Govt to curb prescription and sale of antibiotics to combat drug resistance The Times Of India DILI (TIMOR LESTE): The government may soon issue restrictions on prescription and sale of commonly used antibiotics in an attempt to avoid development of drug resistance to infectious diseases like tuberculosis, malaria, urinary tract infection and ...
Indian drug firm on WHO’s notice Deccan Chronicle London/Mumbai: A major Indian supplier of tuberculosis drugs to developing countries has been severely criticised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for inadequate manufacturing standards and poor testing procedures. | The United Nations agency i...
Badger cull gets underway in Dorset, Gloucestershire and Somerset The Guardian The controversial badger cull in England is underway for the first time in Dorset and has restarted for the third year in Gloucestershire and Somerset, the government has confirmed. | The cull, intended to curb tuberculosis in cattle, aims to kill 1,...
Scientists warn against 'cruel and pointless' badger culls The Guardian Experts say ineffective and inhumane culling could increase TB infections in cattle as setts are disrupted and badgers roam more widely | @dpcarrington | The controversial badger cull in England is underway for the first time in Dorset and has restar...
Badger cull protesters set up Dorset Camp Badger BBC News Image copyright PA Image caption Ministers and the NFU say culling badgers will curb TB in cattle | Badger cull protesters in Dorset say they have set up a camp for those attempting to stop marksmen killing the animals. | Activist group Stop the Cull...
Zimbabwe Running Out of BCG Vaccine All Africa [Financial Gazette] ZIMBABWE is running short of BCG vaccine meant to protect newborn babies from contracting tuberculosis (TB) -- one of the six infant killer diseases.... ...
Ecobank , Global Fund partner to eliminate Malaria, others Topix Ecobank and the Global Fund have continued their innovative financing partnership programme to contribute to the fight against malaria, Tuberculosis, TB and Human Immune Virus, HIV/AIDS. The programme is designed to strengthen the financial managemen...
UN sets deadline to eradicate big 3 The Times Of India NEW DELHI: Wipe out and eradicate the big three — AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030. This is the target set by the United Nations under the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be agreed in New York by the heads of states on September 2...
Blowin’ our mind: what Van Morrison means to us The Irish Times PAUL BRADY | The first time I met Van Morrison was the summer of 1980. We shared an agent at the time, Paul Charles at the Asgard agency, and I had just made some demos of the songs that would became Hard Station. Paul insisted that I talk to Van abo...
Van the Man looks back at 50-plus years of making music The Irish Times Van Morrison is one of music’s most influential artists, but he’s also one of its most inscrutable. In his most comprehensive interview ever, he offers some revealing insights and discusses the key influences in his 50-plus years of making music....
