Genetically modified rice beneficial, says study

Himalayan News ServiceLos Angeles, April 30:Field trials have shown that genetically modified (GM) rice yields higher output, lowers pesticide use and reduces pesticide-related health problems, US and Chinese researchers say.The researchers conducted...

30 Apr, 2005

Rapper, bro caught gunrunning

LOS ANGELES: Rapper Master P and his brother were charged Monday with carrying unregistered loaded guns after police stopped their car near the University of California, Los Angeles. The 37-year-old rapper, whose real name is Percy Robert Miller, was...

Travel Abroad 29 Mar, 2005

TOPICS : Taking democracy seriously

Harry C Boyte President Bush’s enthusiasm for democracy’s advance abroad challenges us to take seriously the development of democracy in America. Democracy isn’t only about elections, constitutions, and institutions — it’s also about the...

17 Mar, 2005

IN OTHER WORDS

Healing heart:Science is reinforcing the poets and songwriters in this season of love, announcing in prestigious journals that the heart can break and the heart can mend. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University, writing in The New England Journal of...

14 Feb, 2005

Progress in pancreatic cancer fight is slow

USA Today:Although the outlook for most people with pancreatic cancer today is bleak, researchers believe that improved screening methods and experimental treatments may someday give patients more hope. New experiments involve screening people who are...

Travel Abroad 03 Jan, 2005

Bollywood gufsuf

Salman clad in khakiMUMBAI: Before anyone groans “Not again!” at the thought of another cop film, let’s quickly get the facts straight — ‘Garv’ is a cop film with a difference because it has Salman Khan as the khaki clad law enforcer. This...

Travel Abroad 08 Jul, 2004

CREDOS : Religion

Robert VintThe word "re-ligion" means "reconnection." Throughout history, people have experienced awe and wonder in response to the world and have sought to understand these feelings, or to reconnect to th-eir source. Whilst modern science seeks...

31 May, 2004

STAY FIT : Re-examining

estrogen’s effectsUSA Today:Studies have focused on women too far past menopause to see any such benefit, these researchers say, so they plan to study women ages 40 to 55 whose last menstrual period occurred six months to three years earlier. Kronos...

Travel Abroad 24 May, 2004

Linguist feted

Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 1,Dr Carol Genetti, head of the Department of Linguistics, University of California, was felicitated today for her role in disseminating the Nepal Bhasa and Dolakha Newari language in different parts of the...

Horoscopes 01 Mar, 2004

STAY FIT

Sleep less for better healthUSA TodayThe truism that all adults need at least eight hours of sleep a night for good health should be put to rest by mounting evidence that less may be better. People who sleep about seven hours a night live the longest,...

Travel Abroad 24 Feb, 2004

virtual recall

The GuardianAlan Alda had nothing against hard-boiled eggs until last spring. Then the actor, better known as Hawkeye from M*A*S*H, paid a visit to the University of California, Irvine. In his new guise as host of a science series on American TV, he...

Travel Abroad 16 Jan, 2004

Speech that clicks

The IndependentLondonScientists have found that echoes of the earliest language spoken by ancient humans tens of thousands of years ago have been preserved in the distinctive clicking sounds still spoken by some African tribes.The clicks made by the...

Travel Abroad 01 Jan, 2004