Govt Keen To Propagate Stem Cell Research On Right Track
To avoid quackery in the field of stem cell therapy, and propagate the stem cell research on right track, the Government has decided to work on improving the protocols involved in this therapy. // The system would be developed under the leadership of director general of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), according to Union health secretary P K Hota. The...Patients with AIDS Need More Support From the Govt
Karen Bates who is 51 is infected with the virus that causes AIDS. She tells that she contracted the disease through a heterosexual relationship. Previously AIDS was thought to be a disease affecting only gays and intravenous drug users. //She was surprised that she was affected with the disease. Today, Bates is among a growing number of women in the South who live with HIV or AIDS. The d...No Threat of Bird Flu Assures Govt
NEW DELHI: The government of India has today assured that there was no real threat of Bird Flu (Avian Influenza) in the country // The government has set up a nationwide surveillance system to keep a close eye on the on the domestic poultry population and migratory birds and to constantly monitor the situation in the country and take appropriate action as and when required....UK Govt Says On Course For National Chlamydia Screening
The British government has said it is on track to roll-out a nationwide screening programme for chlamydia, the sexually transmitted disease which can cause infertility in both sexes//. So far nearly 80,000 people have been screened for the disease, which is difficult to detect but is easy to cure, following the launch in 2003 of the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP). <br...UK public misled over downgrading cannabis: Govt
THE PUBLIC was misled about the dangers of taking cannabis when the Government unwittingly // decided to downgrade the drug less than a year ago, the British Home Secretary admits today. In a highly critical assessment of the decision taken by his predecessor, David Blunkett, Charles Clarke said he is “very worried” about recent evidence suggesting a strong link between cannabis and m...