NGOs urged to help govt contain population growth
While most of the Pakistan government departments complain of shortage or lack of resources, nearly Rs500 million, which comes to about 25 per cent of the total budget of the population welfare
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Anaemia: a major threat to children
Intestinal blood loss, occult infections, malaria and poor nutritional options, with particular reference to improper consumption of food with high iron content, are identified as major cause of low
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Rare surgery performed
For the first time in India, non-surgical pulmonary artery banding has been carried out on two children sufering from single ventricle, a congenital heart disease, at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in
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Central teams reach U.P. to assess flood damage
Four central teams have reached Uttar Pradesh to assess the damage caused by floods which had killed over 1,000 people and affected 62 districts in the last two
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CPCB to test decibel levels of crackers
The Central Pollution Control Board will monitor thelevels of noise and air pollution across the country on Deepavali. The Board has been doing this sicne 1993 to see the environmental impact of
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Oxygen pulse, a measure of cardiovascular efficiency
Mildly elevated blood pressure could lead to heart pumping disorders if left untreated. A new Johns Hopkins study indicates that the amount of oxygen that can be circulated in the body during each
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India rejects Cancun draft
India today said the draft Cancun declaration could not be the starting point for multinational trade negotiations as it did not factor in the views of developing
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Ayurveda cure for heart risks, say US experts
Medical experts in the US have turned to Ayurveda after findings that India's alternative system of healing can make a dent in heart attack rates. Baffled by the fact that enormous resources and
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Senate passes abortion ban bill
President George W. Bush said he would sign newly passed legislation to end the "abhorrent practice" known by critics as partial birth abortion, giving abortion foes a victory that had eluded them
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Coastguard capable of checking sea pollution
The Indian coastguard has acquired the capability of preventing and controlling sea pollution caused by oil spilage and sinking of ships in mid-seas, eastern region coastguard commander commodore RS
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EU to Go Hi-Tech in Campaign for Cleaner Beaches
The European Parliament voted to create a system of smiling faces or "smileys," normally used in e-mails or text messages, to inform bathers of water cleanliness in the sea, lakes and rivers across
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Ecuadoreans Sue US Oil Firm Over Amazon Pollution
Ecuadorean Indians wearing feathered headdresses and red face-paint marched outside a jungle courthouse at the start of a case accusing U.S. oil giant ChevronTexaco of polluting the Amazon. The case
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Dengue strikes again in city
There is a constant inflow if dengue patients to the Fever Hospital, Nallakunta, even as the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad officials claim that they have the situation under control. Since past
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On-The-Job Asthma Most Common in Cleaners, Farmers
People working in the cleaning, farming and transportation industries are among the most likely to develop asthma as a result of their jobs, according to new study findings. Other jobs that carried a
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Labor Groups Sue for Clean Air in Factories
The United Auto Workers and United Steelworkers of America filed a lawsuit against the Labor Department, seeking to force it to set clean air standards for factories that the unions said could save
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Jabs for 15m children in African blitz on polio
Fifteen million children in five west and central African states are being immunised against polio in an emergency three-day blitz aimed at preventing the crippling disease regaining a hold in those
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SARS patients get bone disorders
Some patients who survived SARS in Beijing are suffering bone disorders, possibly due to steroids used in treating the disease, a doctor and the World Health Organization
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Wildfires break out in five southern California areas
Racing against the expected arrival of Santa Ana winds, firefighters battled several southern California wildfires, including a blaze at Camp Pendleton that forced 200 residents to evacuate. Hundreds
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Fazal to meet Advani over drought in State
In amajor gubernatorial gesture to the people of the drought-affected State, the Governor Mohammad Fazal is going to meet the Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and impress upon him to release
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'Delhi formula' to check food contamination in city
Seeking to give a boost to the vegetarian movement and to adopt a foolproof mechanism against bacterial contamination due to chicken slaughtering, BMC's Market Committee Chairman Manohar Panchal has