Health

Database Links Chinese and Western Medicine

Kings College study breaks down 350 herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine and predicts their activities covering 41 therapeutic areas in Western medicine. Chem-TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) breaks down 350 herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. The digital database relates traditional Chinese herbal medicine to Western pharmaceutical counterparts on the […]

No to Genetically Modified Cultivation

NGOs protest genetically engineered crop regulation The Jakarta Post A group of NGOs advocating agricultural issues are calling on the Agriculture Ministry to revoke its new regulation that allows cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMO). The Executive Director of the Indonesian Center for Environmental Law, Henri Subagiyo, said in a […]

Genetic Code of World’s Oldest Person

AMSTERDAM –  A Dutch woman who held the title of the world’s oldest person when she died, aged 115, credited her longevity to a daily meal of herring, not smoking and limiting her alcohol intake. Six years later, however, scientists hope her genes may provide a better answer — and […]

3 Eggs a week up cancer risk

source.TOI on line. Men who eat 3 eggs a week at heightened risk of lethal prostate cancer (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images)   Experts have warned that eating three eggs a week could significantly increase a man’s chance of dying from prostate cancer. The researchers found that men who consume more than […]

New Spin On Ibuprofen’s Actions

Source: Science Daily Ibuprofen, naproxen, and related non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) — the subjects of years of study — still have some secrets to reveal about how they work. Vanderbilt University investigators have discovered surprising new insights into the actions of NSAIDs. Their findings, reported Sept. 25 in Nature Chemical Biology, […]

Floods ravage Pakistan livestock

Source/Credit: Aljazeera Pakistani officials say thousands of livestock have been killed in the floods, brought on by heavy monsoon rains. Officials at the ministry for food and agriculture said that a rapid response was needed to keep animals in flood affected areas alive. As Imtiaz Tyab reports from Mirpur Khas, the […]

World population will reach seven billion this year – expected to reach 10 billion by the end of 21st century – study

Source/Credit: The Times/Malta/Friday, August 19, 2011 , by AFP The world population will reach seven billion later this year, with increases in the number of people in Africa off-setting birth rate drops elsewhere, according to a new French study published yesterday. Looking much further ahead, the National Institute for Demographic Studies […]