Thursday 24 July, 2008.
Health

Scientists attempting to create a nicotine pill to treat Alzheimer's disease have suggested that smoking can help boost memory and concentration.
A first-ever conference to spread awareness about AIDS among the country's men in uniform was held recently in Itanagar in which police personnel were shown a film on the dreaded disease.
For outstanding research in the field of medicine and allied sciences, President Pratibha Patil has conferred the prestigious "Silver Jubilee Research Award Category I" on renowned physician Dr Anupam Sachdeva of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in the Capital recently.
If you are a diabetic, there is some good news for you, a multinational pharmaceutical company has introduced a new low-cost, hassle-free patent protected drug to check the disease.
The inhabitants of poor nations will now be able to find out whether they have been infected with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in two days against the standard two to three months they take.
Warning people about harmful effects of radiation from mobile phones, the government has asked service providers and makers to avoid promotional advertisements showing vulnerable segments like children and pregnant women using cell phones.

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