Imbalance In Gender Ratio Addressed By Religious Leaders
...Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the all-religious party meet was organized in the capital by the Art of Living Foundation spiritual head Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to send out a message that there can be no greater sin than killing a girl child. A campaign is being planned to spread the message across the Indi...Drug companies in India keen on developing bird flu drug
... the issue of such license is independent of third party consent. The following proposal is expected to help cope up with a public health emergency that might arise in case the pandemic hits India. Once compulsory licensing has been issued, manufacture of the drug can be initiated, to ensure both domestic ...US Senate Votes against Testing of Pesticide on Humans
... 40. That version would allow the EPA to use third party human tests in licensing decisions, within careful constraints. Unlike the Boxer amendment, it does not prohibit the EPA from conducting its own tests. A joint House Senate committee is expected this summer to determine which version prevails. (Sou...Orissa To Get New Medical Colleges Soon
...ic on the issue. The MoU never materialized as the party backed out midway through....Over Six Million HIV Infected People In South Africa- Finds A Survey
...days after the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party tried to obtain the report using the Promotion of Access to Information Act. DA health spokeswoman Dianne Kohler-Barnard said the release of the report following the use of the act was "a triumph". "If this pandemic is to be dealt with ef...World's oldest turns 116 in Japan
...was 77, reportedly slept through an early birthday party held for her last month by 140 relatives and friends. She has seven children -- three of whom have died -- 27 grandchildren, 57 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. One of them has an Internet homepage devoted to her great-great-gr...Watch what you eat during summer
Summer is the real time to party outdoor. Summer picnics and barbecues can be a breeding ground for food-borne illness if you don't follow a few simple rules. Food experts at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center would like everyone// to enjoy the warm weather without the bother of a bout of ...Women more susceptible to brain damage from ecstasy
...suffer brain cell damage from long-term use of the party drug ecstasy but the harm can sometimes be reversed if they stop taking the drug. Studies have shown that the popular all-night dance drug, known chemically as MDMA, can damage nerve endings that release serotonin, a brain chemical that regulates moo...Apollo Hospitals to consider listing on US Bourses in 2003
...th some insurance companies to function as a third party administrator. He also added that the revenue this year will be to the tune of 33 crores as against 25 crores last financial year....Debate Rages over firing of HIV infected health care workers
...way the notion that this is just a self-interested party arguing his case," attorney Stephen R. Scarborough, of the Lambda Legal Defense Fund's Atlanta office, who is representing Waddell, says. Scarborough said that this case is the first to follow the 1998 US Supreme Court decision in Bragdon versus Abbo...