Cellphones increase brain cancer risk : Scientist
Mobile phones increase the risk of brain damage by speeding up its response times, according to a British scientist. As consumer concerns mount that prolonged mobile phone use could lead to problems
Mobile phones increase the risk of brain damage by speeding up its response times, according to a British scientist. As consumer concerns mount that prolonged mobile phone use could lead to problems
Japan plans to step up its battle against mad cow disease by adopting strict European Standards and testing roughly 1 million cows, according to Japanese news reports. The countrywide check, to begin
As China takes steps to combat its growing AIDS epidemic, the government has made blood safety its first technical priority, earmarking $117 million this year to improve blood banks. Transfusions are
Japan Tobacco, the world's third-largest cigarette maker, is taking the European Union to court over labeling rules that could prevent it from marketing its best-selling mild Seven brand in Europe.
Hunters in Manchal and Yacharam mandal of Ranga Reddy districts in Andhra Pradesh are using crude bombs and unlicensed weapons to kill panthers, black bucks and peacocks in the forest
The fishermen of Mindanao hope Indonesia and the Philippines will reach a pact on fishing rights, so they won't risk going to jail for
Japan's Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to test all of the nation's 1 million cows aged 30 months and over for mad cow disease by adopting screening methods used by the European Union,
France, Ireland and the Netherlands have regained their status as countries free of foot and mouth disease where vaccination is not practised. Under rules governed by the Paris-based OIE, the
Indian doctors with Indian degrees are paid one-third the salaries paid to Indian doctors with foreign degrees. India's performance in medical research is dismal, according to the Comptroller and
Seizures, epilepsy for almost 18 months and heavy medication which includes steroids - that's all on the agenda if you've been eating raw vegetables which haven't use been washed properly. The humble
The Nagaland Government as part of the world-wide programme to combat the menace of HIV/AIDS has set up AIDS control committees in districts under the Information Education and Communication
Vadodara is an 'endemic zone' for jaundice. The reason, doctors say, for higher prevalence of this water-borne disease is the drainage and water pipelines in most parts of the city are in a bad
The Chief Minister Digvijay Singh has said that the scheme of Madhya Pradesh Government to provide a trained dai and a jan swasthya rakshak in each village has been incorporated in the health policy
Arsenic and fluoride poisoning in drinking water is creating a demographic imbalance in West Bengal's urban and rural areas. For over five decades Indian scientists have tried to tackle the menace of
Ever since 18th century British economist Thomas Malthus raised the spectre of a rapidly growing population ultimately descending into mass starvation, China has looked as though it might put the
Sweden is the world's most knowledge-based economy, followed by the US, South Korea and Finland, with the UK in 13th position, according to a pioneering report by the Organisation for Economic
With 21 more deaths, the toll in the current spell of floods in Bihar today went up to 146 while the overall situation improved considerably with all major rivers receding.State relief and
The 50-year earthquake cycle theory propounded by some seismologists to predict a major earthquake for NE India is absolutely unfounded, said renowned seismic engineer Dr. Sarada Kanta Sarma
A record 1.09 million tonnes of timber earmarked for woodchipping was taken from Victoria's native forests last financial year - and conservationists warn that woodchipping is driving clearfelling in
The Ranbaxy Science Foundation on Monday held its eighth round table conference on "Hepatitis C Infection" in the Capital. In India there are approximately eighteen million people estimated to be