Rare brain surgery performed
A rare surgery, Carotid angioplasty (the removal of block in blood vessels leading to the brain), was performed ion a patient at the Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre,
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What leads Indians to participate in clinical trials? A meta-analysis of qualitative studies
With the globalization of clinical trials, large developing nations have substantially increased their participation in multi-site studies. This participation has raised ethical concerns, among them the fear that local customs, habits and culture are not respected while asking potential participants to take part in study.
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The world's worst pollution problems 2012: assessing health risks at hazardous waste sites
The 2012 World’s Worst Pollution Problems report sets out to quantify the human health impacts from major sources of hazardous pollution in low to middle-income countries. In particular the focus is on
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Mexico spotlight on lead-producing companies
Mexico's environmental protection agency plans soon to release an ecological audit of 218 lead producing companies as the government increases the pressure on industrial
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Global report on El Nino and health
The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners predict a major global increase in health consequences of emergencies this year due to El Niño. El Niño is a warming of the central to eastern tropical
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Toxicity questioned
High levels of lead in adults may not be as harmful as people thought earlier, according to a study conducted by Pal Osterberg and colleagues at the university hospitals of Lund and Malmo, Sweden.
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Centre weighs model terms for speedy nod to coal mining projects
THE ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) is preparing model terms of reference (ToR) for mining projects to expedite coal mining activities. Currently, the ministry prepares ToRs for individual project proposals leading to delay in obtaining environmental clearances.
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TB: Centre bans ‘inaccurate’ serology tests
The Centre has banned the manufacture and sale of serodiagnostic kits for tuberculosis. A notification issued by the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Arun Panda on June 7 states
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Seeking clergy's help to spread awareness
The Jammu and Kashmir AIDS Preventive and Control Society has sought the help of Imams to create awareness about AIDS. Leading the way is Moulana Showkat Ahmad Shah, chairman of the Jamiat Ahle
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Restructuring of central grants- Balancing fiscal autonomy and fiscal space
What impact has the award of the Fourteenth Finance Commission had on the resources and spending of state governments? Does it necessarily have to lead to a decline in outlays in the social sector? An
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Waterborne viruses: A barrier to safe drinking water
Nearly 25% of the global population (1.8 billion people in 2012) is consuming fecally-contaminated water. This water can contain bacteria, protozoa, and viruses that can cause a variety of diseases in
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Ambient heat and Sudden Infant Death: A case-crossover study spanning 30 years in Montreal, Canada
Climate change may lead to more severe and extreme heat waves in the future, but its potential impact on sudden infant death—a leading cause of infant mortality—is unclear. The researchers sought to determine
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Women are No 1 HIV targets'
Women are becoming the number one targets of HIV and AIDS and need special protection, a leading expert has claimed. The virus is now spreading faster in women than in any other group, says US
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The University of Michigan Dioxin Exposure Study: Methods for an environmental exposure study of polychlorinated dioxins, furans
The University of Michigan Dioxin Exposure Study (UMDES) was undertaken in response to concerns that the discharge of dioxin-like compounds from the Dow Chemical Company facilities in Midland, Michigan, resulted in contamination of soils in the Tittabawassee River floodplain and areas of the city of Midland, leading to an increase in residents
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No effect of CSE report on Junk food biz
Amritsar: New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) releasing negative results in March after testing 16 major food brands, including Nestle's Maggi noodles, McDonald's, KFC, Haldiram's
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Tension over water won't lead to wars'
Competition over controlling the planet's water resources will increase among nations in the next decade but will not lead to war, says UNDP's policy specialist Arunabha Ghosh. Hydrologists have set
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Live long and prosper: aging in East Asia and Pacific
East Asia and Pacific is aging faster – and on a larger scale – than any other region in history, which could lead to a steep drop in the size of its workforce and sharp increases in public spending on
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Household air pollution and chronic hypoxia in the placenta of pregnant Nigerian women: A randomized controlled ethanol Cookstove intervention
<p>Household air pollution (HAP) is the eighth leading risk factor for global disease burden, contributing to 2.9 million yearly premature deaths. Nearly 80% of the sub-Saharan population and about 90
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Anbumani refutes report on Ayurvedic medicines
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday said none of the Ayurvedic medicines exported by leading Indian manufacturers has toxic heavy metals beyond permissible limits. Denying a report in a U.S. journal that detectable levels of lead, mercury or arsenic were found in some Ayurvedic products, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said drug samples were tested after the report and nothing wrong was found.
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CSE busts the myth about natural and pure honey
CSE finds high levels of antibiotics in leading brands of honey sold in Delhi, points to double standards in regulations as foreign brands sold in India also have contamination.