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Cola Giants Move To Court Over Their Ban In Kerala

The soft drink giants, Coke and Pepsi have challenged on Friday the ban that has been imposed by the state government on aerated drinks// , in separate petitions before the Kerala High Court. It has been reported that a number of states had imposed a limited restriction on the sales of theses drinks f...

Bitter Pill: Thrills That Kill

...ng developed and tested. Opioid addiction is being challenged with medications like Buprenorphine, which is effective in treating addiction of this type. 'Legal treatment' and cracking the whip on drug abusers and perpetrators has become an effective strategy, which many countries swear by. Yet many drug-cart...

Mentally Challenged Boy Kept in Chains in Jharkhand

A 15-year-old mentally challenged boy is being kept in chains in Hazaribagh district...ok him to an exorcist. "There are several mentally challenged patients in this village. But most of the families depend on exorcists as they cannot afford the exp...

High Court Stays Operation of Government Order on Govt Quota

... and a private medical callege. The petitions had challenged the GO dated July 11 last which said the private medical and dental colleges could fill 35 per cent seats under the management quota while the remaining 65 per cent would be filled under the government quota. The counsels for the petitioners pleaded...

Suitable Culturing Medium, essential for Stem Cell Development

...vents that occur while the brain is developing and challenged them with different environments, and the effects are profound. Ultimately both nature and nurture influence the final identity of a stem cell, but in early stages it seems nurture is very important.’ In experiments, scientists confirmed a cell cul...

Renewable Oocytes of Mice created hope in Human Fertility Treatment

...logy, has sparked controversy among biologists and challenged the theory, held for more than 50 years, that female mammals are born with a finite number of oocytes (eggs). Two years ago, international researchers speculated that mice could continue to produce eggs throughout puberty and adulthood. Although th...

Britain Reconsidering New Visa Rules for Indian Doctors

...dical employment market. The new rules have been challenged in the high court by the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO) after representations to the DoH failed to elicit any response. BAPIO has reportedly raised 30,000 pounds from its members to mount a legal challenge to the new rules...

Blind Girl Students to Catwalk in Guwahati Fashion Show

...the skin but mean more than that." The visually challenged students would catwalk to music arranged by DJ Yan...rious neurological attack. "For me, the visually challenged students are more than supermodels. They have instincts far more sharp and sensitive though they can...

Added Stress To Pregnant Mothers From Pre-Scan Warnings

...uld be given to women before scans is one that has challenged healthcare professionals for decades" says Lalor, who co-authored her paper with Professor Cecily Begley, also from the College's School of Nursing. "For example, the UK's Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has emphasised the need fo...

Hearing May Be Regained: Research Provides Hopes

...th of specialized hair cells in the ears of humans challenged by deafness//. These tiny hairs in the ear are capable of detecting vibrations, which is then translated by the brain into sound. Once lost, these hairs could not be replaced and this resulted in permanent hearing loss. Approximately, one out of e...

Protected Environment v/s Unprotected Affect Hygiene Health Immunity

...and hence their immune systems -- have not been as challenged during everyday life by the host of microbes commonly found in the environment. The study suggests that an overly hygienic environment could simultaneously increase the tendency to have allergic reactions and the tendency to acquire autoimmune dis...

People Want Community Hospitals to Stay

...h Provost Len Wyse said that the decision would be challenged in the courts. He said that they presented a reasonable view to the health minister against the closure of the two hospitals but the minister did not listen to them. But Mr Kerr said that he did this in the best interest of the local communities to p...

Health Minister Orders the Closure of Two Community Hospitals

...h Provost Len Wyse said that the decision would be challenged in the courts. He said that they presented a reasonable view to the health minister against the closure of the two hospitals but the minister did not listen to them. But Mr Kerr said that he did this in the best interest of the local communities to p...

Justice To Former Male Nurse In sex Discrimination Case

...al Opportunities Commission said the court ruling challenged assumptions that all men are sexual predators and as men make up only 10% of the workforce it would help to open up nursing for them., The case was presented before the the employment appeals tribunal in London by Andrew Moyhing, 29, who claimed...

Earlier Introduction of Solid Foods in Infants Could Prevent Wheat Allergy

...solid foods. But that notion has now been strongly challenged by a new study, saying that feeding the babies on cereals in the earlier part may be helpful to overcome the food allergies. Jill Poole, M.D., assistant professor in the pulmonary, critical care, sleep and allergy section of the department of inter...

Too Much PC Gaming Makes Children Lonely and Sick

... and where they are not sufficiently monitored and challenged at home. 'Many parents are poor role models, since they themselves spend a lot of time in front of the computer or television.' The parents are often happy when the children are at home, Grosch says. 'Beyond that, they don't care what the kids ar...

'Being Disabled Is Not a Barrier to Success'

...as stands at 82. Only nine out of 1,000 physically challenged people in urban areas are able to get into engineering as against three in rural areas. Sharing her experience at the BPO firm, she said that her employer had thus far been cooperative. "I have Jaws software, Braille metal plates describing room num...

Restore Ban on Weight Loss Aid, Ephedra – FD

...mgs, ruled the ban last year. The ban was however, challenged by Nutraceutical Corp. The representative of the FDA, Christine Kohl, a representative of the FDA said that the federal judge had not properly understood the law or the duty of the FDA in regulating various diet supplements. ‘Campbell essentially ign...

Controversy over Fees Structure in Private Medical Colleges

...n the other hand the private medical colleges have challenged the government. The CET Bill was passed in the Legislative Assembly amid an Opposition walkout. It was done to put an end to the controversy surrounding the fee structure in private medical and paramedical colleges in the state. This bill asked the p...

Minister of State For Industry Urges Corporate Sectors to help India’s Disabled Populatio

...he minister stated - only then can the physically challenged be helped to be brought into the mainstream. 'The...ation remains a major challenge for the physically challenged people. 'While 93 percent of people of the category are below secondary level in rural India, 82 pe...

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