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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SARS saga
The official announcement was almost gleeful
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Bill against tobacco welcomed
The Advocacy Forum for Tobacco Control (AFTC) today welcomed Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce Bill, 2001 against cigarettes and other tobacco products and appealed to
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Awareness about hepatitis
Media could play an effective role in creating awareness about hepatitis which is claiming a large number of lives annually in Pakistan mainly due to lack of knowledge about its causes among the
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Genetic-environmental links to diseases decoded
Scientists have reached a key milestone in identifying which human genes can increase an individual's susceptibility to environmentally linked diseases. Researchers with the Environmental Genome
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SARS claims 5 more lives
China warned officials not to hide cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome, while leaders in hard-hit Hong Kong got ready for a massive cleanup targeting the territory's back alleys where germs
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Asean asks China to delay SARS meet
The 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations has asked China to postpone an annual meeting of senior officials because of the spread of the deadly flu-like SARS virus, Asean diplomats said.
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First case of SARS confirmed in Delhi
The case of a 42-year-old man from New Zealand, who arrived at the IGI Airport with SARS-like symptoms and is currently lodged at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital's isolation ward, has been confirmed.
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18 polio cases reported in current year
About 18 cases of polio have been reported from 14 districts of Pakistan this year as compared with 93 cases from 35 districts in the previous year. Pakistan is still one of the seven countries
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10 confirmed cases of polio reported in Sindh
A final push for polio-eradication in Sindh will require major and concerted efforts, said Khalif Bile Mohammad, WHO representative to Pakistan. Addressing the principal members of the WHO Sindh
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SARS virus affects Japanese tourism industry, impact on economy limited
The SARS virus will depress Japan's travel industry as people avoid overseas trips within Asia, but that could be the extent of the damage to the domestic economy, according to financial experts