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First results of Phase 3 Trial of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African children

Submitted by susan on Mon, 2011-10-31 12:26
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Publication Date: 
18/10/2011

An ongoing phase 3 study of the efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of candidate malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01 is being conducted in seven African countries.

thesaurus: 
Malaria
Drugs
Medical Research
Africa
Child Health
Name of the Journal: 
New England Journal of Medicine
Main Topic: 
Health
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Darkling waters

Submitted by sheeja on Fri, 2011-11-04 12:34

The Bagmati loses its way in Kathmandu amid political vacuum and urban chaos. The chaos and urban sprawl of today’s Kathmandu have taken a serious toll on the stretch of the Bagmati and its tributaries that meet in the city. In the absence of clear guidelines regulating river water use and diversion, the city extracts some 30 million litres of water each day from this seasonal river to quench its thirst, even in the dry season.

Publication Date: 
15/10/2011
Main Topic: 
Water Pollution
thesaurus: 
Bagmati
River Pollution
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
Kathmandu
Nepal
Sewage Treatment Plants (STP)
South Asia
Squatter Settlement
Supreme Court
Urban Land Use
Urban Sprawl
Waste Disposal
Water Pollution
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
Author: 
Aditya Batra
Name of the Journal: 
Down to Earth

For love of stories

Submitted by rummykhan on Fri, 2011-09-30 13:11

STORIES are at the heart of any tribal community.

Oct 15, 2011
Publication Date: 
15/10/2011
Name of the Journal: 
Down to Earth
thesaurus: 
Information
Traditional Knowledge
Bangalore (D)

Musicians don’t age

Submitted by rummykhan on Fri, 2011-09-30 13:09

Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had hearing impairment. So did the rock guitarist Pete Townsend.

Oct 15, 2011
Publication Date: 
15/10/2011
Name of the Journal: 
Down to Earth
thesaurus: 
Canada
Ear Diseases
Health

Search emission

Submitted by rummykhan on Fri, 2011-09-30 13:06

Google’s carbon footprint is on a par with that of the UN, claims the Internet giant’s first disclosure of its energy usage.

Oct 15, 2011
Publication Date: 
15/10/2011
Name of the Journal: 
Down to Earth
thesaurus: 
Climate Change
Energy
Internet

Talking ATMs

Submitted by rummykhan on Fri, 2011-09-30 13:04

ATM manufacturers have unveiled talking teller machines.

Oct 15, 2011
Publication Date: 
15/10/2011
Name of the Journal: 
Down to Earth
thesaurus: 
Mumbai
Science And Technology

Linguistic nationalism

Submitted by rummykhan on Fri, 2011-09-30 13:01

Kyrgyzstan is outdoing neighbouring Kazakhstan in linguistic nationalism.

Oct 15, 2011
Publication Date: 
15/10/2011
Name of the Journal: 
Down to Earth
thesaurus: 
Politics
Kyrgyzstan

Sugarcane fields not for Shell

Submitted by rummykhan on Fri, 2011-09-30 12:58

The Guarani tribe in Brazil has demanded that Royal Dutch Shell stop using its land to produce ethanol.

Oct 15, 2011
Publication Date: 
15/10/2011
Name of the Journal: 
Down to Earth
thesaurus: 
Ethanol
Tribals
Energy
Brazil

Costly lies get good press

Submitted by rummykhan on Fri, 2011-09-30 12:56

According to The Los Angeles Times, a Californian water utility paid nearly US $200,000 for glowing coverage on a website that boosted its profile on Google.

Oct 15, 2011
Publication Date: 
15/10/2011
Name of the Journal: 
Down to Earth
thesaurus: 
Web
United States Of America (US)
Water Supply

Why it hurts

Submitted by rummykhan on Fri, 2011-09-30 12:53
Oct 15, 2011
Publication Date: 
15/10/2011

When she was in her teens, American journalist Melanie Thernstrom developed persistent pain in her neck after swimming.

Name of the Journal: 
Down to Earth
Author: 
Ketaki Nandy
thesaurus: 
Health

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