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Consume Less, Experts Advise as Malthusian Nightmare Returns to Haunt West

...hs the global corn price has doubled. The constant aim of agriculture is to produce enough food to carry us over to the next harvest. In six of the past seven years, we have used more grain worldwide than we have produced. As a result world grain reserves - or carryover stocks - have dwindled to 57 days....

World Wine Sales Brisk, but French Producers Hungover

...better. Educalcool said at a conference that its aim is to convince people that moderation is a rule without exception, or that "getting plastered even once is once too often". But many French producers feel anti-alcohol campaigns have gone too far given the drastic decrease in domestic consumption. ...

Shahnaz Hussain Takes Ayurveda to London's Harley Street

...esthetics. According to Patel, "We have a simple aim of 'total patient care.' We strive to treat all our patients using the 'saatvik' principles of truth and purity.....Truth of diagnosis and Purity of treatments. We welcome the addition of Shahnaz Ayurveda as it is in total keeping with our holistic p...

Childhood Abuse Increases the Risk of Alcoholism

...ms than boys with the high activity variant. Our aim was to test whether this low activity variant influences the impact of childhood sexual abuse on alcoholism and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) in women, says Dr. Ducci. She and her colleagues analyzed DNA samples from a group of American In...

Tinnitus Patients can Lead a Normal Life

...innitus. She points out that it is a treatment the aim of which is to get the patient to become accustome...rall evaluation of the patient is essential. The aim of therapeutic advice is to help to minimise the importance of the tinnitus. It involves eliminating...

Too Much of Acidic Foods can Cause Permanent Damage to Teeth

...ary advice and daily desensitizing toothpaste, the aim is to prevent and treat early or moderate signs of erosion on the teeth, said Dr. Bartlett. Early signs of tooth erosion consist of dentin hypersensitivity. In other words, if hot or cold foods and beverages cause pain or sensitivity this is an ind...

Japanese Firm Unveils Artificial Hand With 'air Muscles'

...n image of helping people do heavy lifting, but we aim at delicate work as a human hand can do," company president Mikio Shimizu said. During a demonstration, the prototype hand grasped a pen and picked up a raw egg without breaking it. The firm plans to ship some 50 prototypes to research institutes...

Indian-born Australian Scientist Wins Award for Stem Cell Research

... next level - commercialisation - with the primary aim of better care for patients. "My research has great relevance for India, which has high incidence of diabetes in the population. We organise a training programme on stem cell biology once or twice a year and scientists from across the world come a...

Potentially Lethal H5N1 Bird Flu Resurfaces in Europe

...es have already been widen without delay, with the aim of preventing a new outbreak of the virus," the website www.aktualne.cz quoted Czech Agriculture Minister Petr Gandalovic as saying. "Strict controls are being followed in all the villages in the region," the veterinary services spokesman said. The...

UK Doctors Demand Overhauling of Fertility Regulatory Authority

...t the HFEA acted in good faith, and on advice. Our aim is to protect patient safety and ensure patient choice and we regret any distress that may have been caused to Mr Taranissi's patients." The conclusion of the case would not affect its forthcoming decision on whether the licences for the two clinics ...

Cartoons to Dispel Science Phobia for Students

...ns and are also on the lookout for answers. "Our aim is to dispel the fear of science from the mind of students. Through the cartoons we have tried to make the book interactive and student-friendly," said Hukum Singh, head of the department of science and mathematics at NCERT. "They discuss questions...

United Kingdom: Maternity Units Exposed! Leaves Much to Be Desired

...t Hospital, which came under the scanner said: "We aim to make sure everybody has excellent treatment. This is a very important time for a mother giving birth to a beloved child, and we want to make sure that that is a good experience. But obviously when the units get busy, then decisions have to be take...

Study Examines the Pathologization of Guantanamo Suicides

...infinite detention. Although humanitarian agencies aim to present the psychological states of the detainees as indicators of the abominable conditions of their detention, by presenting the attempted suicides as the result of impaired psychological functioning, they inadvertently play into notions of the ...

Deforestation Plays a Critical Role in Climate Change: Study

...n by 50 per cent from the current levels, with the aim of stopping deforestation when we have 50 per cent of the worlds tropical forests remaining, this would save the emission of 50 billion tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere. This 50/50/50 option would avoid the release of the equivalent of six years ...

New Strategy Identified for Preventing Acute and Chronic Brain Disease

... prevent it. Many investigational therapies for AD aim to reduce levels of amyloid-beta proteins (AB) because Amyloid-beta builds up to abnormally high levels in the brains of people with AD and is widely suspected to cause the disease. "We wanted to pursue a complementary strategy and try to make the...

Rice Containing Breast Milk Proteins to Be Grown in Kansas

...ial, viral, and fungal properties. Ventrias main aim is to use the pharmaceutical proteins rich rice to create drinks that may help combat diarrhea, and to use dietary supplements to help reverse anemia. The crop was given preliminary approval in March after it was tested in Peru, Nature magazine rep...

Tower of London Facing Pollution Threat

... washing could damage the towers stonework. Our aim is to be aware of coming changes, prepare for them and keep them at a publicly-acceptable level, he said....

Gay Film Festival Begins in Delhi

...discussions and a photographic presentation. The aim of the programme is to give voice to the issue in a country where Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is still in existence. Section 377 criminalizes private consensual sex between adults. One of the main demands of the campaign for the righ...

Individuals Distraction can Be Measured by a Computer Based Test

...orking on specific applications for education that aim to improve attention in school pupils and reduce the likelihood of them being distracted both in class and when doing homework. We could make commercial applications of the distraction test available on demand," Professor Lavie said....

Genetic Code That Helps Kill Colon Cancer Cells Identified

...d phenomenon, the work may lead to treatments that aim to restore the missing microRNA to cancer cells....

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