Russia to open strategic stocks of fuel
Russia will have to open strategic fuel stocks due to abnormally hard frosts. This decision has been prepared and will be put forward to Mikhail Fradkov - the Russian prime-minister.
Despite severe frost Russians to go to work
"There is no sanitary norms for adults, limiting their appearance at their work", informed Federal Service for Monitoring Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare on Tuesday.
Moscow temperature to fall down to - 36C
According to the Federal Service of meteorology and environment monitoring data, on January 18 and 19 the frost is to intensified to - 30 -36 C.
Some Moscow objects power supply may be limited because of frost
If the load on Moscow power supply system grow, including on the reason of expected temperature fall, limitation of power supply on auxiliary production plants is possible, informed the councilor of Moscow power supply agency Victoria Lobayeva on Monday.
Severe frost expected in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region
Severe frost is expected in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region in the current week, has informed on Monday the chief of the city meteorological service forecasts department Alexander Kolesov.
Bird flu: recommendations for Russian travellers issued
Russia`s citizens leaving Moscow for the countries with bird flu receive special booklets, informed on Monday an official of Moscow Russian Federal Service for Monitoring Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare Administration.
Abrupt fall of temperature expected in Moscow
Abrupt fall of temperature to -16-18C is expected in Moscow by the Monday evening, informs Moscow meteorological service.
Tomato juice protects lungs of smokers
Japan scientists have established that drinking of tomato juice prevents development of lung emphysema, caused by regular inhalation of cigarette smoke.
X-ray scanning girl surprised scientists
19-year old citizen of Saransk, student of Moscow medical University Natalia Demkina has a gift - she is able to scan people as X-ray apparatus.
Severe frost approaches Moscow
Severe frost approaches Moscow. Cold air masses from polar Ural are to bring low temperatures to the Central region, reported Alexei Lyakhov, the head of meteorological service of Moscow.
How to keep eyesight if you work on computer?
At first it is necessary to provide appropriate lighting of workplace. Screen of monitor must be evenly illuminated. This way eyes will get tired less.
Severe frost in Siberia and Ural
According to Russian meteorological service such severe frost as acting in Siberia and Ural these days happens twice a hundred years at most.
Ice passage across Volga river prohibited in Samara
The ice passage across the Volga river is to be prohibited in the nearest two weeks.
Lowest temperature for last hundred years fixed in Omsk
Last night the temperature fell down below - 40C. Record temperature level (-48C) was fixed in Sedelnikovsky district, - 47C was in Ust-Ishimsky and Znamensky districts, - 46C was in Tarsky district.
Bird flue vaccination of Russians and migrants of risk groups to start in April
The director of Russian Academy of Science Flu Search Institute Oleg Kiselyov accounts on bird flu vaccine production to be started in April this year.
Rospotrebnadzor expects seasonal flu outbreak in Russia in second half of January
"Seasonal flu outbreak is expected in Russia in the second half of January", informed the press-service of Federal Service for Monitoring Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor).
Center of multiple-access to innovation devices created in St. Petersburg
Largest in Russia center of multi-access to innovation devices for diagnostics of nanotechnologies and biomaterials was formed under support of Ministry of Education and Science and Russian fund of fundamental investigations on base of Physical-technical institute named after Ioffe in St. Petersburg.
Modern oncological center opened in Samara
On Tuesday new oncological center opened in Samara.
In Kirov region special units for bird flue prevention organized
In Kirov region in the framework of anti epizootic measurements against bird flu special sanitary units organized, ten people for each district.
Russian Emergency Ministry considers bird flue one of threats to national safety of Russia
Russian Emergency Ministry considers bird flue pandemic to be one of the threats to national safety of Russia.
Russia to start bird flu vaccine testing in January
A group of volunteers is to start testing thу vaccine against bird flu virus H5N1, informed the Russian Federation Chief Sanitary Inspector Gennady Onischenko.
Onischenko anticipates blocking boarders with Turkey
The Russian Federation chief sanitary inspector Gennady Onischenko anticipates the need to block the boarders with Turkey in case of negative development of bird flu situation.
Russian Federal Agency of Tourism refrains from appeals to put off trips to Turkey
Russian Federal Agency of Tourism (Rustourism) doesn▓t plan to appeal to Russian people and ask them to refrain from trips to Turkey.
Scientists: antidepressants reduce number of suicides
American researches revealed that narcotics in small doses decrease suicidal mood of mentally diseased people.
Chelyabinsk drugstores stopped selling of narcotizing drugs to teenagers
Drugstores of Chelyabinsk town refused from selling of medications, which can be used for preparation of narcotics, to under aged. This was informed by president of State Drug Inspection over Chelyabinsk oblast.