Encephalitis kills another 25 in India Lucknow, October 2: Japanese encephalitis has claimed another 25 lives in India, raising the death toll in South Asia to 1,243 over the last six months, but doctors said new infections were falling as monsoon rains eased and there were fewer puddles... Women 10 Feb, 2005
Breast cancer: Some facts and figures Alankar KhanalKathmandu:Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most universal cancer found among women. It is a major health problem in many parts of the world especially prevalent in developed countries.As a result of large-scale screening of... Travel Abroad 17 Jan, 2005
SNIPPETS Sharif’s brother deportedLAHORE: Pakistan deported opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif back to Saudi Arabia soon after he flew into Lahore in defiance of government orders to remain in exile, Information Minister Sheikh Rashid said. “He has been... Women 12 May, 2004
SNIPPETS Pak cops kill eight banditsMULTAN: Pakistani police killed eight suspected bandits in a gunfight in a remote, forested region in western Pakistan on Saturday, an official said. One police officer also died. Police got a tip-off that a group of bandits... Women 02 May, 2004
IN OTHER WORDS SARS scareThe worldwide outbreak of SARS in late 2002 and 2003 killed 774 people, most of them in Hong Kong and mainland China, and damaged several Asian economies. In recent weeks China has reported several new cases, most of them traceable to a... 28 Apr, 2004
ABC model for AIDS prevention Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 2:The World Bank has come up with the Allocation By Cost-effectiveness (ABC) model for maximising the prevention of HIV/AIDS."The enormous number of interventions but limited resources create a dilemma, which... Horoscopes 03 Apr, 2004
