Women in Himachal are most prone to cancer
Women in Himachal Pradesh are the most prone to cancer disease. The fact which has boggled the medical fraternity in Shimla will see that the proposed pilot project, being launched for over million
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Health officials fail to get occupied BHUs vacated
The Larkana district health authorities have failed to get vacated the buildings of 16 basic health units (BHUs) and other heath facilities which have been occupied by police and others. These health
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Achievements in international public health honored
Some of the most prestigious awards in international public health were distributed May 30 at ceremonies held in tandem with the Global Health Council's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The Bill
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Reducing South Asia's population growth
South Asia is one of the populous regions in the world. This region has 20 percent of the world population. Today, South Asia's population is increasing every year at an alarming rate. According to a
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Epidemic in Hong Kong schools
More than 30 children in a Hong Kong kindergarten have contracted the contagious hand, foot and mouth disease, a Health Department spokesman said on Tuesday. The department was first told of the
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Malaria menace: MCC to penalise citizens failing to maintain cleanliness
With the onset of monsoons, the several drains, ditches and ponds which are filled with water have turned into breeding ground for mosquitoes bringing in the fear of the spread of malaria in
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ILO praises trade unions in state
The international labour organisation has hailed various trade unions in the Andhra Pradesh state as "highly effective" in fighting child labour as against their counterparts in neighbouring South
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Corbett offers reward for clues
In a bid to check poaching in Jim Corbett National Park, its authorities today announced rewards for those providing information of
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Malaria breaks out in Tamulpur area
A high level central team of National Anti-Malaria Programme (NAMP) recently visited the malaria-prone Tamulpur area to take the stock of the situation on the north belt of the Nalbari district of
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What's cooking?
The only ones who left the UN World Food Summit with their plates full were the Americans, who dominate the biotech industry. The US delegation successfully sold the idea that the solution to global
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Mbeki steps in to firm up South African summit
With only 69 days to go before the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development opens in Johannesburg, South African President Thabo Mbeki told Parliament that he is assuming more
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Soviet report appears to reveal open-air test in 1971 of smallpox as biological weapon
In the summer of 1971, the Soviet Union apparently conducted an open-air test of a biological weapon containing smallpox virus. The experiment caused a smallpox outbreak massive vaccination campaign
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Brain implants might help the blind to see but some medical experts urge caution
Brain implants have restored a rudimentary from of vision to several blind patients, medical experts claimed. The eight surgeries, on patients between 27 and 77 years of age, took place in Portugal
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Parents asked to cooperate in anti-polio drives
The Expanded Programme for Immunization, Sindh, has finalized all arrangements to vaccinate 4.2 million children under the age of five, belonging to Karachi, Hyderabad, Jacobabad, Ghotki and three
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South Africa's Mbeki vows to rescue Earth Summit
South Africa president Thabo Mbeki said he would launch a personal initiative to avert the threatened failure of the August Earth Summit in Johannesburg, which is set to be South Africa's biggest
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Restoring ecology
India is among the countries associated with cattle wealth but that is a double-edged sword carrying the risk of enormous damage to ecology from pollution caused by activities like tannery, which
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UN secretary-general Kofi Annan names five key areas where Johannesburg Summit can make a real difference
Water and sanitation, Energy, Health, Agriculture, Biodiversity: these are the five key areas where concrete results can must be obtained at this August's World Summit on Sustainablle Development,
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Tilting at imaginary enemies?
As people become disgruntled with the economic recession and unemployment, they want to hit out at something, to give vent to their anger. The target are invariably globalization, multinationals and
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Heap of abuse in Europe
Around Britain, at least 100 grassroots campaigns have sprung up, fighting for answers and assurances about the fleets of trucks, and their suspect loads, passing their homes on their way to dumps.
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Safeguard quality of water and air resources, say experts
Environmental experts have emphsised the need to create awareness about the benefits of managing and conserving the quality of water and air resources. Speaking at a seminar, Milind Vaidya, senior