A U.S. federal panel recommended approval of Glaxo Wellcome Inc.'s fourth AIDS drug, Ziagen, despite evidence of serious, and sometimes deadly, allergic reactions in about 3% of patients. The drug
A doctor at the University of Tokyo has successfully conducted a remote control surgical experiment over the Internet, raising the possibility that patients in need of complex surgery may someday be
The Agency of Industrial Science and Technology's Osaka National Industrial Research Institute said it has developed a membrane that lets hydrogen pass 60 times more readily than methanol. Because
It takes almost three pounds of wild fish to grow one pound of the commercially farmed delicacy, salmon. Similarly, shrimp farmings uses up more fish protein than it produces, and both degrade
A two-day conference and workship on infertility, endoscopy and colour doppler, will be held at Allahabad from 14 November. The conference, organised by the Indian Association of Human Reproduction
New research on ageing by Dr. Sudhir Gupta at the Institute of California shows that the body sets off a process of programmed cell death. Researchers studying the process have identified the group
Despite unseasonal rains, the sugarcane production in Maharashtra is expected to surpass the target and create a problem of plenty. The Maharashtra State Cooperative Sugar Federation is already
The Ministry of Education has raised the ire of the World Food Programme (WFP) by transferring a senior official of a WFP-funded project for the fifth time in 18 months, according to documents. The
The Environment and forests ministry has sought an increase in allocation of funds to tackle environmental issues, including conservation of flora and fauna. Addressing a meeting of the parliamentary
The Indian Railway has identified automatic warning system (AWS) as a suitable technology to reduce human error in controlling traffic, Union railway minister Nitish Kumar said yesterday. The new
Clinical trials have proved a valuable medical innovation. But they still have their weaknesses : a
Gastroenteritis has taken 60 lives since the advent of monsoon in Rautahat district of Nepal. According to doctors, out of 82 VDCs of the district, 39 VDCs are directly
The $6-billion Monsanto Enterprises will introduce a technology, called conservation tillage, for farmers which will help maintain land fetility. Monsanto, which had entered India 20 years ago, is
Mountaineers often get stuck. One escape technique : looping nylon webbing around a rock horn, and then passing a climbing rope through the loop and sliding to safety. The rope is pulled through the
The Tenth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, to be held in Cairo from 18 to 24 November 1998, is the annual meeting in which the Parties
India has informed the International Grain Council that the wheat imported from Australia recently, contained a large number of weeds. Forty-five different species of weeds were intercepted by the
A top official of the Maharashtra government has claimed that the proposed Vadhavan port near Dahanu in Thane district will not violate any coastal regulation zone (CRZ) conditions , neither will
Bangladesh yesterday signed the project agreement of TCP/BGD/8826(E) "Emergency supply of veterinary medicines and vaccines to flood affected livestock farmers in Bangladesh" with the Food and
Japan's Health and Welfare Ministry has decided to approve newly developed AIDS drugs based solely on data obtained in clinical tests overseas, ministry officials said Wednesday. The move is expected
The Coffee Board has asked renowned Dutch breeder Vander Vossen to study the breeding programme and suggest ways of improving the quality and yield of Indian coffee and to renview the ongoing
