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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- European drug firms gang up to patent pirated Asian medicines
Leading names in the drug industry like Zencca, Phytoparm and Procter and Gamble (P&G) have been accused of exploiting herbs long known in Asia--India and China in particular--before they were turned
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Kidney-theft racket flourishing in Bihar
A flourishing kidney theft racket, involving foreign national was traced to a nursing home in Ranchi by a Mumbai Crime Branch team, following complaints of a man who was robbed of one of his kidneys
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- Malaria control by larvivorous fish
Larvivorous species of fish Gumbusia Afnis will be used a control malaria in the M P. A comprehensive scheme has been chalked out jointly by the Health and Fisheries Departments to undertake breeding
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Health drink introduced for Aids patients
A new health drink for HIV-infected patients has beenintroduced as part of ongoing resarch to improve the health of HIV-infected patients at all stages. The so-called Dhammarak health drink was
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- New impotency drug can cause vision problems, say doctors
The World's largest organisaion of eye doctors called for more studies into the newly approved impotence drug, Viagra, and said users with some types of eye problems should stay away from higher
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BAT abandons hope of reviving US deal
BAT Industries, the tobacco and insurance group, has abadoned hopes of reviving last year's proposed deal between the US tobacco industry and state attorneys general to settle tobacco
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Health Ministry isolated on gutka ban
The Health Ministry seems to have bitten off more than it can chew on the issue of banning gutka with a host of ministries opposing the move. An inter-ministerial meeting held last week revealed the
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Thirteen children die of unidentified illness
The death of at least 13 children due to an as-yet unidentified illness over the last fortnight has flummoxed the medical community in Gurgaon. The children, all between two months and four years,
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25 AIDS patients identified so far in State
A total of 25 AIDS patients have been identified in Assam since the monitoring of the dreaded disease was initiated in 1988. Out of this highest number of cases was detected in 1997 (12), followed by
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EU High Court rejects challenge to beef ban
The European Court of Justice let the ban on worldwide exports of British beef stand, rejecting an attempt by the British government to have it declared