Russia poplars bring money - and masks - to Kashmir
May 27th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 27 (IANS) The knee-deep white cover on the Jammu-Srinagar highway these days is often mistaken for sleet or cotton, but go closer and it could trigger instant sneezing, ... Read more...
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Sandy Wilson Beats Necrotizing Fasciitis After Prolonged Battle
August 10th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Aug 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sandy Wilson a Baltimore nurse saw many people suffering from rare physiological problems and ailments in her career. However, she had no idea that she will ... Read more...
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Beware of mould in your home - it can kill
July 28th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) Beware of mould in your home - it can kill just as it killed actress Brittany Murphy last December and her screenwriter husband Simon Monjack this May ... Read more...
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Chlorine leak: Cleanup operation continues at Bombay Port Trust
July 15th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 15 (ANI): The cleanup operation at Bombay Port Trust (BPT) entered its second day on Thursday with the number of defused chlorine gas cylinders narrowing down from 105 to just ... Read more...
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103 hospitalised due to chlorine gas leak in Bombay Port Trust
July 14th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 14 (ANI): At least 103 people were hospitalised due to chlorine gas leaking from a cylinder stored in Bombay Port Trust premises near Sewri on Wednesday.TV reports earlier said that ... Read more...
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Chlorine gas leak near Mumbai Port Trust, three killed, over 50 hospitalised
July 14th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 14 (ANI): At least three people have been died and over 50 hospitalised of a suspected chlorine leak at the Mumbai Port Trust near Sewri on Wednesday.The gas leakage ... Read more...
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Gulf Coast Poison Centers respond to oil spill
June 4th, 2010 - 3:18 am ICT by BNO News
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA (BNO NEWS) – More than 100 people have called Gulf region poison centers since the Deepwater Horizon oil platform caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, the ... Read more...
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US oil spill may cause cancer: Expert
May 8th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, May 8 (IANS) The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may cause cancer and other health hazards, a US-based environment watchdog has warned.
Healthcare workers and general public ... Read more...
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Crease-resistant toxin in nurses’ uniform cause ‘can cause cancer’
May 8th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 8 (ANI): Nurses in several hospitals across Wales and Scotland have reported skin rashes due to allergic reaction to the fabric of their uniforms, which contain potentially carcinogenic formaldehyde.A leading ... Read more...
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Novel smoking cessation therapy proves effective
February 28th, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 28 (ANI): Duke University Medical Center researchers have come up with a novel technology that may give smokers a new way to kick the habit.When compared to the nicotine vapor ... Read more...
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Orissa’s first swine flu suspect admitted to hospital
August 6th, 2009 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 6 (IANS) An engineer who had recently returned from Singapore was Thursday admitted to a Cuttack hospital with swine flu symptoms, Orissa's first suspected case of the disease.
He was admitted ... Read more...
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Scientists discover ozone-boosting chemical reaction
July 21st, 2009 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 21 (ANI): In a new study, scientists at University of California Irvine (UCI) have discovered a previously unknown chemical reaction that could account for up to 40 parts per billion ... Read more...
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No swine flu case in Delhi, NRI discharged
May 3rd, 2009 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Health authorities in the capital Sunday said none of the six suspected cases of swine flu here had tested positive for the infection.
The sixth and last patient ... Read more...
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All suspected swine flu cases in India test negative (Fourth Lead)
May 2nd, 2009 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Health authorities in India Saturday heaved a sigh of relief as the sixth and last sample of a London-based NRI, suspected to be suffering from swine flu, ... Read more...
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Five of six suspected swine flu cases in India test negative (Third Lead)
May 2nd, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) With four confirmed swine flu cases reported in Asia, authorities in Delhi quarantined six suspected influenza cases Saturday and five among them tested negative while the report ... Read more...
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NRI with suspected swine flu symptoms leaves hospital despite doctors’ advice (Second Lead)
May 2nd, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A London-based NRI who was admitted to a Delhi hospital Saturday morning with suspected swine flu symptoms left the hospital on his own despite doctors suggesting that ... Read more...
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NRI in Delhi hospital with suspected swine flu infection (Lead)
May 2nd, 2009 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A man of Indian origin who arrived from London at the international airport here Saturday morning has been admitted to a hospital with suspected swine flu, while ... Read more...
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Swine flu suspect admitted to RML hospital
May 2nd, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): A London-based NRI has been admitted to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital following complaints of running nose, cough and throat irritation, suspected to be symptoms of swine ... Read more...
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NRI with swine flu symptoms admitted to Delhi hospital
May 2nd, 2009 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) A London-based NRI who arrived at the international airport here Saturday morning has been admitted to a hospital with suspected swine flu infection, an official said.
The man ... Read more...
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Wildfires can boost ozone pollution to levels that violate health standards
October 10th, 2008 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 10 (ANI): A new study has shown that wildfires can boost ozone pollution to levels that violate health standards.
The research, by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research ... Read more...
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Bhopal kids drinking poison water: Dominique Lapierre
May 5th, 2008 - 7:40 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Expressing solidarity with the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, French author and activist Dominique Lapierre has said the children growing up in the affected area ... Read more...
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