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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India seeks major role in herbal technology sector
The expert group meeting on Asia Pacific Traditional Medicine Network scheduled in Wuhan, China between September 16 and 20 will see India leveraging its strengths to claim a major technology
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US troops stumped by pneumonia?
The US Army said that it did not know what had caused an outbreak of a severe type of pneumonia that killed two soldiers serving in Iraq and caused 17 on duty in the Middle East, Central Asia and the
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Study suggests smallpox vaccine may fight AIDS
The smallpox vaccine may help protect people against the AIDS virus, US researchers said. A team at Virginia's George Mason University said they had shown, in lab dishes, that blood cells from people
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Germany appeals against EU tobacco advertising ban
Germany said it had lodged an appeal at the European court of Justice against the European Union's directive to extend a ban on tobacco advertising to radio, newspapers and the
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New cancer drug trials at AIIMS soon
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is preparing to launch human trials of a new cancer drug in association with the European Cancer Society.
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TB control programme fails to check deaths
Over 1,400 people have died of tuberculosis in the Capital, raising serious doubts over the effectiveness of the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme, which is being jointly run in the
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SARS scare grips Singapore economy again
After a lull of almost three months, the SARS scare has once again gripped Singapore with the surfacing of a fresh case, giving a jolt to the tourism industry, mainstay of the country's
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Dengue outbreak in Batala
Batala town, Punjab seems to be in the grip of dengue fever, with a number of cases reported in the past few days from various
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Infant mortality rate rises due to unskilled health assistance
More than 90 per cent of births take place at home without the assistance of any proper skilled health worker. Consequently there lacks skilled attendance during delivery, breast feeding right after
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Govt action likely against BKPC
Encephalitis, which has struck Dang district (Nepal) since the last two weeks has claimed two more lives within two days, taking the toll to 21 so far. The two dead have been identified as Punam