Dr Reddy's to launch new anti-cancer drugs
Dr Reddy's Laboratories(DRL), the Hyderabad-based pharma major is all set to launch two new anti-cancer drugs, Irinotecan and Topotecan, between December 1999 and March
Dr Reddy's Laboratories(DRL), the Hyderabad-based pharma major is all set to launch two new anti-cancer drugs, Irinotecan and Topotecan, between December 1999 and March
Devastating floods and landslides in South Korea have left at least 17 people dead and 23 missing as heavy rains drove thousands of residents from their homes, officials
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and the richest man in the world, plans to become the biggest single benefactor in history by donating his 65 billion-pound fortune to help rid the planet of
Indian scientists who have attained a potential breakthrough in immunology that could hold the key to the search for an AIDS vaccine, are caught in a
Have you been misled by exaggerated claims of a drug or a cosmetic? Or, a drug company has promised to increase you child's appetite within tea days and you don't feel quite sure about the claim? The
The Central Institute of Medicinal and romatic Plants (CIMAP) has developed menthol based pest repellent to protect stores grains. the formula developed has been patented, CIMAP sources said. Stored
Thai Petrochemical Industry has been asked to take responsibility for a stench emitted by its factories in Rayong province. Sa-ngiam Porkaew, kamnan of tambon Tapong, Muang district, said three
The Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research is entering into a partnership with the Institute of Thai Traditional Medicine to commercialise 15 herbal medicine formulas. Kesha
The researchers at the Kansas State University, US have come up with the finding that spices such as clove, garlic and cinnamon can be powerful anti-microbial agents in preserved food. The research
Landfills are not being used to their maximum effect, according to a researcher from Ohio in the USA, whose study suggests that rubbish in municipal landfills could decompose 10 to 20 times faster
In the United States, the land around the Chesapeake Bay on the Eastern Shore is "Chicken Country." The highways running east from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to the beaches of the Atlantic offer mere
A notification may soon be issued that will make compulsory the mixing of 25 per cent flyash in brick making for all brick kilns located within 50 km of all thermal power plants. This will apply to
Could a brew a day help keep kidney stones away? May be , according to the latest results of a study of nearly 30,000 male smokers in Finland. the trial found that drinking a beer a day reduced the
In a major out-break of gastro-enteritis, nearly 425 people, many of them women and children, were taken ill and 16 of them hospitalised after they had consumed polluted water in various localities
Experts questioned Nepal government's much vaunted "health for all by 2000" while admitting that the programme has gained partial success. According to a report, regional disparities in health
Natural disasters-floods, storms, earthquakes-are entirely outside human control. As lethal as those calamities can be, the greater tragedy is that their destructiveness is too often magnified by
The Health Minister Dr. A K Walia, stated today that the Government was working towards a special plan to promote health care among the
The Tamil Nadu AIDS Control Society is in the last stages of completing a study of the prevalence of HIV infection among people in rural areas, according to its Project Director, Mr. K.
CM: Asserting that citizens' active participation had ensured good and efficient governance, the Delhi Chief Minister, Ms. Sheila Dixit, today said her Government was working out modalities to
The Delhi Chief Minister, Ms. Sheila Dixit, met the Union Urban Development Minister, Mr. Jagmohan, and submitted an action plan for relocation of industries in the Capital. In addition to this, the