Although many millions of people have exited poverty in recent decades, much of the reduction in poverty has benefited people living close to the poverty line rather than those at the very bottom of the income distribution. This book is not focused on poverty per se but rather is focused on looking particularly at those most deprived in society.
Two meat factories in Northern Ireland have been given a clean bill of health by European Commission veterinary inspectors. The move could lead within weeks to the first exports of UK beef in more
An awareness campaign had been launched by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Pakistan to ask the citizens to avoid the use of lead-contaminated milk being supplied in the twin cities,
In China, a group of elite doctors equipped with skills learnt overseas are pioneering complex heart surgery. These surgeons are leading a medical revolution that is bringing international-standard
Leading medical experts and other organisations dealing with occupational health have demanded that asbestos should be phased out from the country, as its continuous use in different industrial
When parents think about their children's exposure to environmental risks, they might think of lead, pesticides or grass pollens. In fact, the greatest environmental exposure for most children is television. They spend more time watching television than in any other wakeful activity, and it affects their health and well-being in significant ways. For too long parents and even pediatricians have asked: "Is television good or bad?" Television is inherently neither; it's time to move beyond such black or white thinking.
Saying that venture capitalists and drug companies are becoming reluctant to invest in academic medical discoveries, three leading California universities are planning to take on more of the task of
Obesity is on its way to being deadlier than smoking as a cause of cancer in the U.S., a leading researcher said. Being obese is currently associated with about 14 per cent of cancer deaths in men and 20 per cent in women, compared with about 30 per cent each for smoking, Dr. Walter C. Willett of the Harvard School of Public Health told the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He said research is producing increasing evidence associating obesity with a variety of cancers.
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Air Pollution in metropolitan cities, 30/11/2015. The National Ambient Quality Standards (November 2009) comprises of 12 pollutants, namely, PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NO2, O3,
a case on global warming, a first in the history of the us Supreme Court, was recently taken up for oral arguments. This, despite inaction by the government and a highly polarised court. The
Ranbaxy Laboratories, the leading Indian pharmaceutical firm, has been in the eye of a storm over allegations by US federal investigators about the manufacturing practices followed at its Paonta Sahib plant in Himachal Pradesh. The plant has what is considered the most prestigious certificate in the world for such an operation, an approval from the Food and Drug Administration of the US.
PVCs come under scrutiny as the European Commission launches a debate on its use
The absence of a mother's touch can severely affect the development of an infant's brain. Mary Carlson, psychologist and neuroscientist at the Havard Medical School, USA, says that the lack of
One in 10 school going children between the age of 13-16 yrs are overweight which increases risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) by over 35%, according to a recent survey conducted by ASSOCHAM Social
Arsenic exposure is associated with human cancer. Telomerase-containing human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) can extend telomeres of chromosomes, delay senescence, and promote cell proliferation leading to tumorigenesis. The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of As on hTERT mRNA expression in humans and in vitro.
The European Union took a step closer on Tuesday toward 10 more years of biotech cultivation after leading scientists reconfirmed the safety of the only genetically modified crop as yet commercially grown in Europe. That crop is an insect-resistant maize type developed and marketed by U.S. company Monsanto, approved for a decade of growing in 1998 and now awaiting license renewal.
In a major break through, a vaccine for meningitis B, caused by bacterial infection, has performed well in a preliminary trial in Britain. Meningitis is inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges. Vaccines are available against meningitis A and C, but none yet exists for meningitis B, the leading cause of bacterial meningitis throughout the world. Annually there are between 20,000-80,000 cases of meningitis B all over the world and of these 10 per cent result in death.
The UN's top health official applauded a new draft for an international pact against smoking, saying it should lead to a treaty with "muscle", but health activists blasted it as too weak. World
Pharma cos worried that the dept is moving away from its stance on pricing of essential drugs. The Department of Pharmaceuticals has told a group of ministers that competition does not necessarily lead
AIDS activists are suing the South African government for its failure to distribute an anti-HIV drugs that could save the lives of about 35,000 newborn babies each year. The lawsuit will be filed by
