New genetic control tools to combat dengue and chikungunya DNA India | Ahmedabad: With the invention of new genetic tools, the financial burden caused by the likes of dengue and chikungunya can substantially be reduced in the country, a study released in Ahmedabad said. | As per the study carried out by Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA), India's es...
Role of nutrition on risk of dengue virus infection disapproved Newstrack India | Washington, Mar 7 (ANI): A new study has disapproved reports that well-fed children are more vulnerable to the dengue virus. | The study by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators says that mosquitoes spread the virus, which can cause severe flu-like symptoms and sometimes-lethal...
MBSA to crack the whip The Star | jade@thestar.com.my | THE Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) will be starting an operation to confiscate the assets of property owners who have not been paying maintenance fees for 10 to 15 years, said Shah Alam mayor Mazalan Md Noor. | "One of the reas...
No proof atom-smasher will end world The Siasat Daily | Germany, March 09: A German woman's fear Earth is to be sucked into oblivion in a black hole has failed in a court bid to halt the world's most powerful atom-smasher. | The Constitutional Court in the western Germany city of Karlsruhe threw out the...
First remote controlled street lights in India The Siasat Daily | New Delhi, March 09: In a bid to conserve energy, the capital’s main civic agency Tuesday launched the country’s first remote-controlled street lights that can be switched on and off using an internet-enabled main server located in the heart of...
VIETNAM: Government leads region in climate change challenge IRINnews web | HANOI, 9 March 2010 (IRIN) - Serious efforts are under way to respond to the impact of climate change in Vietnam but a lack of capacity and resources remains a challenge, experts say. | Vietnam has been identified as one of 12 countries at high...
Seven more dengue hotspots in KL The Star | KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur City Hall has identified seven more dengue 'hotspots' in the city. | Its Corporate Communication manager, Anwar Mohd Zain, said three of the hotspot areas were at the People Housing Projects, namely Taman Mulia, Desa ...
Seven more dengue hotspots identified New Straits/Business Times | 2010/03/09 | KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur City Hall has identified seven more dengue ''hotspots'' in the city. Its Corporate Communication manager, Anwar Mohd Zain, said three of the hotspot areas were at the People Housing Projects, comprising a...
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Brazil to vaccinate 90m against A/H1N1 flu China Daily | RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian Health Minister Jose Gomes Temporao said on Monday that some 90 million people would be vaccinated against A/H1N1 flu in a nationwide campaign to start...
Dengue battle goes on The Star | OFFICERS from the Federal Territory Health Department and representatives from Reckitt Benckiser greeted city folk returning from festive celebrations at the Sungai Besi toll boo...
Massive dengue eradication programme planned for CP Sri Lanka News web | Governor of Central Province Tikiri Kobbekaduwa, has taken a decision to destroy breeding places of dengue mosquitoes in Central Province which depicts increased spreading of the dreaded disease. | The Governor said that a dengue eradication pr...
46 died, 6,190 fell ill with dengue in January, February — report Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines -- Dengue cases went up to 6,236 cases in the first two months of 2010, an 11 percent-increase over last year's figures (5,616) in the same period, the National Epidemiology Center (NEC) of the Department of Health (DOH) said Mo...
New genetic control tools to combat dengue and chikungunya DNA India | Ahmedabad: With the invention of new genetic tools, the financial burden caused by the likes of dengue and chikungunya can substantially be reduced in the country, a study released in Ahmedabad said. | As per the study carried out by Indian Institu...
New genetic control tools to combat dengue, chikungunya Zeenews Ahmedabad: With invention of new genetic tools, financial losses incurred due to epidemics caused by diseases like dengue and chikungunya can be substantially reduced in the country, a study released said. | As per the study carried out by IIM-Ahmeda...
Soccer Intelligence: All in the Mind, or the Feet? The New York Times | LONDON — Silvio Berlusconi, the owner of AC Milan, has given his team talk ahead of his club’s Champions League game in Manchester on Wednesday. | News and features from around the world of soccer and the Web. Go to the Goal Blog | “We need a possessed Milan,” Berlusconi told the players through the Italian media. “W...
Govt may ban FDI in cigarette making The Times Of India | NEW DELHI: Government is all set to ban foreign direct investment (FDI) in cigarette manufacturing. A cabinet note towards this end has been prepared by the commerce and industry ministry and circulated among the other ministries of the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA). | A ban on FDI in manufacturing of cigarettes will affect existin...
