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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Tobacconists approved
In New Zealand tobacconists can breathe easy. The "T" world that has caused such angst is to be allowed to remain in the Yellow Pages. The Ministry of Health sought legal advice on whether the
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- Multi-pronged effort to eliminate leprosy mooted
The Vice-President, Mr. Krishan Kant, has called for a well-coordinated and sustained multipronged effort to achieve the goal of eliminating leprosy by the year 2000. For this, a thorough change in
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- Wonder drug being marketed
A wonder drug named "Baraka Oil" made from Black Cumin seed oil extracted from a plant called Nigella sativa is now being marketed in India. This preparation is being used in ancient times from the
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- A peep into genetic disorders
Genetic disorders are one of the major reasons in the less developed countries for children being admitted into hospitals. In these countries, one out of 50 newborn babies has a major congenital
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- Rats chew into blood testing equipment worth lakhs
Human blood is similar to a pharmaceutical drug which should be manufactured with the utmost care, agree most of the doctors. But the scene at the major government hospitals tell a different story
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- $106-m IBRD loan for health programmes
The World Bank has sanctioned a loan of $106.1 millions to the Punjab Government for purchase of imaging equipments,ambulances and other vehicles to provide an effective health services.The loan,
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- India's herb export triples, but medicinal plants face extinction
The recent rediscovery of natural medicine, often referred to as complementary or alternative medicine, by the Western World, has fuelled the sharply escalating commercial demand for herbal products
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- Flu epidemic kills 30 in Japan
At least 30 persons have died and more than 10 lakh have fallen sick in a flu epidemic sweeping Japan, reports said on Saturday. In all, 14 lakh people have developed symptoms of influenza this
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EU attacks Australian meat insepection plan
Australia's plan to privatise meat inspection services has met fresh opposition from the European Union, following US objections to the plan earlier this month. EU officials in Canberra said
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Scientists fail to clarify rules for asbestos
European commision plans to introduce EU-wide rules on the use of asbestos appear to have run into trouble. A committee of scientific experts met last week to disucss the drawing up of definitive