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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- Fertility rates may be curbed via temporary birth control
Increased use of temporary methods to stop pregnancy may lower fertility rates significantly to 2.3 children per woman, a National Family Health Survey (NFHS) report on alternative contraceptive
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Tobacco looks abroad
In walking away from tobacco legislation last week Steven Goldstone chairman of RJR Nabisco, vowed to increase market share for his products among American adult smokers. He pointedly did not metion
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New drugs give reason for hope in cancer fight
Earlier this month, women in the U.S. at risk of developing breast cancer received a limited reason for hope: A drug called tamoxifen was found effective at preventing breast cancer, but it is
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Delhi decides to fight Thalassemia
The Delhi Government is launching an ambitious campaign from April 24 to create awareness about the fatal Thalassemia disease. On that day, special screening would be done at select hospitals of the
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Fish oils foil cardiac deaths
A review from the University of Newcastle reveals that higher intakes of fish oils can help prevent sudden cardiac
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Single dose of medicine can cure leprosy
Dr Ahmed: With modern medical science making rapid strides, it is now possible to cure leprosy with only a single dose of medicine. This was disclosed by Dr Mafizuddin Ahmed, Joint Director
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Wafers on the brain
Brain tumors are one of the most frighening forms of cancer as they damage the soft sponge, packed inside the skull, that controls our lives. But there is glimmer of hope from a radical new treatment
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Going with the herd
When it comes to public health, how far should governments compel people to do what is good for others : a
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- Gastro-enteritis threat looms over city
The threat of gastro-enteritis epidemic looms large over the Ahmedabad city, with Gota village reporting two gastro-enteritis deaths on Saturday. Forty-nine others have been affected, while 88 others
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AIDS awareness through magical aids
It was a novel programme of creating awareness on AIDS. The medium was magic and the performer was none other than Prof. R.K. Malayath, the leading exponent of this art in Kerala.The AATMA-98, (AIDS