Ecoboard makes wood-free particle board
Ecoboard industries Ltd (formerly known as Western Bio Systems Ltd), a Pune-based listed company, has started manufacturing 100 per cent wood-free particle board from sugarcane bagasse, a renewable
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Pakistan students get health cover
Pakistan's private Hamdard University has introduced the country's first medical insurance plan for its students - as well as their siblings and parents - in a unique step to combat the risings costs
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Genetic food giants lodge Australia applications
Two major international groups have applied for approval for the sale in Australia and New Zealand of 10 genetically engineered crops. The applications, by U.S.-based Monsanto Co and Swiss-based
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EU defends beef hormone study
The European Commission said the United States was wrong to criticize the European Union's latest report on beef hormones, which claims that some hormones used by the U.S. beef industry pose a health
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Iceland may resume limited whaling next year
David Oddson, Iceland's prime minister, said the country might restart whaling next year and was considering trying to rejoin the International Whaling Commission, which it left in 1992. Iceland
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Court ruling is sought on Viagra
Pfizer is to seek a judge's ruling on the UK government's initial decision in effect to ban the company's anti-impotence drug Viagra. The two-day hearing in London next week will review the circular
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Gene therapy shows promise in pain relief
US researchers are tackling chronic pain with a novel form of gene therapy. The pain-relieving gene is introduced, via a virus, into the sheath of tissue that surronds a spinal cord. The gene pumps
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Carcinogen in U.S. beef, EU maintains
European Union scientific experts said that one of six growth hormones contained in U.S. beef exports banned by the EU can cause cancer, but conceded it lacked evidence to prove all six hormones pose
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U.N. proposed rules to end abuse of trademarks on the Internet
The days of speculators making fast money by registering trademarks as Internet addresses may be coming to a close. A United Nations panel issued proposed rules to end so-called
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Bausch & Lomb retracts claims for contact lens
Bausch & Lomb Inc. said it withdrew some advertising claims for its new PureVision contact Lens in response to a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Introduced in March, the new lens
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The mice that roar
Believe it or not, the healthiest inhabitants at the National Institute of Immunology (NII) in Delhi are not men, but mice. They demonstrate unprecedented immunity to a plethora of deadly diseases
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Textile exports face environmental barriers in Europe
With the European Union (EU) preparing to ban around 300 textile dyes containing chemicals known to increase the risk of cancer, Indian exporters are increasingly finding themselves facing barriers
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Dept wants RM1.2m to research dugong
The Fisheries Department has applied for a RM1.2mil allocation for a detailed study of dugong and its habitat in the coastal waters of peninsular Malaysia. Senior research officer
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Philippine legislators approve "clean air" bill
A joint panel of the Philippine Senate andthe House of Representatives has approved a bill which bans the use of incinerators for waste disposal and requires oil refiners to sell cleaner petroleum
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Search-and-destroy HIV vaccine likely
A breakthrough has been achieved in the fight against HIV and other 'difficult'' viruses such as glandular fever and melanoma. Vaccine technologists at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research
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Court notice over plea seeking ban on smoking
The Delhi high court has issued notices to the Centre and Delhi governemnt and their various ministries and departments on a plea seeking a ban on smoking and production, distribution, storage, sale
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WWF sees environment crisis from Balkan bombing
NATO's bombing campaign in Yugoslavia threatens to create an environmental crisis in the region, the World Wide Fund for Nature said late last week. The conservation group called for an international
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Italy, US give $1m for farm research
The governments of USA and Italy have donated $ 1 million to the Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) to promote farm research-oriented activities in the country, Dawn learnt on Saturday. In
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Some UK men will get a free Viagra every week
Britain will pay for one Viagra-inspired erection a week for men who suffer impotence for medical reasons, health secretary Frank Dobson announced here on Friday. The minister issued a guidance to
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Discouraging burials to save the Ganga
The age-old pratice of consigning dead bodies to the waters of the Ganga is being discontinued due to increasing pollution and lack of flow in the river. Instead, even the priests who perform the