Arsenic in their Glass!
Region: India
Hundreds of people in a central Indian village are battling cancer after their drinking water was contaminated by arsenic. Chhattisgarh state of India has millions of tons of iron, bauxite and other minerals... more
Views: 1440Sri Lankan Health Minister To Appoint A Special Add.Secretary On Non Communicable Diseases
Region: Sri Lanka
Health Minister Maithrepala Sirisena has decided to appoint a Special Additional Secretary on Non Communicable Diseases(NCD'S) to minimize the spreading of these diseases in Sri Lankan Society Health Ministry Sou... more
Views: 1196Sri Lankan Ministry Of Health To Send A Team Of Epidemeologists Tomorrow To Flood Affected Areas
Region: Sri LankaAccording to the Disaster Management Center up to now more than 320,000 people have been displaced and 11 persons reported as dead due to the floods occurred in most parts of the country.The most affected areas ar... more
Views: 1102Environmental Degradation and Right to Life: A Human Rights Perspective
Region: NepalMany Species. One Planet; One Future. The world observed the 38th Environment Day on 5 June with the theme of Many Species. One Planet. One Future. The slogan contains the norms of interdependence among the incalcul... more
Views: 3825Nepal: Diarrhoea outbreak kills hundreds
Region: NepalA deadly outbreak of acute diarrhoea is sweeping remote districts of mid and western Nepal, killing around 200 people. Thousands more are receiving treatment in health posts and emergency camps set up by the government.&nb... more
Views: 1292Scientists Assess the Future of Infectious Diseases
Region: ZimbabweScientists Assess the Future of Infectious Diseases by Jen O'Neill Environmental and climate changes thwart progress in the global war against infectious diseases. Changes in Climate Boost Infectious ... more
Views: 983Scientists Develop a Possible Cure for HIV
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)Scientists have engineered an immune cell that can find and attack HIV, even when it mutates. ‘Assassin’ Cells Scientists from the United States and Britain have genetically engineered a... more
Views: 1967A Look at Catalepsy
Region: MissouriCatalepsy is a condition in which a person loses their desire to move. He does not adjust his body into appropriate and comfortable positions. His arms and legs can be placed in b... more
Views: 2083A Close Look at Parasitic Diseases
Region: MissouriIt’s a disease caused by a living plant or animal called a parasite. The parasite lives in or on the body of another plant or animal and feeds on it’s tissues. I... more
Views: 2981Lung diseases kill 400,000 American yearly
Region: United StatesLung-related diseases kill as much as 400,000 Americans each year, the American Lung Association reported. And more than 35 million Americans ar suffering from chronic lung diseases. Among the many types of lung diseases ... more
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