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May 31, 2019

WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY Every year, 31st May is observed as World Tobacco Day. This day is intended to spread awareness about health issues associated with tobacco use and to encourage the government to adopt effective policies to reduce the use of tobacco products. Every year, approximately 7 million people die du...

Mar 13, 2019

Every year on 13 March, No Smoking Day encourages smokers to give up their cigarette habit. It aims to bring awareness to the dangers of this addiction. SMOKING is like committing suicide. QUIT smoking and give life a chance! Say NO to SMOKING!

Dec 12, 2018

Chinese scientist - He Jiankui’s extraordinary claim regarding making the first babies — twin girls — with edited genomes astonished the world. Among researchers’ principal concerns are the potential effects of the genetic alterations on the health of girls. He, a genome-editing researcher at the Southern University...

May 31, 2017

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have managed to synthesise lung surfactant, a drug used in the care of preterm babies, by mimicking the production of spider silk. Animal studies reveal it to be just as effective as the biological drugs currently in clinical use. Surfactant revolutionised the care of p...