New 'green' Pyre to Cool Planet While Burning India's Dead
...veloped a raised pyre that cuts the amount of wood required and ensuing carbon dioxide emissions by over 60 percent. Hindus believe that burning the body entirely helps to release the soul in a cycle of reincarnation that ends only with salvation. But "all the ashes go into the rivers and carbon dioxide is cr...Photodynamic Therapy can Scramble the Immune System to Fight Cancer Spread
...e particular type of PDT. A lot more research is required before we will know the full potential of PDT. This type of lab work is interesting, however, because it raises the prospect of a future treatment that could be applied locally but then stimulate the bodys own defences to seek out and destroy similar...Jaipur Foot All Set to Launch Its Centre in Columbia
...ding to him, experts would go to Colombia with the required machinery. Initially three-fourths of the artificial foot would be made in Jaipur and the rest in Colombia. The entire production would shift to Colombia after a few months. It was Jaipur resident Ram Charan Sharma, who hails from a family of sculp...Study Reinforces Safety of Long-term Biologic Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis
...bserved in the analysis. However, further study is required to establish whether this is related to TNF antagonist exposure or reflects the elevated risk of lymphoma in patients with RA. These strong data should give doctors the confidence to consider a biologic earlier in patients with aggressive and progr...Researchers Cracking the Human Genome Function
...uild their computational tools from scratch, which required several years of work. The group used the Internet to help rapidly disseminate and review complex computational analyses with researchers around the world. Even though the ENCODE consortium studied only 1 percent of the human genome, Stamatoyannopo...Myelin Associated With Early Evolution of Huntington's Disease
... oligodendrocytes are rich with iron, which, while required for myelination, is also a recognized catalyst of free-radical-induced tissue damage. Iron accumulates during normal aging, and abnormal iron metabolism is believed to be involved in many human disorders. To spot myelin destruction, neuron death an...Police Recover Remains of Fetuses from Haryana Maternity Home
... nursing home. The signature of Dr. A.K. Singh was required but he was not available and now a search has started. Cases under Section 420, 417, 312 and 313 have been registered," said Ram Pal, a police officer. However, relatives of the absconding doctor said he is innocent. Singhs son Sonu said that ever...New International Health Regulations to Enter into Force Tomorrow
...conomies. Under the revised IHR, countries will be required to report all events that could result in public health emergencies of international concern, including those caused by chemical agents, radioactive materials and contaminated food. According to a WHO release, in the early 21st century, demographi...The Long Wait ... Dying for Lack of Kidneys
...gister as a donor. Under this system, body parts required for transplant would automatically be lifted from all deceased bar those "opting out" of the system -- or specifically refusing to donate. Austria, Argentina, Belgium and Spain have such systems. In a bid to increase supply, the European Commission l...Parkinsons Disease can Be Predicted by Metabolic Pathway
...mechanistic studies in experimental models will be required to understand precisely how variation in the axon guidance pathway leads to Parkinsons disease. Blueprint for ResearchThe researchers say this is among the first times that information from a dataset of DNA variations across the whole genome has be...Flooded Oz Town Demands Beer to Quench Thirst
...nger of running dry, until the SES dropped off the required supply, the Telegraph quoted him as saying....Doctor Advises Caution Over Flu Drug
...y drug related. Since last November, the FDA has required that doctors be warned that patients should be closely monitored for signs of abnormal behaviour throughout the treatment period and the European Medicine Evaluation Agency (EMEA) took similar steps in February. In the UK, oseltamivir is a black tr...FDAs Failure Urges It to Reassess Its Policies
...nufacturers using imported ingredients -- might be required to provide the FDA with more information about the production, packaging and transportation of imported foods and how food is processed and handled. This information will then be collected into a database for inspectors to assess. The shift is to be...Recent Research Holds Wealth of Promise to Bone Marrow Patients
...Further testing and research of this new method is required before it can be employed, researchers said. SAV/B...Hazardous Medical Waste Discovered Again In San Jose
...sh load of several tons, the surgical facility was required to remove the entire load of contaminated trash and send it to a medical waste treatment facility for disposal. Estimates of the weight of the truckload of trash ranged from 4,000 to 9,000 pounds. It included surgical tubing, bloodstained gauze and ...Ontario Grants Fast-Track Compensation Rights for Work-Related Illnesses
... not able to refuse unsafe work conditions and are required to enter environments with over “70,000 different chemicals and 70 million different chemical combinations” to perform their work, according to Paul Atkinson, the workers compensation representative for Toronto firefighters. The WSIB has routinely ...Should Menstrual Suppression Be a Lifestyle Choice?
...rug Administration, but long term research was not required for approval and the long term safety of menstrual suppression remains uncertain, she warns. Some proponents have argued that menstrual suppression is safe, even beneficial, because monthly menstruation is unnecessary, even unhealthy. They believe ......information for better policy in rural health.They required better equipments and more funding to run the services. “It is clear from the survey that in many respects rural doctors simply need more support to do their work and look after the health of their communities,” he said. “People are wanting to have...Gene Responsible for Ageing Process Discovered – and Calorie Restriction Could Hel
...ence to unravel the underlying molecular programme required for increased longevity in response to calorie restriction," said Andrew Dillin, of the Salk Institute in San Diego, California. "It's likely to play a role in the human condition, although we still don't know whether calorie restriction really works...Testosterone Cream – Ineffective in Enhancing Libido in Female Cancer Survivor
...mental estrogen to women who are postmenopausal is required to obtain a benefit from androgen therapy, then it does not appear that androgen supplementation would be a viable option for women who must avoid (estrogen) replacement." SAV/B...