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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Preventing the spread of HIV
General William Booth founded the Salvation Army, a Christian charitable organisation, in 1883. However, the charitable work of the Salvation Army is not restricted to helping people of the Christian
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Global action could prevent HIV crisis: Tyronne
Foreign Minister addressing the United Nations General Assembly, High Level Plenary Meeting on HIV/AIDS said despite the low prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Sri Lanka estimated at 0.07% or 4,000 persons
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Cell phones shelter bacteria
New research presented at the 43rd annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Conference on Antimicrobial agents and Chemotherpy in Chicago revealed that cell phones can harbour a
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Schoolgirl confirmed with meningococcal C
Department of Human Services officials confirmed one case of meningococcal C disease among three teenage girls suspected of having the disease who were admitted to the Geelong Hospital. All three
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Pakistan submits proposal for HIV, TB fund
Pakistan has submitted a proposal to the Global Fund Against TB and Malaria (GFATM) to control HIV/ AIDS, TB and Malaria through community involvement using the Basic Development Needs (BDN) concept.
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Govt to setup women-friendly district health system: Nasir
The Pakistan government is aware of high maternal mortality and morbidity in the country, especially in the under-developed rural areas and recognizes the urgency to take remedial action. This was
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AIDS lessons for kids
Over a million children in state run schools in Tamil Nadu will receive lessons on HIV/AIDS under a programme called 'AIDS and Life Skills'. The Rs 25 million project will impart AIDS awareness
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UN to provide AIDS drugs to 3 million poor
Saying that the failure to deliver AIDS drugs to impoverished people is so grave that it has become a global health emergency, the World Health Organisation plans to prodive such drugs to three
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Scientists in Iceland link gene to strokes
Researchers in Iceland say they have discovered the first gene that underlies common forms of stroke, a disease that affects hundreds of thousands of people each year. People with a particular
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New scourge for Sudan's young
The children of Lui scoop their beans and mush from plates laid out on the dirt, using only their tiny fingers, often aware that something bad is about to happen. Their necks begin to swing forward