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Human hormone may help prevent bone loss in women

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Report : Supplements of a human hormone may help prevent bone loss, or opsteoporosis in women, according to a report to be published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Medical

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The sleeping monster

The problem with the most dangerous volcano on Earth is that, at the moment, it's also one of the sleepiest. These days tourists visiting Italy's Mount Vesuvius can hike up a broad path to the rim of

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Laser treatment gives hope to burns victims

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28/12/1997

British scientists believe a new laser treatment could help burnt skin to rejuvenate itself and appear normal. The laser, which is undergoing clinical key to trials, is designed to heal and destroy

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Antartica holds climate clues

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28/12/1997

Antarctica may be an important predictor of climatic changes elsewhere on Earth thousands of years before they appear, researchers say. Analysing ice cores drilled from deep within glaciers,

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Vaccine found effective against bug causing newborn infections

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28/12/1997

For the first time, a vaccine has been shown to give newborns powerful protection against the biggest cause of earaches and meningitis in children in the United States. Dr Steven Black, who tested

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Terminator seeds' ban not enough, say activists

India has banned the import of crop seeds containing the controversial Terminator gene, but farm experts and activists say this is not enough to protect the rights of millions of farmers that

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Research institute to make available disease- resistant coconut seedlings

The Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) is planning cultivation of hybrid varieties of coconut seedlings resistant to the dreaded root wilt disease. The hybrid varieties,

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Eco-friendly PPC has an edge over ordinary portland cement

Marketing of cement is taking a new dimension. Product segmentation, which was till recently more on the basis of various grades in the ordinary portland cement (OPC) such as 33 grade, 43 grade and

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Centre releases Rs 46 crore for crop projects

The Centre has released Rs 46.2173 crore out of its total share of 146.7426 crore for the six on going-schemes for boosting crop production. The Centre decided to continue the six schemes with a view

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Assocham for changes in Forest Conservation Act

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has suggested amendment to the Forest Conservation Act and creation of 'reforestation funds' for facilitating reforms in the

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