Month: July 2017

A woman smokes a beedi or local cigarette hand-rolled with tobacco leaf on a roadside in New Delhi

Tobacco Industry Subverting Anti-Smoking Campaigns: WHO

Stephanie Nebehay 20/07/2017

The industry's interests are in "irreconcilable conflict with the...

A penguin's skeleton on display in a museum. Credit: marcelabr/pixabay

This Is Why We Think We’re in the Middle of a Sixth Mass Extinction

Lakshmi Supriya 20/07/2017

What has escaped many researchers is that a species...

Children lining up for their one meal per day at a school in Bandarero, Northern Kenya. Credit: OCHA/ Daniel Pfister

Hunger Worsens, Crops Scorch and Livestock Die as East Africa’s Drought Intensifies

IPS World Desk 20/07/2017

“This is the third season in a row that...

There have been a number of reports of re-emergence or persistence of diphtheria in several Indian states. Credit: Reuters/Karoly Arvai/Files

Persistence of Diphtheria in India Signals Need for Accessible Drugs for Neglected Illnesses

Yogesh Jain 20/07/2017

The fact that a disease affects only a small...

Dr Lee Cantrell, who helps run the California Poison Control System, in his office with a collection of vintage expired medications, at the University of California San Diego Hospital in San Diego, CA on FRiday, July 7, 2017.(Photo by Sandy Huffaker for ProPublica)

The Trouble With Drug Expiration Dates

Marshall Allen 19/07/2017

Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs,...

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s PSLV C38, carrying earth observation satellite Cartosat-2 Series and 30 co-passenger satellites of various countries, lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota on June 23, 2017. Credit: PTI

India Made Rs 45 Crore on ISRO’s Launch of 29 Nanosatellites on C38 Mission

The Wire Staff 19/07/2017

Twenty-nine of the 30 nanosatellites on the PSLV C38...

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What Happens When the Goals of Scientific Innovation Are Defined by Profit

Sumit Bhaduri 19/07/2017

So long as private capital remains focused on profit,...