Full Coverage: Health

31.08.2007 According a new study done by UNAIDS and the Asian Development Bank, the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Asia is being fuelled by the sexual behaviour of wealthy men and not by poverty as is widely believed.

30.08.2007 Greenpeace activists staged a “shame-HCL” protest at the company’s headquarters in Noida, India, demanding that the company make clear and binding commitments to green its operations.

30.08.2007 Jeffrey Sachs (a Professor of Economics and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University) has shared his views on the life expectancy in the developed, developing and least developed countries in Project Syndicate, an international not-for-profit association of newspapers dedicated to hosting a global debate on the key issues shaping our world.

29.08.2007 Greenpeace criticized the decision of the India power ministry to not introduce a legislation to ban the light bulb in India by 2010. Reacting to the ministry's statement that a legislation to ban the light bulb in India is premature, Greenpeace pointed out the government of Ghana for taking key measures to implement a complete ban on the light bulb in the country.

27.08.2007 Researchers in Canada have revealed that computer analysis of existing drugs may be a key to fight new infectious agents and antibiotic-resistant pathogens like deadly tuberculosis strains and staph 'superbugs', making it easier to tackle sudden outbreaks. They said that the use of such "emergency discovery" technology could save time, money and lives during a sudden bio-terrorism attack.

24.08.2007 Researchers from the University of Cape Town in South Africa has pointed out that, Tuberculosis is still a leading cause of death in many countries and diagnostic methods are similar to those used 100 years ago. Though research in technological advances has provided new diagnosis and treatment, but the need is to make them available to populations most at risk.

24.08.2007 The monsoon floods in north Indian state of Bihar have been overwhelming in magnitude and severity compared to previous years. Women and children are the vulnerable victim and face the continuing challenge of surviving in such a critical scenario.

24.08.2007 The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has introduced a report on ‘World Health Report 2007 entitled A Safer Future’ and asked for corporation from the national governments to provide global health security. She stressed on collective responsibility and international cooperation with open sharing of knowledge, technologies to guarantee global public-health security in the future.

22.08.2007 The Federal Government of Australia has unveiled a new Internet based health system for remote areas which will help the government ensure the health issues identified in child health checks are properly followed up.

22.08.2007 Weeks of heavy rain flooded over 30 percent of the country and left hundreds of homeless in Bangladesh, which is experiencing some of the worst flooding in recent years and terribly affecting day to day life. The estimation shows around 10 percent of the countryÂ’s 80,000 primary schools had been affected due to floods.

22.08.2007 ActionAid report on the explosion at an Indian army ammunitions base in South Kashmir, reflects on the impact of blast on the health of the people. It is found that the blaze left three out of four of the displaced ones suffering from sleep disorders. 64 per cent have respiratory tract infections induced by toxic smoke.

21.08.2007 According to researchers at Tel Aviv University, the people who crave for computers first thing in the morning and obsessively check emails in the middle of the night are suffering from "Internet addiction disorder". They said that Internet addiction can be better diagnosed if treated like any other extreme and menacing addiction, such as kleptomania and pathological gambling.

21.08.2007 South Indian state of Kerala has promised full legal support to the community campaigning for the permanent closure of the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Plachimada in Kerala.

21.08.2007 The Northern India has won an award from the United Nations for outstanding achievement in public relations by conducting a public awareness campaign designed to encourage the use of condoms as part of safe sex practices and family planning.

20.08.2007 The former President of India, APJ Abdul Kalam has inaugurated the web-based telemedicine link which is believed to eliminate healthcare disparities in the country, at the IIT campus of Hyderabad with the cooperation of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, US.

17.08.2007 The devastation caused by monsoon flooding in Bangladesh affected more than 9 million people in 39 districts. Emergency supplies are being provided to hardhit areas by UNICEF, the World Food Programme and non-governmental organizations.

16.08.2007 Written in collaboration, a Hesperian Foundation published handbook focus on the health issues of the women with disabilities in over 40 developing and developed countries. The handbook aims to help women with disabilities to care for themselves on their general health and participate more effectively in their communities.

16.08.2007 Greenpeace India has released the Indian Guide to Greener electronics which ranks major Indian computer manufacturers on their green performance. The ranking shows that most Indian companies are yet to be at par with global brands.

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14.08.2007 Nobel laureate, Indian economist Amartya Sen, in his article talks about the eve of Independence Day 60 years back and the success and failures of India in the social, cultural and economic front during the period.