First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
Health
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'Breast cancer virus' found
Scientists have found a possible link between a newly discovered virus and breast cancer. Doctors in Australia discovered the virus in 40 per cent of tissue samples taken from women with the
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Centre preparing report to tackle fluorosis: Rana
The Centre has commissioned a study on the extent of fluorosis and will launch a special programme to tackle the problem as part of a Rs 12,545-crore plan to provide drinking water to all villages by
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Countries like ours can cure each other now
Poor countries facing public health emergencies can now override patents and order generic drugs that they themselves are unable to manufacture from other countries such as India. The World Trade
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Killer TB claims one death every minute in India
Every minute somewhere in India one man dies of tuberculosis. The full dimension of the disease stalking the country as a virulent epidemic can be best gauged from the fact that four out of every 10
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Medicines used for malaria control still effective
The result of the preliminary study conducted on the treatment of patients suffering from malaria and their effectiveness in malaria affected Kanchanpur district, showed that the prevalent medicines
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Unauthorised chemist shops mushroom in Dhankuta
It is learnt that many of the chemist shops in Dhanjuta (Nepal) which have taken permission for the sale of only medicines have also been illegally providing treatment service to the patients of
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Studies tie urban sprawl to health risks, road danger
People living in sprawling American neighborhoods walk less, weigh more and are more likely to be hit by a car if they do venture out on foot or bicycle, suggests a series of studies. Driving every
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WTO reaches deal on poor nations' drugs
The World Trade Organization delayed a decision on a measure giving poor nations access to inexpensive generic drugs, a move that would improve their ability to fight such diseases as AIDS and
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Drive to fight HIV to be launched soon: Nasir
The Pakistan government will introduce self-destructive syringes to discourage needle sharing practices threatening the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country, Federal Health Minister Mohammad Nasir Khan
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Mid-day meal, then straight to hospital
Twenty-five children in the agegroup of 5 to 13 were admitted to hospital today after eating mid-day meals provided at their North Delhi MCD school. The MCD Primary School in Wazirabad that has 901