Gujarat genetic scapegoats
Authorities have found hundreds of farmers in Gujarat a major cotton growing belt used genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds banned by the government. Now they say the crop will have to be
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Disease-killer garlic put under the microscope
It stops vampires in their tracks, pulverises bacteria, cures athlete's foot and gives a tasty kick to spaghetti bolognese. Garlic, a key ingredient of folklore, is being put to the test by some of
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Low BP can help prevent second stroke
Results of a five-year study conducted by Professor Stephen B Harrap, head of the department of Physiology, University of Melbourne suggests that lowering the blood pressure (BP) of the patient goes
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Insat-3C being readied for launch at Kourou
INSAT-3C, designed and built by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and which was airlifted from here for launch in January 2002, has reached Cayenne Airport near Kourou, French Guyana at 1215
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Centre seeks to modify shark-hunting ban
Although the union ministry of environment and forests had banned hunting of all sharks as also a range of corals and molluscsin July it is now seeking modifications to the ban under pressure from
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European fishing quotas slashed to save species
Too many European Union fishing boats are competing for too few fish, resulting in what the European Commission is calling the "alarming state of fish stocks." The commissioners have proposed steep
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Malaysian taboo hurts HIV fight
Controversy sparked by a fatwa, or religious decree, requiring Muslim brides and grooms to be tested for the AIDS virus has prompted calls to introduce sex education in Malaysian
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National review damns hospital cancer care
A damning indictment of hospital cancer care in the UK was delivered yesterday by a national review which found that the system was failing the large number of patients who need emergency treatment.
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Birth pill may cause added risk on flights
Women using the contraceptive pill may face an above-average risk of contracting deep-vein thrombosis on long-haul flights and should exercise on board to help offset the danger, ministers in UK
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Merck, after talks with China, cuts AIDS drug prices
Merck & Co. is cutting prices for two AIDS drugs it sells in China, a first for a country that is only starting to face up to its burgeoning
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Delhi's air is bad, but just how bad?
Data collected by a voluntary organisation says Delhi's air is getting worst, but the government's information says pollution levels are not quite as dangerously high. The Tata Energy Research
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Damaging chemicals increasing in city lakes
Quantity of damaging chemicals like chloride, phosphate and nitrate is continuously increasing in the Upper Lake which is quenching the thirst of 40 per cent of Bhopal city's population.
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Mosquito menace alarming in city
With the advent of winter and beginning of the breeding season of Culex, the mosquito menace has increased in Dhaka city alarmingly. the problem of mosquitoes has taken a ubiquitous turn due to rapid
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Artificial blood vessel acts like real McCoy
An artificial blood vessel said to closely resemble a real artery in terms of such physical characteristics as flexibility and elasticity has been developed by researchers from Kyushu University
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Mad cow probe turns to fish in cattle-feed mix
Livestock farmers widely gave cows a type of feed made from a mixture of powdered fish meal and meat-and-bone meal until the government prohibited the use of meat-and-bone meal in September because
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California cancer label law faces court challenge
Shampoo manufacturers are fighting a California law that would require that certain shampoo ingredients be labeled as carcinogens. California's Proposition 65, which requires warning labels on
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No govt body to check spurious bottled water
While a large number of spurious brands of bottled water play havoc with the health of unsuspecting consumers, the Pakistan government shirks its duty by not forming a quality-control body entrusted
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Wockhardt's vaccine gets WHO GMP certification
Biovac-B, the brand owned by Wockhardt, has become India's first WHO GMP (World Health Organisation - Good Manufacturing Practices) approved Hepatitis-B vaccine for both its bulk and formulation
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Pollen from Neem adds to asthma woes, claims study
Every year, around this time, when some beautiful trees shed pollen, they pant a problem, Asthma. Neem, known for its medicinal properties, arandi, kikkar, doob (a type of grass), wheat, bajra, and
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New contraceptive device
German Remedies Ltd. (GRL), a Zydus Cadila group company and one of the leading players in women's healthcare segment, has launched Mirena. Touted to be significant advancement in reversible