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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Insulin insights
About 194 million people (or three per cent of the total population) already have diabetes. By 2025 the figure could exceed 300 million. Resultant complications include blindness and visual
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Deal close on drug supply to poor nations
The US and other World Trade Organisation members are close to a deal to ease the supply of essential medicines to poor countries, potentially removing one of the biggest stumbling blocks in the Doha
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China may prosecute official over Aids revelations
Chinese prosecutors are preparing charges against a health official in the central province of Henan for allegedly leaking secret documents about the spread of Aids, according to people familiar with
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Some milk packets become fermented before expiry date: DPH
The Maldive's Department of Publish Health said some milk packets that are available in the market fermented before the expiry dates of the packets. According to a circular released by DPH, tests
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Strategy modified for Polio eradication in Sindh
WHO representative to Pakistan, Dr Muhammad Khalif Bile along with Dr Rehan Hafeez, National Programme Manger for Expanded Programme for Immunisation (EPI) held threadbare discussion with Sindh
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3 schizophrenia drugs linked to diabetes
Three drugs commonly prescribed for schizophrenia and other psychotic illnesses increased patients' risk of developing diabetes when compared with older antipsychotic medications, according to
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Speedy SARS test
A new SARS antibody test developed in Singapore helps to detect the virus fast, doctors have said in a published report. Developed by Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and Temasek Life Sciences
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Fake malaria pills haunt Asians
The fake drugs in Combodian villagers are being blamed for the hundreds of deaths during last year. The rising traffic, prompted by the increasing popularity of a costly new drug to combat an
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2-child panchayat norm draws mixed reactions
The Supreme Court judgement upholding the two-child norm for contesting panchayat elections has evoked mixed reactions. Feminists feel the judgement will help enact laws to prevent those with more
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12 persons contract 'anthrax' in Kodagu
Twelve persons of a Dalit colony at Torenur in Somwarpet taluk of Kodagu district are reported to be suffering from suspected anthrax disease, according to the Department of Health and the District