Built-in dengue virus killer found in humans
June 24th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, June 24 (IANS) Scientists may have hit gold in their fight against dengue. They have located a human antibody that can neutralise and kill its virus within two hours.
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More than 400 Afghan women jailed for ‘moral crimes’
March 29th, 2012 - 3:37 am ICT by BNO News
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Hundreds of women are currently imprisoned in Afghanistan for so-called 'moral crimes', including running away from forced marriages and extra-marital sex charges after being raped, according to ... Read more...
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Lead poisoning in developing world alarming
August 15th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) Children living near battery manufacturing units in the developing world had 13 times more lead traces in their blood than US children, says a new study ... Read more...
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New York to ban indoor tanning for kids
May 5th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lawmakers in New York are inching closer to ban indoor tanning for minors. Supporters of the legislation say many people will be saved from cancer if ... Read more...
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Invest in India’s water and sanitation sectors: US official
July 30th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 30 (IANS) Noting that 12 percent of India's over 1.2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, the US has asked donors to make targeted investments ... Read more...
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Breakthrough reported in fight against sleeping sickness
April 2nd, 2010 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
London, April 1 (IANS) British scientists have identified a new treatment for the potentially fatal disease known as African sleeping sickness, which infects tens of thousands of Africans each year.
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151,000 Iraqis have died between 2003 and 2006
January 10th, 2008 - 3:10 pm ICT by admin
Geneva/Baghdad, Jan 10 (ANI): A large national household survey conducted by the Iraqi government and the World Health Organization estimates that 151,000 Iraqis died from violence between March 2003 and June 2006.
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