Righting the target
Clearer understanding of an enzyme s role could lead to pain killers with less acute side effects
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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
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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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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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Yet another pretense
CNG technology is not proven, says the Delhi government to avoid implementing the Supreme Court order
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Tightening up
To rein in beverages industry
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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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Down to the bones
Mercilessly lethal osteoporosis the withering of a body's bone mass may finally have met its match
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Planting doubt
A new research creates controversy about the efficacy of Ginkgo biloba supplements
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Cadmium in kidneys
Cadmium,'which is a naturally occurring element, finds considerable use in industry. It, however, gets into the food chain and enters the human body. The exposure to cadmium and its subsequent
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Change in the wind
Wind energy could soon become as cheap as other forms of energy
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South Asia
Pakistan reports more polio cases: Pakistan reported four polio cases just two days after the much-publicized anti-polio campaign concluded on October 16. Three polio victims are from Punjab and one from the North West Frontier Province. These cases take the number of children incapacitated by the disease this year to 81. Five cases of polio surfaced in the capital city Islamabad, seven in the
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Unsafe pesticide
one of the most popular pesticides used in the us, Dursban, may be unsafe for humans, say officials from the us Environment Protection Agency ( epa) . Any exposure to Dursban
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Gran s a mom
Is a cure for premature menopause in sight?
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The virus within
It may never be possible to eliminate HIV from infected people
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The rich are enjoying themselves at the expense of poor people's health
<font class='UCASE'>Karen E Smoyer</font> of the University of Alberta, Canada, has been working on the impact of poor environment on the weaker sections of society. During her recent visit to Delhi she spoke to <font class='UCASE'>Lian Chawii </font>
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Polemics over a pest
A controversy rages over whether the Surat plague bacillus was a secret hardsell by a Kazakh chemical firm
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Is Asia polluting the US?
industrial emissions of Asia, particularly China, are a major source of mercury in rainwater that falls along the California coast of usa. So says a new study by researchers from the Santa
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The pesticide is the point
In February, we released a study on pesticide residues in bottled water being sold in the market. We reported how we found legalised pesticides in bottled water. In other words, the norms for
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cocoa harms: Cocoa-based chocolates have higher contents of harmful heavy metals (lead, cadmium and nickel) than milk-based chocolates and fruit flavour-based or sugar-based candies, according to a