin layer of organic molecules on the surface of reservoirs could prevent millions of cubic metres of water evaporating each year, according to Flexible
Coal based plants spew mercury
<ul style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);"> <br><li> <strong>Court wants to know which junk foods should be regulated. Fixes
From battling cancer, to curing fractures in no time at all Ultrasound is coming of age
AN ACTION plan has been prepared for imposing controls on the European Union's (EU) food market. The European Commission (EC) has decided to set up a food and veterinary office (FVO) in Ireland.
<p><u><strong>PRESS RELEASE</strong></u></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>-</em></strong> <em>Indian HVAC sector to grow at 30 per cent to over Rs 20,000 crore over the next two years</em></p> <p align="center"> </p>
with water-borne diseases on the rise, more and more people have been buying commercial domestic water purifier ( cdwp ) systems. However, a recent study indicates that these filters, instead
theEuropean Parliament has permanently banned the use of six phthalates used for making toys following health concerns. The unanimous decision was taken in Brussels, Belgium on July 5. The decision
With health consciousness showing an upward trend, disposable non mercury thermometers are catching on
In vitro bioaccessibility (IVBA) studies were carried out on samples of mercury (Hg) mine-waste calcine (roasted Hg ore) by leaching with simulated human body fluids. The objective was to estimate potential human exposure to Hg due to inhalation of airborne calcine particulates and hand-to-mouth ingestion of Hg-bearing calcines.
www.waterjournalism.orgHealthy initiative In 2004, five mainstream journalists and a producer from All India Radio teamed up with the Bangalore-based non-profit organisation, Communication for
Recycling of waste has become a major source of income as well as a tool to protect the environment in South Africa. Figures from the World Resource Foundation and Packaging Council of South Africa
PADMA S VANKAR <br> In charge Facility for Ecological and Analytical Testing, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and adviser, CSE's pollution monitoring laboratory
...activists must fight for better prevention and health education
The advent of AIDS could sharply increase the incidence of tuberculosis and of kala azar
VIEW FINDER NOT A USUAL EXERCISE Soldiers smell the ground to detect bodies of flash flood victims in Taiwan after Typhoon Morakot battered the island"s southern region in the second week of August. The typhoon, which Met officials call the deadliest in 50 years, also triggered mudslides; one such mudslide
A SURFEIT, of fat and urges to go on a diet? May be the sea -urchins living'in the icy waters of Antarctica could hold out clues on slimness. Scientists at the University of Southern
...but chemical pesticides don t discriminate; 77 national birds die after eating sprayed grains