EU proposal tackles drug profiteering
The European commission has announced plans to stop low-cost drugs intended for African countries being illegally resold for big profits in the west. Under the proposal approved by the commission
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Super computer is ten times faster than Param
The Pune-based Centre for Advance Computing is launching the country's fastest "one terra flop super computing machine" in December, which has a processing speed ten times higher than Param, the
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Chip to protect mobile users from radiation
Aimed at protecting the mobile phone users from the possible harmful effects of radiation, a chip developed by an Austrian company would soon hit the Indian Market. Brand named Strahlex, the chip
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India can be world model in AIDS battle
Bill Gates is concerned about India's health. The software pasha, whose legendary wealth has midwifed the world's largest philanthropic fund - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's $24 billion
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Sinha to inaugurate rural health meet
Union health minister Shatrughan Sinha will inaugurate a three day national conference on rural health to be held at Loni, Ahmednagar district (Maharashtra) from December five. The conference will
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Haryana sets aside Rs 2 crore for Devi Rupak Yojna
The Haryana Health minister, Dr M. L. Ranga, at a press conference informed that Devi Rupak Yojna, recently launched by the Chief Minister, Mr. Om Prakash Chautala, was an enterprising scheme
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Self help interactive CD on heart care
Mrs. Sushma Swaraj, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, formally launched an interactive CD that aims at educating people about basic issues related to heart care at the inaugural
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Linear accelerator unit commissioned
The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, exhorted Indian doctors to adopt "physio-psycho immunological" mechanism of treatment to ensure speedy and complete recovery of patients particularly those
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Spurt in conjunctivitis
It is here again, the disease that took its name from the city. 'Madras eye' also known as conjunctivitis is back in Chennai once again, on its annual visit. It has also slowly begun to swell in
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Malaria in Jalpaiguri
Malaria, which has claimed 33 lives so far this year in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, has in its grip 3,000 tea garden workers in Dooars area.
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Panipat refinery develops 500 acre green belt
Living up to its reputation, the Panipat Refinery of Indian Oil Corporation has added another feather to its cap by developing a 500 acre green belt and ecological park around the refinery.
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Evidence points to secret gas being type of anaesthetic
Russia released details of the secret gas it used in the Moscow theatre siege as evidence pointed to the use of an anaesthetic that has similar effects to heroin. More than two days after the stoming
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Brussels to act on illegal re-export of drugs
European Union regulators are to propose measures to crack down on the illegal re-export into the EU of drugs sold at cut-price rates in Africa. The European Commission wants to label the pills in
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S Africa to fight for wider access to Aids drugs
South Africa has threatened to intensify its fight with international pharmaceutical companies over wider access to cheaper medicines against HIV/Aids. At a meeting of United Nations agencies
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Study tells U.S. to pay more for the best medical care
The National Academy of Sciences, US, said that Medicare, Medicaid and other government programs should reward high-quality health care by paying higher fees or bonuses to the best doctors,
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Sea erosion continues to hit Ennore Expressway
The Industries in the Ennore-Manali belt, to the north of Chennai, continue to suffer with the Ennore Expressway, along the coast, the major link between the city and the industrial area, suffering
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US absence may upset Kyoto targets: Experts
With the United States, that accounts for the largest percentage of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the world, choosing to opt out of the Kyoto protocol, it may not be possible to reduce the level
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Door-to-door garbage collection to be made compulsory in city
The BCC will henceforth make door-to-door garbage collection mandatory in all its 183 health wards, which covers half of Bangalore. The BCC will make an announcement to this effect after the Council
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State of denial
The death due to starvation of around 20 people, including 12 children, in Rajasthan is damning indictment of the government's strategy to tackle hunger and poverty in this country. According to the
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Insurance for crops
The Orissa government has decided to implement the National Agriculture Insurance Scheme during the Rabi season.