EU and Russia reach agreement to resume trade of vegetables
June 23rd, 2011 - 5:25 am ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) -- The European Union and Russia on Wednesday reached an agreement for the immediate resumption of trade of vegetables, ending the Russian ban on EU products due to the ... Read more...
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Philadelphia offering condoms to kids as young as 11 has parents on edge
April 15th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
New York, April 15 (ANI): Philadelphia Health Department's controversial new program offering free condoms for sexually active people aged 11 and older has enraged parents in the state.Parents argue kids as ... Read more...
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Small amount of radiation found in Massachusetts’ rain water
March 28th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Massachusetts, Mar 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Japanese nuclear crisis is being monitored closely around the globe. Several countries are worried that the leaked radiation could find itself on their shores.Japan and the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
New York City launches an app for condoms
February 15th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, Feb 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Smartphone is taking literally everything technological.A new smartphone application that was launched last Monday could tell you the nearest location that you can get a ... Read more...
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New York Senator Charles Schumer To Ban “Bath Salts”
January 31st, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Senator Charles Schumer of New York has revealed that he wants the federal government to ban the consumption of the two dangerous drugs that are available ... Read more...
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Unprotected anal sex most common among Asian women: Study
April 23rd, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
New York, April 23 (ANI): A study has found that unprotected anal sex is most common among Asian women and others between the age group of 18 to 24.According to a ... Read more...
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New York City Health Department survey shows only 23% of women use a condom during anal sex
April 21st, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- The New York City Health Department on Wednesday called on women to use condoms during anal sex, saying fewer women than homosexual men use protection during anal ... Read more...
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Modi recovers, top Gujarat health official gets swine flu
November 5th, 2009 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Nov 5 (IANS) Gujarat's principal health secretary is down with swine flu and is among several top officials to be quarantined even as Chief Minister Narendra Modi has recovered from ... Read more...
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Bangalore gets new isolation ward to tackle rising swine flu
June 20th, 2009 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 20 (IANS) With seven swine flu cases reported in Bangalore, the Karnataka government Saturday announced the setting up of a second isolation ward to treat patients with HIN1 flu symptoms.
The ... Read more...
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Two swine flu patients under treatment in Bangalore
June 15th, 2009 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 145 (IANS) Two patients, who tested positive for swine flu, are undergoing treatment at a city hospital here and no fresh cases were reported, an official said Monday.
"The 29-year-old mother ... Read more...
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New York’s first swine flu victim dead
May 18th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 18 (ANI): New York's first swine flu victim, an assistant principal in a school in the city's Queen's area, has died.Assistant principal Mitchell Wiener of Intermediate School 238 in ... Read more...
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Sixth swine flu death in US is of school official
May 18th, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 18 (DPA) The assistant principal of a New York school died Sunday after being hospitalised for swine flu, a hospital spokesman said.
Mitchell Wiener was hospitalised with severe symptoms related to ... Read more...
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Schools closed after fresh flu outbreak in New York
May 15th, 2009 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New York, May 15 (DPA) New York authorities Friday closed three high schools following reports of a new outbreak of the swine flu, or influenza A(H1N1), weeks after the city had ... Read more...
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EU approves rules on how to identify ‘novel’ swine flu
April 30th, 2009 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Luxembourg, April 30 (DPA) The European Union's executive Thursday approved a set of rules for identifying the new form of swine flu as part of its bid to stop the disease raging ... Read more...
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Health experts race against time to end new global flu strain
April 28th, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Mexico City, Apr.28 (ANI): The World Health Organization has raised the alert level in relation to the `Swine Flu' epidemic to Phase 4, meaning there is sustained human-to-human transmission of the ... Read more...
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EU calls emergency talks as Spain confirms swine flu
April 27th, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Luxembourg/Brussels, April 27 (DPA) The European Union (EU) called an emergency meeting of health ministers and requested citizens avoid non-essential travel to Mexico and other affected areas as Europe's first case of ... Read more...
