3-D enzyme
Researchers have generated the three-dimensional molecular structure of a common enzyme in a breakthrough that may overcome resistance to antibiotics, according to a study published yesterday. Dr
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Pill for exercise
Researchers say they have found a genetic switch that tells muscle to convert into the slow endurance tissue seen in aerobics, enthusiasts a discovery that could lead to a drug that would stimulate
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Anti-cataract campaign next month
The Delhi Government will launch the fourth phase of the ongoing cataract free campaign from September 1. The campaign was launched by the health department in
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Wastelands scheme to be revamped
Following the lacklustre performance of the Investment Promotion Scheme for Development of Wastelands, the Ministry of Rural Areas & Employment has decided to restructure it
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New fruit-processing tech will aid agro sector
A fruit-processing technology developed by the National Chemical Laboratory at Pune has immense relevance in view of the Maharashtra government's initiative to boost agro-industries in the state.
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Millions hit by China floods
Days of surging river waters undermined a dike protecting a provincial captial Saturday, forcing residents to flee and adding to the swelling numbers of homeless from floods devastating China.
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UP plans to ban polybags soon
The Uttar Pradesh government will "shortly" ban the use of polythene bags as these are "set to choke sewer lines in our cities and create a serious
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Workshop to train doctors on endoscopy
Experts on non-surgical procedures for food track blockages and tumours are going to train specialists and general physicians on the latest developments in the field. The Society of Gastrointestinal
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Faulty planning blamed for UP hill disasters
The landslides in the UP hills that caused extensive deaths, devastation and dislocation are not new to this area. Faulty projects that go against the local geological conditions have led to many
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Latest stimulant Lebanese herb
The plant known as Shirsh Zallouh has grown high in Lebanon's mountains for millennia, disturbed only by herbalists who prescribe it as a stimulant. The sudden surge in demand by Lebanese men and
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Another cotton crop on the brink
Mr Surinder Kumar Jakhar, Chairman IFFCO is among those farmers who have started ploughing under their cotton crop affected by American bollworn of leafcurl. Mr Jakhar, while ploughing under two
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Brain damage in alcoholics
Scientists have findings that may dampen the spirits of chronic-boozers--there is evidence of permanent brain damage in alcoholics. A team from the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences used the
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Who cares for the million affected by jet noise
Experts who are closely observing the adverse effect of the air craft engine's clamour upon the general public's health put roughly 10 thousand families, who are living in the vicinity of Tribhuvan
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Workshop on soil fertility comes out with major recommendations
The three day workshop on soil fertility experiments being held in Kathmandu, Nepal have come out with eight major recommendations, chief among them is transfer of technology from researchers to
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Parkinson's disease clinic set up in Mumbai
A Parkison's disease clinic has been set up at the Bombay hospital for offering surgical management for the disease. The neurosurgeons are using a new technique for treatment of advanced stages of
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Hoechst Marion to launch latest anti-TB drug in India
Refapentine, the first new anti-TB drug on the global healtcare horizon after 30 years, was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Science-based, unified approach needed to safeguard the nation's food supply
Outdated food safety laws and a fragmented federal structure serve as barriers to improving protection of the nations food supply from contamination and other hazards, according to a new
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Indian Viagra facing Govt's reservations
Indian pharmaceutical companies are ready with the Indian version of the Viagra. But the government has serious reservations on allowing its marketing in the country.
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Graze away
Wheatgrass, a simple kitchen ingredient, is now a favourite of the allopaths for its antioxidant properties.
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No to bottled drinks
Nepal has decided to ban bottled drinks in the Mount Everest region from Monday to keep the area near the world's highest peak clean and pollution free, an official said.