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New York, the City That Roars 24/7, is Forced to Quiet Down

...urants will be given a chance to produce a plan to curb their noise output; and if they don't deliver, fines of up to 8,000 dollars could be imposed. New Yorkers whose cars are tricked out with impressive sound systems meant to rock passersby to their bones can be slapped with fines from 100-350 dollars...

No Sex Education, Say Uttar Pradesh Teachers

...he view that it would be difficult for teachers to curb embarrassing queries from students once the material is put on display in accordance with the wishes of the government," Sharma said. The association proposes to issue a circular to all its members to oppose the entry of the books and teaching mater...

Tobacco Industry Promotes Antismoking Campaigns

...the rise and fall of state and national efforts to curb smoking for the past 40 years. She chronicles industry strategies to prevent a campaigns creation, steer messages to smaller audiences, limit the content of the message, limit or eliminate the campaigns funding, and pursue litigation against the camp...

China to "salvage" Reputation on Food, Drug Safety

...nsparency in the approval process of medicines and curb corruption within the industry, the China Daily reported. "Transparency is the enemy of corruption. That's why we have introduced the new regulations," the paper cited the deputy chief of the State Food and Drug Administration, Wu Zhen, as saying. ...

China Launches Food Safety Checks in Run-up to Olympics

...nsparency in the approval process of medicines and curb corruption within the industry, the China Daily reported. Xinhua reported Wednesday that China has banned toothpaste companies from using diethylene glycol. Earlier this month officials announced that athletes and visitors heading to Beijing for ...

Gender Equality, the Key Factor to Curb Foeticide: Dr. Ramadoss

...Act are enforced effectively, it can substantially curb such practices and send a loud and clear message t...ithin his or her own domain, has to play a role to curb this practice whether as parents, teachers, doctors, lawyers, journalists etc. All of us have to wor...

Diaphragms offer no extra protection Against HIV

...r disappointing find in the search for a device to curb HIV infection in women. Nancy Padian, executiv...test in a growing list of disappointing efforts to curb the AIDS menace.The study was the most closely watched HIV prevention trial for women since January,...

Village Panchayat in Tamil Nadu Bans Tobacco Consumption

...e, the members of the village panchayat decided to curb this tobacco culture among the younger generation, said V Nagarajan, President of Varanavasi Village Panchayat. To check their tobacco consuming habits, Nagarajan said that we have adopted a resolution to ban smoking and chewing in our panchayat vi...

UAE Plans to Implement Anti-smoking Law

United Arab Emirates is drafting a law to curb smoking to secure peoples' rights to the highest standards of health . "The UAE is very much committed towards implementing a comprehensive anti-tobacco law to reduce the spread of the habit in the society, especially among children and adolescents,...

UK Licensing Law Changes Have Trebled Overnight Alcohol Related Visits to Emergency Care

...2005. The legislation was introduced in a bid to curb the amount of binge drinking and associated crime and disorder, and boost public safety. The study findings are based on emergency care visits to one inner city London teaching hospital across two separate months, before and after the changes had be...

Male Circumcision can Cut HIV Infection, Studies Show

...d circumcision could be a powerful tool in helping curb HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, where infection rates in some countries are up to 40 percent of the adult population. He said, however, that any introduction of widespread male circumcision in developing countries needed to be carried out with...

Memory T Cells Protect the Body from Viruses

...infection; but prevent disease partly because they curb the spread of the virus from the lymph node to vital organs at very early stages of the infection. Its like having a security check point, said Sigal. Also, many cancers, like viruses, must pass through lymph nodes to metastasize, so this research ...

Body's Defence Mechanism Against Viral Disease Discovered

...infection, but prevent disease partly because they curb the spread of the virus from the lymph node to vital organs at very early stages of the infection. "It's like having a security check point. Also, many cancers, like viruses, must pass through lymph nodes to metastasise, so this research may help d...

Vaccines That Kick Drug Habits, Minimize Withdrawal Symptoms Developed

... overcome drug addictions, they do not necessarily curb relapse. This is not a stand-alone treatment. There is a reason drugs were used in the first place, and that needs to be dealt with either through counselling or behavioural therapies, Kosten said. The findings of the study were presented at the...

EU Move Against Mercury Should Be Adopted in India: NGO

... liquid metal causes, yet there was no proposal to curb its current free import and trade. Agarwal hoped the Indian government would take a cue from the initiative against the lethal metal and ban its import....

US Hospitals Increasingly Colonized by Drug-resistant Germs

...ar and was still spreading despite all attempts to curb it. Clostridium difficile, a bacterium that causes diarrhea and more serious intestinal conditions such as colitis. The Healthcare Commission had said it would carry out spot checks at 120 NHS trusts over the next year in its biggest ever programme...

Fast Food Chains Face Ban from Malaysian Children's Television

...advertising on children's television programmes to curb the increasing incidence of health problems caused by bad eating habits, news reports said Saturday. Health Minister Chua Soi Lek said the cabinet had agreed all fast-food chains be required to detail the cholesterol, fat and sugar content of their...

Charity Slot Machines a Thing of the Past in Norway

...ing in recent years that we had to do something to curb the social problems it causes," Halvard Ingebrigtsen, undersecretary of state at the ministry of culture and religious affairs, told AFP. At most there were some 18,500 slot machines across Norway, which has a population of 4.6 million. The ban on ...

New Definition Helps Identify Children at Risk of Metabolic Syndrome

...rts and agriculture, but it is the only way we can curb the burden of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease". The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is the global advocate for almost 250 million people with diabetes worldwide. It represents 200 diabetes associations in more than 150 countries...

This 'Grass' is Not Green - Say, 'No Thanks, I Am Fine Without Drugs'

...has been the spread of HIV. Lets join hands to curb the menace The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit drug trafficking falls on 26th June 2007. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) aims to increase the awareness of illicit drugs and the magnitude of harm it can cause so...

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