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WHO declares US, Mexico swine flu a public health emergency
April 26th, 2009 - 4:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington/Geneva, April 26 (DPA) The Geneva-based World Health Organisation Saturday declared the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico and the US a "public health emergency of international concern".
At least 20 deaths in ... Read more...
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New York City Department of Health announces unscheduled news conference regarding Swine Flu
April 26th, 2009 - 1:29 am ICT by admin
New York, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – The New York City Health Department says it will be holding an unscheduled news conference later on Saturday, officials tell BNO News.The department sent out ... Read more...
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Europe for inclusion of animal welfare in WTO agenda
April 9th, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Animal rights activists across the world have a reason to smile as the European Union (EU) is pushing for the inclusion of animal welfare standards in the ... Read more...
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Crowded cities dramatically raise second hand smoke exposure risk
April 9th, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 9 (ANI): A new study has found that more than 50 percent of non-smokers in New York have elevated levels of cotinine in their blood, which means that they were ... Read more...
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Blood tests show tobacco smoke residues in non-smokers
April 9th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
New York, April 9 (IANS) Blood tests show that more than half of non-smokers here have elevated levels of cotinine, a consequence of recent exposure to toxic second-hand smoke.
Cotinine, a by-product ... Read more...
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Investigators say Flight 3407 did not crash nose-down
February 15th, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb. 15 (ANI): Contradicting eyewitness accounts that the Continental Flight 3407 crashed nose-down into a Clarence home, federal investigators have claimed that there''s evidence that the airplane landed flat.
We ... Read more...
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EU member states told to block Irish pork
December 9th, 2008 - 4:08 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Dec 9 (Xinhua) European Union (EU) member states have been told to block all shipments of Irish pork meat after dioxin contamination was detected in the country, EU Health Commissioner Androulla ... Read more...
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EU to bring in implanted microchip ID - for horses
June 10th, 2008 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
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Brussels, June 9 (DPA) Starting next year, all permanent residents of the European Union (EU) should not only have a passport, but be marked with an implanted microchip, the EU's executive decided ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh minister resigns after tax raids on kin
June 2nd, 2008 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 2 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Health Minister Ajay Vishnoi Monday submitted his resignation after income tax raids on his brother Abhay Vishnoi's premises last week and mounting pressure from the opposition ... Read more...
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Ombudsman gives notice to officials over medicine scam
May 1st, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by admin
Bhopal, May 1 (IANS) Following an allegation by Madhya Pradesh Congress leaders that the chief minister and other government officials were involved in a Rs.1 billion medicine procurement scam, the state's Lokayukta ... Read more...
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Holistic emergency medical services in Gujarat
April 24th, 2008 - 6:38 pm ICT by admin
Ahmedabad, April 24(IANS) Gujarat is the first state in the country to think holistically in implementing emergency medical services, according to state Health Minister Jaynarayan Vyas. Last year, the state set up ... Read more...
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‘Hospital staff not to blame for incubator fire death’
March 14th, 2008 - 3:44 pm ICT by admin
Ahmedabad, March 14 (IANS) The superintendent of a hospital here where a three-day-old infant died in an incubator fire said Friday there was "no negligence" on the part of the medical staff. ... Read more...
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Infant killed in incubator fire in Ahmedabad
March 13th, 2008 - 12:06 am ICT by admin
Ahmedabad, March 12 (IANS) A three-day-old baby was killed when an incubator at a state-run hospital caught fire in Ahmedabad Wednesday. The incubator caught fire due to an electric short-circuit at 5.30 ... Read more...
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Smoking becoming uncool amongst NYC teens
January 6th, 2008 - 11:56 am ICT by admin
New York, Jan 6 (ANI): Smoking has becoming uncool among teenagers in New York city, with smoking rates dropping by more than half in the past six years, it has been revealed.Mayor ... Read more...
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