HOECHST Marion Roussel Ltd has introduced 'Frisium' (clobazam) in India, which is suitable for use as an adjuvant (add-on-drug) to treat all types of epilepsy. It is a drug, particularly effective in
Health campaigners have attacked the European Commission's proposal to continue subsidising tobacco producers. But Commission officials say they are optimistic that member states will support the
At least 35 donor and developing countries have agreed to contribute $2.75 billion to fund projects and activities with global environmental benefits. Two day talks at the World Bank's offices in
Eminent heart surgeon and executive director of the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre (EHIRC), Dr. Naresh Trehan, has advocated the setting up of an independent panel of doctors for
The Union health ministry's Central Committee on Food Standards (CCFS) has passed a resolution to ban the manufacture, sale, distribution and storage of chewing tobacco and gutka . The resolution is
Antibiotics are readily available without a prescription from pharmacies and corner shops around Asia. Asia is quickly becoming a breeding ground for multi-drug resistant bacteria-capable of evading
Asean environment ministers will meet in Kuching on Feb 24 and Feb 25 to discuss the haze. This will be their second meeting to find effective ways to reduce the effects of haze which affected their
Trials at the University College of London using photodynamic therapy (PDT) with a new drug called Foscan have produced excellent results in treatment of oral
Tinkerbell, Duchess and Kaman are in a scientific programme testing camel DNA and investigating artificial insemination techniques that could eventually lead to more births. The programme is part of
U.S. wants India's participation: The United States has said it would not submit the Kyoto environmental protocol for ratification by the Senate unless key developing countries, including India and
The silkworm known for its rich silks can now be manipulated to produce a vaccine for hepatitis B, report scientists from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. They have made the silkworm
Sakthi Sugars has adopted a novel practice in cane cultivation based on Australian and Brazilian technology. The technology was initially experimented on demonstration plots in over 200 acres near
Thirty-six donor countries of the Global Environment facility (GEF) from the North and the South, including India, have agreed to provide $2.75 billions over the next four years to fund practical
The World Wide Fund-India and a number of eminent environment conservationists have taken exception to the environment and forests ministry's decision to allow felling of certain categories of the
Efforts are on to establish a National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR) for the country, to address problems of industry and environment, it was stated recently at a conference on the subject.
The Chennai-based NGO, Coastal Action Network(CAN), has called upon political parties to come out with a clear policy to protect the country's coastline and the livelihood of coastal people.
New guidelines to clarify what information should be provided on medicine instruction leaflets across the EU are being drawn up by the European Commisson. The move is partly aimed at ensuring that
Doctors in the city are reporting a high and continuing incidence of gynaecological disordrs in women who survived the Bhopal Gas disaster 13 years ago, a trend which is having disturbing social
Valentine's day appears to have kissed the sleeping Indian floriculture industry to life this year. Industry sources estimate that cut flower exports for the season touched an all-time high of about
The next time production targets are missed and absenteeism levels seem to be on the rise, the usual remedies coupled with wage incentives may not be the only answer. These tell-tale symptoms could
