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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'No new SARS cases in China'
The Health Ministry of the People's Republic of China reported that there had been no new cases of probable or confirmed Severe Acute Repiratory Syndrome (SARS) on the mainland in the 24 hours ending
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HIV hides in safe' blood, transfusion infects infant
An eight-month-old child has tested HIV positive after a blood transfusion for an operation at the K T Children's Hospital in Rajkot, Gujarat. Doctors are blaming the
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Diseases to flourish while hygiene is away
Waterborne diseases are set to disturb the life of Kochiites, especially those living in Mattancherry, during the coming monsoon with filth already choking major canals. Even though the Corporation
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Kumbalangi decides to be rat-free
Kumbalangi may soon become the first rat-free panchayat in the district in Kerala with the grama panchayat officially preparing to launch a programme to deal with the rat menace firmly. Inspired by
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Malaria scam rocks MCC
In the latest addition to the series of scams that have rocked the Mangalore city corporation in the recent past, it has now come to light that huge amount of funds have been misappropriated on the
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This village spat gutkha habit out
Even if no one in this village on the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat knew it was World Anti-Tobacco Day on Saturday, they did remember a pledge taken three years ago: to kick gutkha out
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Deadly virus outbreak investigated in Yonkers
The New York State Health Department is investigating a viral outbreak that has killed two people at a residential care centre for developmentally disabled children and adults in Yonkers, officials
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DU resident students suffering from acute malnutrition: INFS reports
The residents of the Dhaka University are suffering from malnutrition for lack of sufficient and nutritious meal. Around 52 per cent of the students living in various halls of te university are
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100 children become blind every day in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh about 100 children become blind every day due to the lack of vitamin A. About 90 per cent children of the age group one to one and half years are the victims of malnutrition. About 12
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18 malaria cases reported at Valpoio health centre
Although there are a very limited breeding sites for mosquitoes due ot the few construction projects in Sattari taluka, Goa, as many as 18 malaria cases of plasmodium vivex have been detected and