New AIDS peril puts America on high alert
A strain of HIV that is highly resistant to almost all anti-retroviral drugs and which leads to the rapid onset of AIDS has been detected in New York. Doctors and hospitals across the city have been
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India among top countries threatened with species loss
India is among the top ten countries threatened with high species losses, according to Worldwatch, a leading Washington-based environmental research organisation. "When the percentages of threatened
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Global media AIDS initiative
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan met leaders of the world's leading media organisations to launch a global media AIDS initiative. The initiative aims to active media organisations to reach
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South Africa may reject use of cheaper AIDS drugs
South Africa's health minister Manto Tshabalaa Msimang said the country had no immediate plans to use the landmark legal victory to obtain AIDS drugs known as antiretrovirals, the leading treatment
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Health, Safety and Environmental Manager
A leading US based MNC based in Kothrud, Pune invites applications for Health, Safety and Environmental Manager. Develops and leads the overall Health, Safety and Environmental Management System (HSEMS).
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Stir before Coke plant enters 1,000th day
The move by the Union Government to "link the rivers of the country will lead to looting of waters and deprive the local people of their lifeline and their right over natural resources," Medha
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A smoke ring that cost you $280 bn
The federal government launches its lawyers against the US' leading cigarette makers. The hearings begin on September 21. America's federal government charges its top cigarette makers
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An inhibitor of NEDD8-activating enzyme as a new approach to treat cancer
This study has developed the first small molecule NEDD8-activating enzyme (NAE) inhibitor, which induces cancer cell death and exerts anti-tumour activity in preclinical mouse models. This work establishes NAE as an anti-cancer target and may lead to new anti-cancer therapeutics.
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Dengue thrives in city hospitals
Hospitals and police stations are leading in the list of defaulters in dengue prevention measures. According to MCD's health department figures, various police stations and hospitals in the city have recorded over 10% breeding levels, which already puts them in a high breeding category. In surveys being carried out on breeding, MCD has also identified various establishments such as colonies and educational institutions that have not cared to follow the directives on dengue prevention.
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Ohio Leads List Of Top 20 States With Toxic Air
People living in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida are most at risk in the United States from toxic emissions spewing from coal and oil-fired power plants, two leading American environmental groups said in a report on Wednesday. Electricity generation and chemical processing were the top culprits for dangerous emissions, which can lead to or worsen ailments such as asthma and cancer, according to
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Project to bring down mother-child mortality rate
Despite the spectacular economic and scientific growth of the country leading us to aspire for a super power status, the child mortality and maternal mortality rate is still high due to lack of basic
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Does parenting help to explain socioeconomic inequalities in children's body mass index trajectories? Longitudinal analysis using the Growing Up in Scotland study
<p>Pathways leading to socioeconomic inequalities in young children's body mass index (BMI) are not well understood. This study examined whether parenting related to the physical and social context
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Udaipur, Rajasthan, 29/03/2022
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Om Puri Vs Hindustan Zinc Ltd. & Others dated 29/03/2022. Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Udaipur filed the application before the NGT for review of the
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Heart diseases on the rise in India
Heart diseases are on the rise in India and within the next five years, half the deaths in the country would be due to them, a leading cardiologist has
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Fat reduction unlikely to help heart patients
Low fat diets are not an answer to those at risk of heart diseases. In fact, mere fat reduction in some patients could actually increase the risk of heart disease, says a leading nutritionist from
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Nasal allergy linked to asthma : WHO
If you suffer quite often from nose blockage, itchiness as well as regular sneezing, it may be the beginning of an allergy which could eventually affect air pathways in the lungs, leading to a
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Cigarette cos, tobacco growers want panel proposals dropped
Cigarette manufacturers and industry associations continue to mount pressure on the Government to refrain from accepting a recommendation of the Standing Committee of Parliament, leading to the
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Protein may help fight against AIDS
Scientists said that they had identified an elusive substance that allows some people to remain healthy for many years after being infected by the virus that causes AIDS. The finding could lead to a
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Studies show promise in fight against malaria
The discovery of four genes that help or hinder the malaria parasite as it infects mosquitoes could lead to new ways to battle one of the world's biggest killers, researchers in Germany said. Two of
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AIDS drugs threatened
India's Parliament is about to take up a proposed law that could affect sick people the world over. India is the leading supplier of low-cost generic AIDS medicine. The country's huge generic