Nepalis initiate abortion reform
Four months after Nepal's lower house of Parliament took an historic step by voting to partially legalise abortion, Nepalis are awaiting steps that will finally see off a leading killer of women in
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MP leads in introducing health insurance scheme
The Madhya Pradesh government has taken a lead in introducing the community health insurance scheme linking people's participation with health services to benefit the families living below poverty
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US drugs groups need not fear cheap generics, says Ranbaxy chief Brar
The US pharmaceuticals industry has nothing to fear from a deal over patent protection on drugs in the developing world, according to one of India's leading manufacturers of generic medicines.
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Drug groups need not fear deal'
The US pharmaceuticals industry has nothing to fear from a deal over patient protection on drugs in the developing world, according to one of Indian's leading manufacturers of generic medicines.
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One lakh children in India die of diarrhoea annually: Lancet
Over 1,00,000 children, below the age of 11 months, die of diarrhoea annually in India which is the second leading killer of young children globally, after pneumonia. India accounts for the highest number
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Metacognitive failure as a feature of those holding radical beliefs
<p>Widening polarization about political, religious, and scientific issues threatens open societies, leading to entrenchment of beliefs, reduced mutual understanding, and a pervasive negativity surrounding
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Scientists discover antibody to fight flu
The first antibody which can fight all types of the influenza A virus has been discovered, researchers claim. Experiments on flu-infected mice, published in Science Express, showed the antibody could
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US science panel plans new fuel-efficiency study
The U.S. government's lead scientific advisory body last week said it would take another look at gas-guzzling sport utility vehicles and minivans after automakers complained that a recent report
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Truth to tell: Protein that causes thrombosis found
British scientists have discovered a cholesterol regulating protein which plays a key role in the formation of thrombosis, a type of blood clot that can lead to heart attacks and strokes. The breakthrough in understanding the role of the protein, called LXR, in causing thrombosis could pave the way for new and better treatments for the condition and may help save thousands of lives every year,
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Fast foods
rather slow on health : Lovers of fast food beware| All the hasty and tasty food flooding the market as fast food is not safe. Rich in fats and other preservatives, it could lead to many a heart and
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Global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco smoking 2000-2025
<p>Although most countries have seen a fall in smoking rates, only a minority of countries look set to meet global and national commitments to cut tobacco use in over 15s by 30 per cent by 2025 reveals this new WHO report.</p>
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Ban the two-stroke rickshaw
The just out Economic Survey of Pakistan notes that although air quality in many of our cities is bad, studies conducted in Lahore and Karachi show that carbon monoxide, cadmium and lead levels in these cities far exceed the internationally accepted threshold limits. An estimated 60 to 70 percent pollution in our cities is caused by vehicular emissions.
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Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rican government recently passed a law that sets limits on the levels of noise to be permitted around the country's shorelines. The law is aimed at stopping the us navy's military
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Brain images help diagnose Alzheimer's
Two brain imaging methods appear to be able to help doctors distinguish Alzheimer's disease from other kinds of dementia, which might lead to better diagnosis of the memory-robbing
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Lung surgery may help with emphysema
A risky surgery to remove part of the damaged lungs of emphysema patients appears to at least temporarily improve their ability to breathe, walk and lead more normal lives, a small study found.
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Mbeki appoints Aids dissidents to panel
South Africa, which has one of the world's highest Aids infection rates, waded into controversy on Thursday by appointing two leading American Aids dissidents to a presidential advisory
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Unsafe injection practices have serious, large-scale consequences
Studies point to injection-associated Hepatitis C in Egypt : Unsafe injection practices throughout the world result in millions of infections whch may lead to serious diseases and death. Each year
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Fertilization work yields seeds of success
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Japan has reported a success that helps shed light on the mechanism of fertilization and could lead to new therapies for male infertility. Using
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Indian children are at high risk from lead exposure
A recent pilot study measuring the toxic effects of lead exposure among urban children provides early warning of the devastating impact of leaded gasoline and other environmental toxins in Indian
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Govt detects 21 fresh polio cases
A majority of the regions with fresh polio detection cases are in the periphery of the state along Uttar Pradesh border. Coincidentally, Uttar Pradesh leads the table with highest number of fresh