Swine flu claims 47 more lives The Hindu Swine flu has claimed the lives of 47 more people in the country as the death toll rose to 1,674 and the number of persons affected by the H1N1 virus exceeded 29,000. | The Health Ministry on Saturday said that as on March 13, a total of 1,674 deaths have been reported from across the country while ...
These Brilliant Innovations Are Bringing Clean Water To People Worldwide Huffington Post A little thinking outside the box can go a long way in helping bring clean H2O to those who need it most. | About 89 percent of the globe had access to improved sources of drinking water in 2012 -- up significantly from 76 percent in 1990, according ...
Water Citizens Network Condemn Prepaid Water Meters Peace FM Online Water Citizens Network (WCN) of Ghana, a civil society organization, has disapproved of the policy of prepaid water meters that the Ghana Water Company Limited intends to use to enforce full cost recovery measure. | According to a statement issued in...
‘Ensure Environmental Hygiene To Prevent Cholera Outbreak’ Peace FM Online The Greater Accra Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Linda Van-Otoo, has warned of another cholera outbreak in the region this year if measures were not put in place to ensure environmental hygiene. | According to her, the threat...
'Ebola-proof' tablet device developed BBC News A tablet device that can withstand being doused in chlorine has been developed to help doctors caring for patients with Ebola. | Designed by technology volunteers and Google, it can be used even wearing gloves and in storms and high humidity. | Medec...
Swine flu: 2 more test positive in Mizoram The Times Of India Aizawl: The number of swine flu-affected people in Mizoram stands at four after two persons tested positive for the disease on Thursday, a senior official of the state Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) said. | The official termed the s...
2,000 snow geese drop dead from the sky in Idaho CNN (CNN)Idaho wildlife officials have retrieved 2,000 dead snow geese that fell from the sky this week. | The birds, whose carcasses were collected over the weekend, appear to have died of avian cholera, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game said Tuesda...
Two Indian firms develop cheap H1N1 test kits, but find few takers The Times Of India NEW DELHI: Swine flu diagnostic kits developed and manufactured by two Indian firms have been tested against imported ones and approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and cleared by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for sa...
How Productivity Can Save an Aging World Huffington Post SAN FRANCISCO -- Global economic growth is under threat because populations are aging, shrinking the size of the pool of people able to work. The only answer to the growth question in an era of dramatic demographic change is productivity growth. | If...
