Enzyme to treat paper pulp
The National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, has patented a process to isolate a fungus that can enhance paper quality and reduce the use of toxic chemicals in paper industry.The Cephalosporium strain NCL
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AIDS research poorly organised, say experts
Basic research in AIDS is "inefficient" and poorly organised compared to the magnitude of the problem, says an AIDS expert, attending the Global Immunology Congress. "We need more coordination. Each
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Gujarat gets US help on hospital waste
Gujarat plans to develop a hospital waste management plan with the help of US agencies. State health minister Ashok Bhatt said a plan has been drawn up to eradicate bio-medical waste which will get a
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Vegetable vaccine against diarrhoea
An U.S. researcher has developed a genetically engineered potato that could offer protection aginst food poisoning and diarrhoea. Eating the 'vegetable vaccine' produces an immune response which is
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Probe into smuggling of houbara bustards
The Prime Minister of Pakistan has directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to carry out an extensive investigation into the attempted smuggling of 69 houbara bustards, a consignment of which
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Turtle conservation results can only be known by year 2010
Malaysians will only start to see the impact of current turtle conservation efforts by the year 2010. Malaysian Fisheries Department director-general Datuk Mohd Mazlan Jusoh said those donating
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Breakthrough in cell culture
A team of Johns Hopkins scientists has isolated and identified human stem cells and have discovered them to be capable of forming fundamental tissus that form human muscles bone and
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Reports of Kala-Azar incidence in north Bengal
With reports of Kala-Azar in a few villages near Bagdogra in Siliguri, the tropical fever is believed to be back in north Bengal, official sources
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Stiffer control over imported blood plasma
The South Korean government will strengthen its control over imported blood plasma used for manufacturing various medical products, the Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA), an affiliate of the
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Zuma attacks tobacco barons
South African health minister Nkosazana Zuma on Tuesday accused the tobacco industry of spreading "illness and death" and targeting children in its marketing strategy."Some of the best brains in
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More lead in baby food
Tests on locally recalled Heinz baby food have shown higher lead levels than those taken off US shelves. The Department of Health in Hong Kong results came a month after samples of baby food were
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Plywood units close down as N-E tries to stay green
Even though no one would entirely disagree that illegal fellling is prevalent in the lush green forests of Arunachal Pradesh and other north-eastern states, the 'blanket ban' on felling (which will
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Tirupur dyeing units bracing to meet SC deadline
The hosiery dyeing and bleaching units in Tirupur are expected to catch up with the November 23 deadline fixed by the Supreme Court for complying with pollution control norms of the State pollution
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SC orders notice to TN on location of stone quarries
The Supreme Court has ordered notice to the Tamil Nadu Government, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Chennai, on a petition filed
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Thrombolytic therapy for heart patients
The role of thrombolytic therapy in treating patients of heart attack was discussed during a meet on Neurosciences organised by the Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals in association with the Delhi Medical
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Initial approval given in US for SangStat drug
SangStat, a Californian transplant specialist, won the first US regulatory approval for a generic version of cyclosporine, an immunosuppressant that helps prevent rejection of transplanted
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Fund to support pollution control
The forests and environment ministry has accepted a Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) proposal for setting up a financing corporation to fund pollution control measures throughout the country.
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Africa's bogus medicine dealers
Most of the drugs sold in Africa come from unauthorised vendors peddling medicines of dubious quality, say health experts. And the authorised pharmacies are often no better. African health
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Uganda leads way in beating AIDS
Uganda's pioneering Aids programme has changed social mores: teenagers are postponing sex; casual sex is declining, umarried adults are practicing abstinence. HIV prevalence among pregnant women,
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Hill calls for solution to illegal fishing
Antarctic diplomats must put an end to lucrative fish piracy, the polar region's worst resource crisis, the Australian Environment Minister, Senator Robert Hill, said yesterday. Putting the losses