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China Closing in on US for Highest Number of Web-users

...ted greater access to computers and the Web. The country had 137 million people with access to the Internet at the end of 2006, according to official figures. The Internet boom has been pivotal in the country's ongoing social transformation, providing a new forum for Chinese to conduct business, seek rom...

New Book Pays Homage to Madrid's Eclectic Culinary Traditions

Madrid is the culinary melting pot of a country which has been named the epicentre of the gourmet world by the New York Times, the author of a new book on Spanish gastronomy said Thursday. "There is no real Madrid cooking but that's because gastronomy here unites so many things," said Miguel An...

Indian Government Asks the Supreme Court to Keep Off Environmental Issues

...tion of forest wealth, has served its purpose. The country has been witnessing a general uptrend in forest cover in the recent decades, which is remarkable. But for active government intervention, the forest resources could have declined very fast. The various high-power committees set up by the court from...

Artificial Trans Fat Banned in Chain Restaurant in King County

...ing County joins a handful of jurisdictions in the country to ban artificial trans fats in restaurant meals and becomes only the second to require nutrition labeling on menus. A nutritional labeling requirement and ban on trans fats in restaurants took effect July 1 in New York. Like a New York City regulati...

Clinical Trials Registry Launched in India

...inical trials being conducted in India, making our country a preferred clinical trial hub, said Prof. Ganguly...esearch, which was being coed in some parts of the country in a hush-hush manner. While registration is voluntary, in some fields it is mandatory to register...

Sleep in Mary, Queen of Scots Bed for 7,500 Pounds a Night!

...oot of the staircase to mark the change from great country house to weekend playground. A three million pound refit, supported by a 500,000 pound Historic Scotland grant, has removed the dry rot, added central heating and created 11 suites, including the Lady's Bower, where guests can sleep in the 500-year...

Help is Hard to Find for Child Sex Abuse Victims in India

...ealt with the past and moved on," she said. In a country where talk about sex of any sort is taboo and consulting a therapist carries its own stigma, hers is an uncommon experience. "Help is very difficult to get," said Anuja Gupta, the founder of the group Recovering and Healing from Incest (RAHI), wher...

Teachers in Lucknow Protest Against New Book on Sex Education

...t'. Moves to bring sex out of the closet in the country have kicked up a morality debate between educators, who say sex education will reduce HIV rates, and critics, who fear it will corrupt young minds. The governments of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh have banned sex education in public scho...

Indian, Iraqi Medics may Face Terror Stigma Overseas

...against doctors on the basis of race, religion, or country of birth should not be encouraged or permitted. Last year, because of a shortage of posts, the government told NHS trusts not to employ overseas junior doctors if there were suitable British or European applicants for positions. The Lancet say...

Pregnant Women's Contest to Curb Infant Mortality

... He said even now six out of 10 childbirths in the country take place at home, with untrained people aiding most deliveries. "Home delivery and subsequent excessive bleeding is posing a great threat to both mother and child." Durga Suryavanshi, 26, a past winner of the contest, said: "I won it, beating 20 ...

Orissa CM Orders Probe into Female Foeticides

...mon practice in Orissa and in several parts of the country that claims about half a million female lives each year, Mohanty said....

Understanding Restless Legs Syndrome

...ulator at multiple medical meetings throughout the country this year....

Afghanistan Hopes to Eradicate Polio in Two Years

...Conference 2007 held in Malaysia. In order for a country to be considered polio-free, there must be no new ...causing permanent paralysis. Amin added that the country was not only intensifying efforts to address this, but also other health problems like malnutrition ...

Penis Loses Its Most Sensitive Parts During Circumcision Process

...wear worn, time since test ejaculation, ethnicity, country of birth, and level of education. Analysis of results showed that the glands of the uncircumcised men had considerably lower thresholds than that of circumcised men. There were also noteworthy differences in pressure thresholds by location on the p...

You Need Blood? Just Click the Mouse!

...ood donated to a needy patient anywhere across the country within 30 minutes," he said. Poacha said that Fermin takes care of mails from donors and patients, while he looks after the day-to-day administration of the site. "The idea of setting up the blood donors site came from personal experience. A frie...

Half a Million Dollars Offered for GPs With Expertise in Anesthetics and Obstetrics

...too? You can then make a beeline for Temora, a country town in New South Wales in Australia. Its mayor P...ssful and will continue to be successful in making country practice attractive and rewarding - but only if the program is properly supported," Dr Capolingua sa...

Non-invasive Screening in Early Pregnancy Halves Down's Syndrome Births

...antage of the introduction of this practice in her country was a plunge in the number of invasive pre-natal diagnostic procedures from 11 percent to approx. 6 percent of pregnancies. In September 2004, the National Board of Health in Denmark recommended new guidelines for prenatal diagnosis. "Previously t...

Vietnam Bird Flu Death a Call for Action, Say Experts

...d died of bird flu, bringing the death toll in the country worst hit by the virus to 80. In Malaysia five p...t about hygiene and biosecurity. Vietnam, once the country worst affected by H5N1, was hit by three waves of avian influenza in 2004 and 2005, when 42 people ...

Early Pregnancy Test Reduces Down Syndrome in Children

...nefit of the introduction of this procedure in her country was a drop in the number of invasive pre-natal diagnostic procedures from 11% to approx. 6% of pregnancies. In September 2004, Professor Brondum-Nielsen will tell the conference, the National Board of Health in Denmark recommended new guidelines fo...

Non-invasive Screening in Early Pregnancy Halves Down's Syndrome Births

...antage of the introduction of this practice in her country was a plunge in the number of invasive pre-natal diagnostic procedures from 11 percent to approx. 6 percent of pregnancies. In September 2004, the National Board of Health in Denmark recommended new guidelines for prenatal diagnosis. "Previously th...

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