This document is the second in a series of global reports describing progress towards the 2030 targets set in Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030. It describes a wide range of activities, accomplishments and challenges across the portfolio of …
all living creatures are the products of evolution by natural selection. In this selection, new and randomly occurring variations, which first come about on account of a gene's mutation, are tested in living organisms in terms of their effects on living and raising children. This is measured as an individual's …
the Turkish government has placed the town of Golcuk in quarantine to guard against the spread of diseases following the devastating earthquake in the second week of August. The naval base in the town was also sealed. Only those with special passes were allowed to travel in or out of …
During an intense heat wave in July 1995 in Chicago, USA, 726 people died during a four-day period due to heat stress. Heat stress is a condition in which the body is unable to adjust to the external environment because it does not have enough water to cool itself through …
ian Wilmut, the scientist who created Dolly, the world's first mammal cloned from an adult cell has struck a million-dollar deal with a us company to work on human cloning. According to a report in the London Daily Telegraph , Wilmut had agreed to help develop techniques to clone a …
In 1955, an unusual disease broke out among the people living on the banks of Jinzu river in Japan called Itai Itai ( itai means "ouch'). It weakened bones to such an extent that even the stress of coughing could cause fractures. There were reports of reduced stature, bow-leggedness, and …
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or sexually transmitted infections (STIs), have been recognised as a major public-health problem for a number of years. In 1912, Prince Morrow, chair of the US committee looking into the problem of venereal diseases, was quoted as saying "it is a conservative estimate that fully one-eighth …
Lead poisoning in children is causing a storm in New York. A large number of cases seeking action against lead poisoning are pending in courts. Lead is present in numerous forms in the environment of most cities of the world. Children are most susceptible to its ill effects as it …
studies on rheumatoid arthritis indicate that treatment with strong drugs may work better than the gradual approach to the crippling disease. Rheumatoid arthritis is an auto-immune disease, which is caused when the body's immune system turns against the tissue in the joints . Doctors in Belgium and Holland say that …
health is not only - or even primarily - the concern of doctors and nurses. The community has a major role to play in creating an environment that makes available better health care facilities and is conducive to prevention of diseases. In the current environmental situation, which continues to get …
a vaccine has been developed that can prevent urinary tract infections ( utis), one of the most common health problems all over the world. The ailment is mostly caused by bacteria called E coli. Millions of people, especially women, have to be hospitalised for treatment of uti s and four …
botulinum , a toxin developed for che-mical warfare and strong enough to kill 10,000 humans with a teaspoonful, is being tested as a treatment for handicapped children in St James University Hospital, Leeds, uk. The toxin causes botulism, a form of food poisoning that leads to paralysis. One in four …
zenaca today, a British agrochemical company, has recently launched the most widely-acting and versatile fungicide ever developed. Amistar, as it is called, can kill almost any fungal infection on almost any fruit, vegetable or cereal crop without posing a threat to wildlife or the environment. Its active ingredient, Azoxystrobin, is …
truce has been called by the uk and the European Union ( eu) in the three month-old battle over beef. The agreement was reached last month at the eu summit in Florence, Italy. The agreement consists of a package of measures that aims at a long term eradication of bovine …
THE sun's bright rays can play havoc with one's flawless skin. Sun bathing for as short a period as two to three minutes can lead to tissue damag~ and prema- ture aging of the human skin. A te~ of researchers at the University of Michigan, us, headed by Gary Fisher, …
Anthrax has claimed three elephants in Jaldapara wildlife sanctuary in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, sparking fears that the infectious disease could wipe out animal life in the reserve. The disease, which threatens domestic herbivores and even humans, may have been contracted from infected cattle in nearby villages. The sanctuary …
Many animal rights activists consider that all research carried out with animals is indefensible. This would apply especially to research with chimpanzees. I assume that chimpanzees are the closest relatives to humans and that they deserve ethical considerations which are similar to those accorded humans. Nevertheless, I believe that it …
