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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Epidemic staring in Bastauli's face
After Jankipuram, it's Bastauli village in Indira Nagar area of Lucknow, that has come to haunt the state health and civic authorities with more than a dozen cases of gastro disorders being reported
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Govt to recover drug overcharge
The Central government is all set to over Rs 140 crore, which is 50 per cent of the amount that major drug manufacturing companies had overcharged from consumers for seven commonly-used medicines.
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Treat AIDS with care : SC
Concerned at the plight of AIDS patients who allegedly being neglected in government hospitals, the Supreme Court issued notices to the Centre, all the states and Union territories, besides the
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No lean teens
Nutritious mid-day meals for undernourished children to retain them in schools was Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's theme song on his recent visit to Delhi. But at the other end of social spectrum, the
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Anthrax claims 16 lives in rural Orissa
With death toll in anthrax cases mounting to 16 in last couple of months, the disease is fast taking the shape of endemic in remote village of Orissa. People living in inaccessible area have become
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Anti-tobacco campaign goes mobile
The Vardaan Ratha, a mobile campaign to increase awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco was launched in the Bangalore city. The mobile unit, which, as part of the campaign will move around
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Diarrhoea and dysentery: Prevention is cheaper than cure
We are encountering a number of cases of diarrhoea and dysentery, affecting all age groups, mostly children, in all the eight health care centres being by us in urban, rural and slum areas of
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Patent Act changes to take care of public health issues
The proposed third amendment to the Patent Act, 1970 for ushering in a product patent regime from January 1, 2005 would be fully balanced with concerns of national and public interest especially
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10 die of fever in Ghaziabad
At least 10 people, including six children have died due to cholera and meningitis fever in last 24 hours while over 200 were seriously ill in the district of Ghaziabad, official sources
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America is high on drug delusion
Consider the economic policy craze of summer 2003: legalising reimportation of drugs produced in the US. Prescription drugs in the US are expensive. Prices elsewhere, especially in Canada, are