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Japanese are Weighed Down by Deviating from Their Traditional Diet

... recruited to take children to the countryside and plant vegetable gardens. "If we change the habits of children, we can also change their families and, in the long term, improve our entire society in terms of nutrition," said Kaneda....

Toxic Algae Pose New Health Scare in China

...under renewed attack from toxic algae that destroy plant and fish life and threaten humans in the country's latest pollution scare, state media reported on Sunday . New satellite pictures of eastern China show the blue-green foul-smelling algae spreading in Taihu and Chaohu lakes, the Workers Daily newspap...

India's Wockhardt Launches Drug in US Market

...ctured at Wockhardt's US FDA certified formulation plant at Waluj in Maharashtra. The $650 million firm has a market capitalisation of over $1 billion and has major presence in the markets of the US, Britain, Ireland, Germany and France. It employs over 7,000 professionals both in India and abroad....

Global Climate Change and Toxic Chemicals: A Potentialy Lethal Combination

...is a common industrial chemical and a component in plant extracts. Four fish species, dwelling in different habitats in Australia, were selected for the tests. As demonstrated in previous studies, exposure to sublethal concentrations of certain chemicals can cause stresses that limit an organisms ability...

Oman to Launch First Bio-refinery in Gulf Region

...ear, which will be doubled within two years. The plant is expected to turn in a profit of US$225 million in its very first year of operation, Mohammed Saif Al Harthy, CEO of OGEC was quoted as saying. "The uniqueness of the project is that cellulose, which will be converted into ethanol, would be extra...

Indian Projects Win Top Ashden Awards

...esigned unit that turns the slurry from the biogas plant into high quality Sarah Butler-Sloss, Executive Chair and chair of the judging panel said: "Our winners show how sustainable energy can improve health, education and livelihoods and at the same time reduce carbon emissions. The Prince of Wales, C...

China's Three Gorges Dam Changing Local Weather: Scientists

...rillion gallons of water and a hydroelectric power plant 20 times more powerful than the Hoover Dam. The researchers combined satellite data and ground weather stations to create a computer climate simulation, which they then compared to what has already happened in recent years. More recently, other N...

Shahnaz Hussain Takes Ayurveda to London's Harley Street

...ctical application of Ayurveda. The treatments use plant ingredients and natural substances, known for their powerful healing and skin rejuvenating properties, the release said. She added: "The curative aspect of Ayurveda cannot be ignored. We have seen the miraculous effects of Ayurveda on the skin." ...

Sioux Herb Confirmed as Shield Against Colds

.... Echinacea is a term for nine related daisy-like plant species that are native to North America and featu...ction, snakebites and rabies. Other names for the plant are black sampson, Kansas snakeroot and purple coneflower. Coleman's team said they had counted mor...

Galapagos on UN Endangered List

...f Ecuador's coast, the islands contain much unique plant and animal life. They were protected by UNESCO 1978, with the boundaries extended in 2001. The volcanic islands inspired British naturalist Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. It is Ecuador's most popular tourist attraction. The islands' growing ...

Tibetans to Introduce Organic Farming

...es the use of synthetic fertilizer and pesticides, plant growth regulators and livestock feed additives. Organic farmers rely on crop rotation, crop residues, animal manures and mechanical cultivation to maintain soil productivity. "The policy of sustainable agriculture based on organic farming is aime...

Chandigarh Set to Be No-smoking Zone from July 15

...dministration will be using a poster with a Bamboo plant where I have tried to show that what is the use of an ash tray the moment you stop smoking. I suggested that instead of using an ash tray for flicking off ash, use it for plantation," he said. But a few vendors believe the ban will affect their bus...

Bamboo Seed: Viagra and Food for Mizos

...any living being. James Lalsiamliana, assistant plant protection officer at the Mizoram Agriculture Department, who has been specially assigned by the state government to keep track of rodents during bamboo flowering - which is on now - believes in the libido enhancement capability of the seeds. 'A h...

Study of Bacterial Pathogen may Give Insight to Cancer Development

...outside animal hosts, and its sources include dead plant matter, fruits and vegetables, unpasteurized diary products, and meats that have not been properly cooked. Pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems are particularly susceptible. Ireton suggests that contamination can be avoided...

Australian Grape Glut Dries Up as Drought Bites

...operty the ground is so dry it would be useless to plant vines while in others the drought has left plants stunted and fruitless. "If the drought just continues as is, we are going to see vines that are struggling to produce fruit at all," he told AFP. He too has been hit by capricious weather. "In Feb...

China Unveils Green Plan to Revert Farmland to Forest

...ests. China is home to 10 per cent of all known plant species, and half of those unique to China, about ...jing, the initiative involves safeguarding China's plant diversity by allowing 15 million hectares of farmland to revert to forest over the next three years,...

Live Earth Will Make the World More Aware of the Crisis Facing the Earth, Hopes Al Gore

..., schools and transport more energy efficient, and plant new trees and preserve forests. The organizers are happy that China too has been roped in, despite its known reservation on the global warming issue. Kevin Wall, the executive producer of Live Earth, said, We're on Chinese TV with 800 million peo...

DBT And IAVI Forge Partnership To Develop Next Generation Vaccine Candidates

...iology of human genetic disorders, brain research, plant genome research, development, validation and commercialisation of diagnostic kits and vaccines for communicable diseases, food biotechnology, biodiversity conservation and bioprospecting, setting up of micropropagation parks and biotechnology based d...

Caffeinated Sunflower Seeds To Hit The Market

...d shipped to the companys (Dakota Valley Products) plant at Willow Lake where caffeine, taurine, lysine and ginseng are added. The 3.5-ounce bags of the seeds branded as Sumseeds, sell for almost two dollars, nearly twice the price of normal sunflower seeds. The manufacturers are now working to get t...

Ontario Grants Fast-Track Compensation Rights for Work-Related Illnesses

...wn to firefighters, the Horticultural Technologies plant contained hundreds of chemicals, including pestici...k plumes of chemical smoke at Hamilton's Plastimet plant in 1997. It is considered one of Canada's worst industrial fires. The Ontario Professional Fire Fi...

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