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US Supreme Court Could Protect Medical Equipment Manufacturers from Law Suits

...the conservatives-dominated US Supreme Court seems set to leave its mark, whatever could be the ultimate fate of President George W. Bush. It said on Monday that that it would hear an appeal raising the issue of whether the medical equipment manufacturers approved by the federal government may be sued ...

Galapagos on UN Endangered List

...le energy in remote locations. Wind farm are being set up on San Cristbal, the largest of four inhabitable islands in the Galapagos Archipelago. It is expected to generate up to 2.4 megawattsmeeting half the energy needs of San Cristbals 6,000 residents and reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2,8...

Nicole Kidman Refuses to Kick the Butt!

...ng Closer magazine. Meanwhile, the Oz actress is set to become the face of Nintendo's advert campaign for its new video game. The ads show the 'Hours' actress with a handheld console trying out the latest "brain training" techniques....

Germany Confirms Second Bird Flu Outbreak

...ohburg, a three-kilometre security cordon has been set up around the area where the swans were found. All poultry within this area must be kept indoors and dogs and cats are being kept on leads. The Frohburg case was the second case of the flu strain found in Germany this year, and the third in Europe....

Tibetans to Introduce Organic Farming

...n Italian NGO . "A pilot organic village will be set up in each of the 12 major agricultural settlements spread across India," said Ngodup Dorje, head of the agriculture and cooperative division of the Tibetan government-in-exile here. The model villages will receive all inputs in the process of orga...

Russian Health Care Marred by Corruption

...ospital has received so many similar complaints it set up a hot line to deal with them. The Health and Social Development Ministry declined to comment on the bribery allegations. But Galina Lavrishcheva, the top health official in Stupino, an industrial town in the Moscow region, acknowledged that heal...

Babys Poop is of Interest for Researchers

...fants over their first year of life, including one set of fraternal twins, the researchers found that eac...e process," Palmer said. The researchers had one set of fraternal twins in their study, the only babies delivered by a planned caesarean section and thus...

Chandigarh Set to Be No-smoking Zone from July 15

Chandigarh is all set to turn into a "no-smoking zone" by mid-July this ...ree. Owners of public utilities will be allowed to set up a separate area for smokers. Posters and placards are being put up in markets and outside schoo...

Desertification, a Major Threat, Says UN

...st environmental challenge of our times" and could set off mass migrations of people fleeing degraded homelands. The report called on governments in arid regions to revise rules on land use to halt overgrazing and unsustainable irrigation practices. It also urged better coordinated policies to address ...

Labor's Preventive Health Care Policy Looks to Address Future Needs

...kforce in the years and decades ahead. Labor has set out a simpler, more flexible Medicare that will allow doctors to better manage their time and resources in providing quality health care to the community. It is a policy that clearly has an eye on the future demands on the health system. Reforming ...

Leading Hospital in Andhra Plans Expansion

...d invest Rs.2 billion during the next one year to set up new state-of-the-art hospitals in six states. The healthcare brand, which has just completed 10 years, plans to open new hospitals in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Orissa and Kerala. The expansion plans were announced by ...

Cabinet Approves Bill to Regulate Clinics, Hospitals

... the minister. Once the regulatory authority was set up, all hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and even testing laboratories and related establishments will be required to register with it and function according to the regulations prescribed by it. Dasmunsi, however, added that "health being a state ...

Pete Doherty Set for Another Drug Trial

...now been added to Doherty's charges, and he is now set to appear at West London Magistrates to face trial, the Mirror reports. The troubled singer has been arrested several times due to his drug addictions and has repeatedly sought treatment. During a September court hearing he was warned that he wou...

Church Weddings for Gays Soon a Reality in Sweden

...ame-sex couples the right to adopt children, looks set to allow gays to marry in the Lutheran Church, with plans to introduce a new marriage law in January 2008. If the so-called 'gender neutral' marriage legislation is adopted, the Scandinavian country would become the first in the world to allow gay...

War Spreading AIDS a Myth-UNHCR

... and comprehensive prevention program needed to be set up to protect refugees against HIV when they were in such vulnerable situations. Furthermore, he emphasized that the survey also showed that more attention needed to be paid to the post-conflict period where accessibility and mobility of population...

Routine Hib Vaccination Could Save Innumerable Asian Children

...ntly applied for funding from the GAVI Alliance to set up a DTP-Hepatitis B-Hib "pentavalent" combination which they hope to introduce into the routine childhood immunization program in 2008. "Bangladesh views Hib vaccine as an integral tool in our mission to improve child survival in Bangladesh. This ...

Anxiety Disorders Show in Tiny Tots

...r children has prompted researchers at the unit to set up the Creating Confident Kids program for children aged two to six. Whereas other programs offered at the unit treat the children this program is aimed to teach parents how to help their children develop self-confidence, a healthy self-esteem and...

Sydney Opera House Wins World Heritage Status

...ee said in a statement. "A great urban sculpture set in a remarkable waterscape, at the tip of a peninsula projecting into Sydney Harbour, the building has had an enduring influence on architecture," it said....

Replacing a Genome Boosts Race to Develop Designer Bugs: Study

...al engineering taking us from moving one gene or a set of genes to the ability to move an intact genome," said Barbara Jasny, deputy editor of the journal Science, which first reported the experiment in this week's issue. For decades, molecular biologists have genetically modified microbes and other ki...

Tech Heads Go Gaga Waiting for Apple's IPhone

...first spot in line. They arrived at 7 a.m. Tuesday set on buying an iPhone and selling it at auction to help buy medicine for needy children in Africa. "We're hoping to be the first in the world," said Johnny Vulkan, who rotates his spot in line with other group volunteers. "We had the idea over the we...

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