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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Medicines used for malaria control still effective
The result of the preliminary study conducted on the treatment of patients suffering from malaria and their effectiveness in malaria affected Kanchanpur district, showed that the prevalent medicines
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Unauthorised chemist shops mushroom in Dhankuta
It is learnt that many of the chemist shops in Dhanjuta (Nepal) which have taken permission for the sale of only medicines have also been illegally providing treatment service to the patients of
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Studies tie urban sprawl to health risks, road danger
People living in sprawling American neighborhoods walk less, weigh more and are more likely to be hit by a car if they do venture out on foot or bicycle, suggests a series of studies. Driving every
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WTO reaches deal on poor nations' drugs
The World Trade Organization delayed a decision on a measure giving poor nations access to inexpensive generic drugs, a move that would improve their ability to fight such diseases as AIDS and
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Drive to fight HIV to be launched soon: Nasir
The Pakistan government will introduce self-destructive syringes to discourage needle sharing practices threatening the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country, Federal Health Minister Mohammad Nasir Khan
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Mid-day meal, then straight to hospital
Twenty-five children in the agegroup of 5 to 13 were admitted to hospital today after eating mid-day meals provided at their North Delhi MCD school. The MCD Primary School in Wazirabad that has 901
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Six fresh dengue cases in city, alert in MCD
Six more cases of dengue have been reported from the central zone of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. This has raised the number of cases in the city to 15 this year. Of the six cases, three were
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States back death penalty for spurious drug manufacturers
In a major development in the health sector reforms, the Health Ministers of all the States endorsed the Central Government's move to set norms for drinking water and for imposing death penalty for
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US scientists turns Yeast into human protein
In a move that could make producing drugs almost as easy as brewing beer, US scientists have said they had figured out how to use yeast to make vital human proteins. The scientists hope the
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Rains bring viral cold, fever, dengue and more
With the drop in temperature and intermittent rainfall in Bangalore city, virus is on its seasonal rounds. And hospitals are also seeing a substantial increase in the number of common cold, cough and