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Evolution of HIV from African Greek Monkeys

...e really cool thing is that these changes can take place on a more rapid timeline that previously thought." Wertheim adds, "Understanding how emerging infectious diseases evolve in their natural host organism helps us understand the disease's possible trajectory."The team's next steps are figuring out exa...

Millions of Births Still Go Unreported in India

... covering about 63.8 per cent of the births taking place in the country. The level of registration varies substantially across the states. Among the low performing states, birth registration in Rajasthan has gone up from 61.43 percent in 2005 to 78.01 percent in 2006. In the rural areas, it has increased...

MS Drug Fails The Test For Treating Crohns Disease

...ts over 20 to 30 years, [Crohn's] is not the first place we'd go to develop Tysabri," states Mullen. According to him, the drug looks more promising as a treatment for Lupus and certain cancers....

Dog Fighting in the US: Bloody, Illegal and Booming

...- even sometimes cats -- for fights. Fights take place "in abandoned buildings, basement, garages, warehouses, even in apartments where they used the doors to block a doorway and build a pit," Roach said. "They use treadmills to train a dog to run and to develop their stamina they hang a rabbit or cat ...

Asia Must Overcome HIV Stigma, Say Research Chiefs

... reponse has changed, they're putting treatment in place and doing research," he said. "But people are still very much concerned about the human rights issues and how people with HIV are treated in Chinese society." China estimated last year that it had 650,000 HIV cases, although UN officials estimate...

Briton Set for Pacific Solo Odyssey to Highlight Warming

...raise awareness of maritime pollution and secure a place in history when she sets out on a solo row across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco on Thursday. Roz Savage, 38, has already traversed the Atlantic Ocean in her lightweight 24-foot (seven meter) silver rowing boat and is now attempting a far gr...

Green Box Converts Car Fumes into Biofuel

...el. The box can be fixed underneath the car in place of the exhaust. this box traps the unwanted gases. These unwanted gases are also called green house gas such as carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide and they add to the global warming. The box then emits water vapor. The captured gases can be developed...

Scientists Demonstrate Heart Cell Replication in Mice

...h severe congenital heart disease eventually hit a place where the heart isn't pumping adequately," Kuhn says....

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

...you. Your parents are right there and it is taking place two minutes away, out of their sight," she recount...bused, she said she was lucky to eventually find a place where she could talk about her experience and break the bad habits she developed to cope with what w...

Ayurvedic Doctor Sentenced to Five Years in Jail for Causing Death of Woman

...ho sought his help for abortion. The incident took place two years ago. The doctor had administered some medicines to the woman to which she reacted adversely, causing the death. According to the prosecution, the deceased, Babli had approached the private medical practitioner, Kumar for abortion. Kumar...

Pregnant Women's Contest to Curb Infant Mortality

... 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 other pregn...

Purdue Pharma Agrees to Pay $600 Million Fine for Misbranding Oxycontin

...sibility for its employees' actions and has put in place training and monitoring programs to ensure overpro...on of southwest Virginia where the sentencing took place has had a number of oxycodone-related deaths -- 119 from 2003 through 2005, according to the state m...

Around the World in 86 Days ... on Motorbike With Double-hand Transplant

... The first double hand transplant on a woman took place last November in Spain, when news reports said it was the seventh such operation worldwide. Kelz' surgery lasted 17 hours and was performed by transplant specialist Raimund Margreiter at Innsbruck University Hospital in western Tyrol. "I did 5,00...

You Need Blood? Just Click the Mouse!

...of blood donors. So if you need blood, it's a good place to turn to. And it is free," reads the website. "There is always an acute shortage of blood in most government and private blood banks across the country. Many times, during emergencies and major operations, it becomes difficult for patients and re...

Nadine Coyle Voted Celeb With Hottest Pair of Legs in Showbiz

...n R and B singer Beyonce Knowles bagged the second place while troubled pop star Britney Spears landed the third position. Aussie sisters Dannii and Kylie Minogue stood fourth and fifth respectively. Others who featured on the list included English R and B singer Jamelia, Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole...

Flower-power on a Plate in Paris

... "We've tried to create proper dishes, not simply place a bunch of daisies in the middle of the plate", said Rouquette, adding that he had analysed each flower and selected it before creating a new dish in order that it "fit into the grid of a dish." Borage for example has "an iodized taste" that blends...

Wine Woos World as Trade Fair Opens

...art at 48,000 euros -- Gallo will finally take its place alongside 12 other top name producers including Taittinger, Lanson and Baron Philippe de Rothschild. This year's show covers 41,000 square metres, the biggest since it started in 1981 with 6,885 square metres, and local hotels and restaurants are pre...

WAG Wedding Extravaganza for England Footballers

...ties, WAGs and other assorted hangers-on seeking a place in the glossy magazines as four England stars tied...n back at their six-million-pound mansion. It took place at Manchester Cathedral -- incidentally the subject of an ongoing row between the Church of England ...

Major Surgeries and Operations Could Prove Deadly for Anaemic Older Men

...y and hernia repairs among a range of others, took place between 1997 and 2004 in 132 Veterans' Affairs Medical Centers across the US....

Elton John's Free AIDS Awareness Concert in Ukraine

...o promote HIV-Aids awareness. The show, which took place in the country's capital Kiev, was attended by 200,000 people including President Viktor Yushchenko and other politicians. The charity performance of the singer whose Aids foundation already funds projects in Ukraine, has received mixed reviews fr...

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