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Women Deliver Babies With Eye Defects in Jharkhand Villages

...he waste released into streams might contain toxic elements like arsenic, fluoride, mercury, cadmium and lead,...lity that pregnant women are either inhaling toxic elements or are consuming them through polluted drinking water," said Nitish Priyadarshi, an environmentalist...

Stem Cells- a Miraculous Boon

...oyed. Stem cell research is vigorously opposed by elements in society ranging from the Vatican to US President George Bush, Christian fundamentalists and some bioethicists and doctors, who argue that the promise of stem cells should not be realized at the expense of human life, even in its most nascent, embr...

UK Facing Major Sexual Health Crisis Among Teens

...s, alcohol and sex, and exposing the myths". Such elements should be part of compulsory education, rather than the non-statutory arrangement in schools as at present, the report said. One recommendation was for the Government and stakeholders "to encourage a review of advertising regulations on condoms - f...

Landmark Study Prompts Rethink of Genetic Code

...t the genome appears to be stuffed with functional elements that offer no identifiable benefits in terms of su...hare with other animals a large pool of functional elements -- a "warehouse" stuffed with a variety of tools on which each species can draw, enabling it to adap...

Researchers Cracking the Human Genome Function

...ional biologists focused on identifying functional elements hidden in non-gene DNA by carefully mapping how DN...lling sequences likely play a key role. Non-gene elements of the human genome have been relatively understudied in the past, but recent research has shown tha...

Tritium Risks at New Heights

...y large and damaging particles into cells when the elements decay....

Scientists Developing 'intelligent Clothes' to Monitor Wearer's Health

...-sensor patch which will allow us to sense several elements in parallel." According to Luprano, fibres in the material collect moisture and bring it to the sensors, adding that the first version will be able to monitor sweat by measuring acidity, salinity and perspiration rate. However, it is hoped the t...

India to Propose Global Fund for Clean Energy Technologies

...ll set standards to reduce emissions. "There are elements in Bush's proposal we are very comfortable with. These are on equity, energy security and transfer of clean technology," a senior Indian official said. "The rich countries have to show some flexibility," he said, adding: "We cannot allow climate ch...

Cuba is Exporting Healthcare Now

...y the latter, points out Sarah Van Gelder. Many elements of the health care system Cuba is exporting around the world are common-sense practices. Everyone has access to doctors, nurses, specialists, and medications. There is a doctor and nurse team in every neighborhood, although somewhat fewer now, with 2...

You are What You Buy

...ts and have an easier time connecting many unequal elements into higher level abstractions. On the contrary, prevention-focused consumers respond better to explicit advertising, pay more attention to specific pieces of data, and are more responsive to detail. We extend this line of research by identifying f...

Nutrient-rich Dairy Beverages an Emerging Market

...tains key proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, trace elements and vitamins and is virtually fat free. The utilisation of dairy by-products such as whey with the addition of fruits, cereals and active ingredients in carbonated beverage forms could revolutionise the existing beverage market. The key to successf...

Mouse Model Points to Strategy for Treating Rare Muscle Disease & Kidney Disorders

... the transgenic mice, said Dr. Huizing. Structural elements in the kidney that are important for filtering waste from the blood in these animals were severely impaired and we linked this to sialic acid deficiency. This outcome demonstrates the significance of the ability of the body to synthesize sialic acid ...

Now Viagra Oysters Could Appease Your Appetite and Boost Your Libido!

...ay claims tests have proven the oysters show trace elements of sildenafil citrate, the active ingredient in Viagra. May has registered his product as "Viagra Oysters", and estimates that it could be worth 300 million dollars. But his use of the Viagra trademark in his marketing has drawn the fury of pha...

Examiners Charged in Philippines Nursing Test Scandal

...uates seeking licenses. An inquiry found that 56 elements from a medical surgery section leaked to students in the northern Philippines were traced back to Mandeja, who was the assigned examiner for the subject, Gutierrez said in a statement. Handwritten and printed notes traced to Dionisio, the assigned ...

Pre- and Post-menopausal Women Responses Equally to Most Sexual Desire Cues

...ual Desire Scale (CSDS). It examines four distinct elements of desire cues: Love/Emotional Bonding Cues, Erotic/Explicit Cues, Visual/Proximity Cues and Implicit/Romantic Cues. Participants in the study were evaluated for sexual desire concerns, and completed a questionnaire that asked them to assess the li...

Beware Weight Loss Drugs, Say Canadian Experts

...-loss products in 2001, is charged with overseeing elements of the weight-loss industry.It tries to keep up with new products through its Natural Health Products Directorate. Products that meet the agency's criteria for safety, efficacy and quality get a licence and an eight-digit Natural Product Number. All ...

Scientists Map Genome Sequence Dengue Mosquito

...oup at Virginia Tech, helped annotate transposable elements (TEs), genetic material that move around the mosqu...i appear to be degenerate, a significant number of elements have potentially active TE copies, indicating that they may be developed as tools for genetic studie...

Poisoned Workers of Hindustan Lever Demand Treatment

...he company to reinstate/restore damaged/destroyed elements of the environment . The SCMC also recommended that HLL should pay an advance of 50 crores towards remediation and independent of this should also set up a health clinic and a non polluting employment center for the health and economic rehabilitati...

Innovative Education Scheme Sees Fewer Rugby Players Suffering Spinal Injuries

...jury management and safe techniques in the contact elements of rugby. Referees and coaches, who have a key ...ead of the predicted nine spinal injuries in these elements of play between 2001 and 2005. Yet where tackles had accounted for 36% of spinal injuries between 19...

Being Overzealous With Multivitamins May Lead To Prostate Cancer

... be due to nonessential, potentially harmful trace elements contained in zinc supplements, such as cadmium, a known carcinogen," the researchers opine....

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