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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UN report card gives marks on AIDS struggle
The first report card on the United Nation's 2-year old commitment to defeat AIDS gives the world's countries generally low marks in their efforts to overcome ignorance about the disease and provide
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High mortality rates plague state
Madhya Pradesh has one of the highest infant and child mortality rate in the country, not only that 38 percent of the women are undernourished in the state, according to status paper of directorate
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Three polio cases detected in Fata
Two cases of polio were detected in the North Waziristan (Pakistan) during the first week of the current month, while another one had earlier been diagnosed in the Khyber Agency, said an official.
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Old women more prone to heart attack
After attaining the age of 50, women are more prone to heart attack than men due to multiple factors, including high blood pressure and their being diabetic, said President-elect, World Heart
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Hepatitis C curable
Hepatitis C once considered to be a deadly disease is now curable. Latest research has revealed that proper medication can save many lives. At least, 50 per cent people have chance of survival.
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Dengue spreading tentacles in State
Karnataka has reported 814 confirmed cases of dengue fever, including six deaths, up to August 31 this year. The total yearly figures
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Govt's polio drive has lost pulse of Bellary village
Over the last few months, polio cases, and deaths, cropping up in various parts of Karnataka State have been a major cause of embarrassment to the ruling Congress government which launched its drive
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Government ropes in corporates to fight TB
The government is roping in corporate resources to fight TB, the economic cost of the morbidity and mortality it causes being enormous. The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme would
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Indians develop world's 1st herbal contraceptive pill
Indian scientists are developing the first herbal contraceptive pill, using a recipe rediscovered in a 2,500-year-old medical text. The drug's origins lie in ayurveda. The main ingredients of the
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Women won't be able to get ultrasound tests in NWFP
In a bizarre decision, Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province has banned male doctors and technicians from carrying out ultrasound examinations and using electrocardiographs on female patients, the