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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Stroke alert for heart patients
A study by the World Health Organisation brings alarming news for heart patients : 25 per cent of them run the risk of recurrence of a stoke. As many as 1800 people die each day in India from a
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Studies reveal big fall in meningitis deaths
The fatal impact of meningitis among children and young people is on the wane, partly because of earlier recognition and treatment, researchers suggest today, writes James Meikle . Two specialist
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Unborn but ailing: Abortion rights uproar in France
In a landmark ruling that has followed 13 years of litigation, France's highest court has recently ordered that damages be paid not only to the Perruche's family but also to Nicolas himself who was
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AIDS report challenges leaders in South Africa
Widely recognized as South Africa's leading research institution, the Medical Research Council is now often second-guessed. But when the council released mortality figures showing that AIDS had
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US places orders for smallpox vaccine
Four companies are making preparations to produce an emergency batch of smallpox vaccine for the US government. Merck and Baxter International, two large US healthcare products companies, said that
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Kenya reports first attempted infection outside US
Sam Ongeri, Kenya's minister of health, confirmed that a letter containing white powder sent from the US to the Kenyan citizen had tested positive for anthrax -the first confirmed case outside the
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Stage set for clash over drug patents
With just over two weeks to go before the World Trade Organisation's ministerial meeting in Doha, Qatar, the stage is being set for a damaging north-south clash over demands by developing countries
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New study from the UN Food and Agricultural Organization and Mayo Clinic sets the stage for future nutritional research throughout the world
A new study, looking at a population center in a western region of Africa, has set the stage in developing a model to research nutritional needs of women, in countries throughout the world. The study
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AIDS activists emboldened by US threat to bust Bayer patent
AIDS activists and developing nations are seizing on US health and human services secretary Tommy Thompson's threat to bust the patent on Bayer AG's antibiotic to convince international trade rule
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Bayer to cut Cipro price for US
Drugmaker Bayer AG said it would sell up to 300 million tablets of Cipro to the US government at a discount to help authorities stockpile the antibiotic to cope with the threat of anthrax. The German