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Scientists accuse ICMR of scuttling influenza projects

Resentment is building up in the scientific community against the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) which, they charge, is responsible for sabotaging the country's influenza research

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Safest blood donors may carry HIV

Mumbai study: One out of every 500 bottles of voluntary donated blood in Mumbai, screened for HIV and marked safe, can give you AIDS. This shocking revelation, made in a study conducted recently, is

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Computer block in Mir station replaced

The crew of the Mir space station replaced a faulty computer block early on Saturday and began the slow work of restarting the orbiter's orientation system. The main computer failed on Friday,

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Procedures for sandalwood export to be simplified

The Union Environment and Forest Ministry would simplify the procedures for exporting sandalwood and steps would be taken soon to allow the Tamil nadu Government to export a good quantity of

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Meningitis fears spur T.O. hotline

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04/01/1998

Toronto's health department is battling fears of a meningitis epidemic by launching an emergency hotline. Panic about a possible outbreak of the deadly meningoccacal meningitis group C is high even

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Lifeline to aid 10,000 in UP

At least 10,000 patients suffering from various ailments, including ENT diseases and polio, will benefit from a month-long medical camp to be organised by the Lifeline Express at Gorakhpur railway

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Cold wave kills 44 in Bangladesh

Bitter cold sweeping Bangladesh has claimed six lives in the past two days pushing the nationwide toll to 44, reports said on

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$27.7bn for environment

China envisages spending $27.7 billion over the next three decades to improve the environment across the country, including the valleys of the Yangtze and Yellow rivers, the China Daily said on

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Pak answer to India's 'Prithvi'

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04/01/1998

Pakistan 's newly-developed intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) "Ghauri", with the capability of carrying nuclear warheads and targeting every major Indian city, will be unveiled on March 23,

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Geese, ducks to be next targets in flu fight

A senior health official warned on Saturday that action may be needed against geese, ducks and other birds if the recent mass slaughter of chickens fails to wipe out bird

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