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
-
- US troops in Gulf to have anthrax vaccinations
US Defense Secretary Willaim Cohen has decided that the 36,000 US troops in the Gulf should undergo anthrax vaccinations as a "prudent action," the pentagon announced on Tuesday. The decision to
-
- Most baby friendly hospitals here
Malaysia now has the largest number of baby friendly hospitals in the world, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Malaysia is the third country in the world where all its government
-
- UN sanctions cripple distribution of food, agriculture in Iraq
Thanks to oil-financed imports, Iraq's per capita food availability before sanctions were imposed in 1990 was one of the highest in West Asia. So plentiful and cheap was food that seven per cent of
-
- Liver transplants at center of battle
The Clinton Administration says it intends to revamp the nation's system for allocating livers to people awaiting transplants so that patients most seriously in need of the organs will have priority
-
- Japanese assistance for health project
The Embassy of Japan has agreed to provide a financial assistance of US $21,325 to Ghartichhap Village Development Committee, Ghartichhap for the execution of the construction project of a sub
-
- Hospital filters keep United's cabin air clean
Passenger concern that poor air quality on flights may be putting them at risk of disease has prompted United Airlines to install filters used by hospitals to sheild transplant patients. It says the
-
- Dangers lurk behind food colours ; study
Don't be tempted by colourful foodstuffs stacked on the shelves of roadside eateries, warn scientists. These colours can cause damage to liver, kidney, heart as well as skin, eye, lungs and bones,
-
- 18-kg tumour removed
A team of gynaecologists of the Pandit B D Sharma Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) here consisting of Dr Krishna Snagwan and Dr Puhspa Dahiya has achieved a rare distinction by
-
- Bacteria double risk of heart attack
Cleaned teeth are more than just a pretty sight and a protection against caries. Those who allow bacteria to multiply double their risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Pregnant women who do not
-
- Chewing gum manufacturers' fortunes remain stuck with Ministry of Health
The chewing gum manufacturers have received a further setback with the Health Ministry's Central Committee of Food Standards (CCFS) suspending the issue of use of BHA in chewing gums and bubble gums.