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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- Indigenous HIV test kit developed
The National Institute of Immunology (NII) has developed an ELISA test kit for HIV-1 and HIV-2 detection. Designed by the Gamete antigen (Reproductive Immunology) Department of NII, the results shown
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- Blood export scandal rocks Austria
Stung by the contaminated blood export scandal, the Austrian government has taken steps to bring to book those responsible for the illegal trade in HIV-infected blood, which was meant to be sold in
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- After polio, doctors now target 'HIB'
With the once-dreaded polio on its way out following a sustained immunisation programme, Indian medicos have now set their eyes on eliminaiton of haemophilus influenza type B (HIB), a major cause of
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- IMA chiefs propose health-care scheme for citizens
Heads of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), the network of practising doctors, have proposed a three-pronged scheme to the Union government to ensure affordable access to health care for all
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- 40 % doctors, staff prey to infectious diseases in morgues
At least 40 per cent of the doctors and attendant working in different mortuaries in the Capital are suffering from tuberculosis and other disease due to the prevailing unhygienic conditions there.
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- Ministry issues notice to govt hospitals
The Union Health Ministry has issued fresh instructions to all Central Government hospitals in the Capital for prevention of dengue and other water-borne
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- Jeevan Raksha yatra to check spread to epidemics
With cases of diseases like leptospirosis on the rise, the Gujarat Government has decided to take out a Jeevan Raksha yatra from May 1 to 7. The aim of this yatra is to educate people on how to
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State to launch novel scheme to control TB
Health Minister H C Mahadevappa today announced that the Karnataka State Government would shortly be printing and distributing Rs 12 lakh worth of health education material, including wall posters
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- Impotency
Growing malaise : A silent, embarrassing affliction sweeps Indian bedrooms, with men from all age groups and social classes desperately touring to doctors for cures.
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Birth rate to level off by 2050
China's family planning programme is expected to successfully stabilize China's population growth by the middle of next century when they are expected to be 1.6 billion people, officials predicted.