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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Tobacco Bill may affect retail outlets'
Over 18,000 tobacco retailing units in Bangalore city are facing threat of closure following the implementation of the Tobacco Bill, 2001 which clashed with provisions of the corresponding State Act.
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Kee Pharma launches drug for leucoderma
Delhi-based Kee Pharma has introduced Melagenina Plus, a drug for Vitiligo cure, often referred to as leucoderma, in the domestic market.It is manufactured in
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Bayer wins second trial over cholesterol drug
Bayer won its second US trial over a plaintiff seeking damages from alleged injuries caused by a cholesterol drug the group was forced to pull from the market.A Mississippi jury acquitted the German
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WHO chief blames China for SARS spread
The Director General of the World Health Organisation, Gro Harlem Brundtland, criticised China for not being prompt in informing the international community when the first cases of SARS, the killer
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Respiratory diseases common among kids
Children of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu fall prey mostly to respiratory diseases due to extreme industrial pollution in the district, Child Trust Hospital authorities said. The hospital authorities had
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New SARS clusters battled in Vietnam and Hong Kong
Halth authorities in Vietnam and Hong Kong battled new clusters of a highly infectious deadly pneumonia on Friday as an estimated quarter million people prepared for holiday travel within the area
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State steps up vigil on Sars
Health Minister Digvijay Khanvilkar on Friday announced that Maharashtra government would ensure that doctors and nurses were available round the clock at Sahar international airport to keep a strict
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Lab develops new kit to identify Sars-like cases
A Mumbai city-based diagnostic laboratory has developed a kit that can identify five viruses that cause symptoms akin to those of severe acute respiratory syndrome(Sars0. The firm has claimed that in
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Delhi not moving fast
With the rapid spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars), it is sad to see that New Delhi's emergency measures for preventing the spread of the epidemic in this country are not adequate
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Sheep die from foot and mouth disease in Haveri taluk
Sheep in various parts of Haveri taluk of Karnataka have been attacked by the foot and mouth disease resulting in death of over 10 sheep every day. Basapur village has been the worst hit. The