Dumped onion waste could be used as food supplement: Study
July 15th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 15 (IANS) More than a half million tonnes of onion waste dumped every year in Europe could be used as food supplements as they are rich in dietary ... Read more...
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Why some find anti-malarial drug quinine bitter while others don’t
August 3rd, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 3 (ANI): While some find the anti-malarial drug quinine easy to gulp down, some find it repulsive to taste - and it's all in the genes, says a new study."This ... Read more...
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Spider monkeys invent medicated body scratchers
August 1st, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 1 (ANI): A new study has reported that wild spider monkeys have invented a new tool, namely crushed and chewed leaves, which serve as body scratchers that can release medicinal ... Read more...
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Rampant use of illicit alcohol adding to global disease burden, says report
November 20th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 20 (ANI): A staggering amount of illicit alcohol is being produced, sold, and consumed across the globe and this, in turn, is significantly adding to the worldwide disease burden, ... Read more...
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Pastries-like nanoparticles may help fight disease
July 30th, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): American scientists have developed ultra-miniature bialy-shaped particles called nanobialys that may soon be carrying medicinal compounds through patients'' bloodstreams to tumours or atherosclerotic plaques.The particles dubbed nanobialys ... Read more...
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Albert Hofmann, discoverer of the psychedelic drug LSD, dies
April 30th, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by admin
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Basel (Switzerland), April 30 (DPA) Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann, who discovered the mind-bending drug LSD that paved the way for the 1960s culture, has died, it was announced Wednesday. He was 102. ... Read more...
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