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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- New metal device to treat heart disease
A new metal device has been invented to treat "Mitral Stenosis", where the left side heart valve, known as Mitral Valve, becomes smaller because of Rheumatic Fever. The Bangalore based Jayadava
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- Health varsity works on new male contraceptive
Tamoxifen, an anti-estrogen drug, widely used for breast cancer treatment, has shown promising results as a male contraceptive agent in experimental studies conducted at the NTR university of health
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- DMA rejects draft bill
The Delhi Medical Association has rejected the Delhi government's draft bill requiring doctors to re-register clinics every five years after due verification by an inspector.
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- Vietnam has world's highest abortion rate
Vietnam has the world's highest abortion rate, with two pregnancies ended for every live birth in rural areas, a newspaper has
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- Team tests gene therapy for Parkinson's disease
A new gene therapy for Parkinson's disease has been developed by a research team from Nagoya City University, the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, and Fujita Health University. The team
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- A state hospital without an ICU
The Indira Gandhi Medical College or the state hospital here, earlier known as Snowdon Hospital, caters to poor himachalis and is a comparatively well equipped one. But this hospital suffers from
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Composite helps damaged bone grow back
The National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials said it had developed a new composite material of ceramic and polymer that can promote the regeneration of damaged bones. When a sheet of
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-Peru to continue controversial family planning programme
The Peruvian government on Thursday said it would continue a controversial family planning programme that includes the sterilisation of poor women but added there would be restrictions.The policy
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- Suit seeks to ban Japanese sales of Philip Morris
A group of 20 anti-smoking activists and self described nicotine addicts filed a class action suit against a Japanese affiliate of the U.S. tobacco giant Philip Morris Co., demanding it stop sales
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- Tobacco companies defend advertising
The top executives of the major tobacco companies have told the US Senate that they would never agree to modify their advertising and marketing practices unless the lawmakers gave the industry