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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- NGOs role in population control urged
India's population will comprise a good percentage of old people in the next century - courtesy the increasing life span. With this in mind, the younger generation should be imparted the right type
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- Apollo Hospital launches Lasik Laser technique for eye problems
No more injections,no longer any stitches and no pad on the eyes, the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi has taken the lead in introducing, for the first time in the Capital, the Lasik Laser
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Adults need to increase intake of folate
Women who might become pregnant need 400 micrograms of folic acid per day to reduce their risk of having a child with neural tube defects, according to the latest report on Dietary Reference Intakes
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Attacking winter depression
In two preliminary studies, Dr. Alfred Lewy and his colleagues at Oregon Health Sciences University showed that properly timed doses of melatonin in amounts much smaller than are being sold could
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-Maternal mortality rate very high in S.E. Asia
The WHO has expressed concern that the maternal mortality rate in the South East Asia region, which includes India, continues to be "appallingly" high, overshadowing the various gains that have been
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- Watching violent TV serials could affect pregnancy
Indulging in activities that could agitate the mind, like watching violent television serials while having meals, could have harmful effects on pregnancy. This and many other suggestions were put
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Drug use fuels HIV epidemic in Russia
Social and economic upheaval after the collapase of Soviet Union has led to unemployment, poverty and sudden relaxation of social and legal taboos in Russia. This, coupled with an influx of heroin
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Tobacco multinationals look east
With declinig markets in the West, tobacco companies are turning to the newly-opened economies of Laos, Cambodia, Burma and Vietnam. Their strategy is similar to that used in eastern Europe -
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- Liquor returns to Haryana
Liquor officially returned to Haryana on All-Fools's Day today after it was baninshed from the State on July 1, 1996. Since the auction of vends could be completed only last evening, contractors at
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- Pregnancy is special, WHO tries to make it safe
In every two minutes one woman dies as a result of complications of pregnancy or childbirth in the South Asia region, which accounts for 40 per cent of the global total, Dr Uton Muchhtar Rafei, the