New cases spark fresh foot-and-mouth alert
The UK government and farmer's leaders warned against complacency over foot-and-mouth disease in the wake of a new cluster of cases on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park in northern
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Probiotic milk may prevent childhood illness: Research
Milk containing bacteria that colonise the intestine and stimulate antibodies may reduce respiratory infections among children, a study published on Friday showed. The research, appearing in a
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Scientists unravel mystery of Listeria
Researchers said on Thursday they had solved the mystery of how the Listeria bacterium invades the body's organs to sicken and sometimes kill people who eat contamined foods such as soft cheeses and
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Water of 30 pc tubewells arsenic contaminated
The arsenic contest beyond the normal limit has been detected in the water of tubewells in different villages of the district of Shariatpur (Bangladesh). The water of 30 per cent tubewells of the
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Compromise on cheap AIDS drugs
The World Health Organisation's annual assembly approved watered-down versions of two resolutions proposed by Brazil on expanding access to cheap Aids drugs. The decision approved Brazil of
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Placebo effect? A myth, new research indicates
In a new report that is being met with a mixture of astonishment and, sometimes, disbelief, two Danish researchers say that the placebo effect is a myth. The investigators analyzed 114 published
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Acid spill now threatens ecology
Tons of acid spilling out of a cracked pipeline in the western Indian state of Gujarat is severely threatening the ecology of a major national park. Coral and marine life and hundreds of mangroves
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UNAIDS to spend $190 million on Indian health
India has stated that the proposed Global Fund for HIV, tuberculosis and malaria should have separate windows. At the just concluded meeting of the Programme Coordinating Board of UNAIDS at Geneva,
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Farmers mobilise 5 lakh signatures against WTO
The Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Kisan Sangha, which had launched a signature campaign demanding that the Centre withdraw from the World Trade Organisation (WTO), submitted the five lakh signatures
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Five dollars per life
China is cruel to its own citizens in so many ways that it becomes difficult to muster a sense of outrage. But every once in a while, a story comes along that horrifies on a different level. Over the
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Blacks account for half of new HIV infections; Poverty hampers care
Twenty years after the first cases of AIDS were identified, the number of Americans newly infected with the HIV virus has stabilized at an estimated 40,000 annually. But U.S. policy makers, AIDS
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Heartsick America
A new report by Dr Claude Lenfant of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, suggests that 36 million of us need drugs to control our cholesterol levels.
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A deadly flu ready to strike
The world's next flu pandemic will probably originate in southern China, then transit through Hong Kong and on to the world : a report.
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Some Asian countries begin to make inroads in battle with AIDS
As those attending a HIV conference in the U.S. on June 6 prepare to mark two decades of the world AIDS epidemic, Asian countries are stepping up public awareness about the virus, which has struck
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Gates charity seeks to bring meningitis vaccine to Africa
A new partnership backed by $70 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is offering incentives for pharmaceuticals makers to develop and distribute a vaccine for a strain of meningitis
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EU starts round two of battle to ban tobacco ads in media
Setting the stage for another bitter fight with the tobacco and publishing industries, the European Commission took a second stab at banning tobacco advertising in the European Union's various media.
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A nation committed to puffing
Japan is the most smoke friendly of all developed nations; 53% of Japanese men smoke, compared with 27% in the US. Among Japanese women, however, only 13% smoke, compared with 22% in the US. In 1993,
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Fast-track diagnositics
For cancer patients and victims of serious infectious disease, early diagnosis is crucial to their survival chances. Now a Hong Kong company may be poised to revolutionize the early and accurate
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Gambling with lives
A fund to help pay for efforts against AIDS and other diseases deserves generous support. Mr. Annan says $7 billion-10 billion a year, or more, is needed. Opening bids from donors are expected by
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Tapped poison
The chemical that helps combat tooth decay may soon threaten India's drinking water reserves. Fluorides, trapped in soil for several years as unwanted impurities from fertilisers, may soon begin to