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March
2010 Contents |
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Manufacturing disease

Unabated air
pollution is killing more people than many major diseases put together.
Whether from industrial units, or vehicles, air quality regulations must
be initiated and implemented if we are to save our generations from death
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Cover
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“Lung
and oral cavity cancers in men and women are
directly related to air pollution and tobacco use”

The World
Cancer Day passed last month amidst much concern about rising cancers
the world over. Associate Professor and Oncologist Dr Nehal Masood was
interviewed in this regard, with a special focus on cancers arising
from environmental pollution and degrading air quality.
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Biodiversity |
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Midnight
Musicians

Most of
the members in the category of “midnight musicians” are
humble, cheerful, and strong, for throughout their life they have to
be proficient acrobats and athletic.
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International
Award |
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SN
Editor Wins International Award

Reporting on national
and international environment and public health issues, Editor The Monthly
Subh-e-Nau, Dr. Farrukh Chishtie, won the ICIMOD's regional award for
journalists covering climate change and its impacts on the Himalayas.
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Water |
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Saving lives

Water is
life – an oft repeated axiom, but what do we do when this life
sustaining ingredient goes missing? With the World Water day being commemorated,
we all need to learn reusing water, in whatever way possible.
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Event |
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Sara outguns Saba claiming most prestigious tennis prize

Subh-e-nau, being
the trendsetter in the tennis circuit for two decades held the most
prestigious ladies' tennis event in Karachi.
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Gardening |
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Growing 4 gold

The self-satisfying
luxury of being able to walk out of your own door, into your own garden
and return back inside bearing a basket of freshly picked fruit, which
is the harvest of your own labours, is a hard to beat experience –
a pleasure many people can have even if their garden is so small, as
to be almost nonexistent.
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Eco-living |
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Arab
States: Gaining Solar Power

Arab states all across
are investing heavily in renewable energy projects, most notably solar
energy. This has the potential of making them exporters of clean sources
of energy in the future. |
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Health
Corner |
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Amla for health!

The Amla tree grows
in various regions of Indian subcontinent, including Pakistan. Virtually
all parts of Amla are useful for health purposes.
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Readers’
Corner |
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Eating
together & its benefits

When was the last
time your relatives sat down and enjoyed a meal together? With busy
work schedules, this is hard to achieve and can be tough.
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