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- Vaccine for influenza

Heart Care Foundation of India and the Academy Chapter of the Indian Medical Association, New Delhi Branch, have recommended a new adult vaccine, Vaxi Grip, against flue virus called influenza. The

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- Van Gujjars' charge against Park authorities

A large number of Van Gujjar men and women today expressed dismay over the misuse of funds to spread misery among forest dwelling communities and charged the proposed Rajaji National Park authorities

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- Umbilical cord can help heal fractures

The umbilical cord, the bulk of which is "Mucoid Connective Tissue" (MCT), can bridge the bone gaps and expedite the therapeutic healing of fractures in human beings, according to latest findings by

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- Foetus can hear and learn at 20 weeks

Scientists have for the first time proved that unborn babies begin to hear and remember at just 20 weeks - at least four weeks earlier than previously believed. The ground-breaking research, to be

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- Sbortage of onions likely as farmers switch to other crops

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30/03/1998

Consumers should be ready to face another year of shortage of onions and consequently, exorbitant rates in the retail market. Reason: decline in the area under onion crop, not only in the north but

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- Clogged drain causes high rate of malaria

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30/03/1998

More than two lakh people in the industrial township of Modinagar(Ghaziabad) are living with sewer water and air pollution--and a high rate of malaria-- with neither the local city board nor the

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- Maharashtra mango crop down to 25 %

Mango the king of fruits is likely to cost a kings ransom this season. Though it was expected that this year's crop would be lower than the previous year because of the cyclic effect or more

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- Maximum protection sought for rarest parrot

Mr. Rajat Bhargava, the young aviculturist who made news recently with his claim of rediscovering the Rothschild parakeet, the world's rarest parrot, wants the species to be listed under schedule one

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-Sri Lanka to import elephants from Thailand

Sri Lanka plans to import elephants from Thailand to augment the rapidly dwindling population of domesticated animals, a senior wildlife official said on

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-Thailand drought kills elephants

Thai elephants have become the latest victim of droughts ravaging the country's northern provinces, with scores of the animals suffering from hunger and thirst, reports said

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