No lead in Lanka
Sri Lanka is set to curb atmospheric lead pollution by introducing lead free petrol for its cars
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Peacock isn t a pest
...but chemical pesticides don t discriminate; 77 national birds die after eating sprayed grains
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Is the alarm justified?
Yes. The disease is spreading fast. Yet there is little scientific data to devise a strategy to deal with it
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Transplanting triumphs
ORGAN transplant rejections could soon become a thing of the past. A new drug which can halve the rejection rate of transplanted organs and billed as 'the most exciting development in
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Chimney sweepers
Industrial production threatens to shroud all economic development activities in layers of smog
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Fatal exposure
Workers exposed to pesticides over a long period of time may run the risk of contracting cancer
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Honey I shrunk the salmons!
Salmons from two rivers are reducing in size due to lack of food
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Nature s second course
Do not lose sleep over insomnia, says the physic. Resort more to behavioural changes and less to pills. The rest is zzz...
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The view from below
Development strategies cry out for a "bottoms up" approach that involves the intended beneficiaries
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Ozone friendly, but toxic
Exposure to chemicals being used as alternatives to CFCs can cause liver damage
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Cola intake may cause osteoporosis
According to a study by scientists at Tufts University, Boston, colas can cause osteoporosis, the bone-ailment that afflicts over 300 million women in India. They found that intake of cola is
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Gasping for breath
With the degradation of the quality of our environment, the incidence of asthma is on the rise. The choking ailment seems to be acute even among children, as pointed out by recent studies in the <font class='UCASE'>us</font>
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Tall claims
the much-publicised 'breakthrough' for tuberculosis (tb), hailed by the World Health Organization (who) as capable of bringing the global epidemic under control, has been criticised by top tb
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Vector control, drug infusion to check filariasis
lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, has long been a major cause of acute and chronic morbidity among people in tropical and subtropical areas of Asia, Africa, the western Pacific
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Humans: The super predators
Over-harvesting is changing the very essence of prey species THE average horn length and body mass of the bighorn sheep population in Alberta, Canada, saw almost one fourth reduction in the last 30 years. This damaged the health and viability of these animals, leaving them vulnerable to predators. A review of studies by Chris Darimont, a researcher from the University of Virginia and others
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Righting the target
Clearer understanding of an enzyme s role could lead to pain killers with less acute side effects
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Yet another pretense
CNG technology is not proven, says the Delhi government to avoid implementing the Supreme Court order
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IN FOCUS
The fires that had been raging in the Indonesian forests for quite some time are slowly showing signs of decrease. Satellite pictures show many of the Indonesian fires may be nearly doused. However,
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Planting doubt
A new research creates controversy about the efficacy of Ginkgo biloba supplements
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Uranium mine waste imperils villages in Jaduguda
Radioactive waste from three government-owned uranium mines has put about 50,000 people in Jharkhand's Jaduguda at risk. The people, mostly tribal communities, suffer from serious radiation-related