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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Punjab:80% infants 'hit by anaemia'
The second National Family Health Survey of India (1998-99) report reveals that in Punjab 80% of the children in the age bracket 6-35 months are anaemic and even 41 per cent women suffer from some
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Anti-AIDS campaign to focus on men : WHO
The World Health Organisation said on Friday that anti-AIDS campaign in Asia and the pacific must focus on men, who account for at least 80 per cent of all infections in the region, to help contain
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Europe sets binding limits on dioxin in foods
European Union Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner David Byrne today welcomed the adoption by the European Council of a rule setting legally binding limits on the presence of dioxin and other
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Doon women wage war against liquor menace
A new anti-liquor revolution is now brewing in Uttaranchal villages. Women in about 100 remote villages in Dehra Dun, Uttarkashi and Pauri districts have declared a virtual war against liquor and
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The wonder drug
It stops vampires in their tracks, pulverises bacteria, cures athlete's foot and gives a tasty kick to spaghetti bolognese. Garlic, a key ingredient of folklore, is being put to the test by some of
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Baxter agrees to pay families in 10 deaths linked to dialysis
Baxter International Inc. agreed to pay about $294,000 to each of the families of 10 kidney-dialysis patients in Spain whose recent deaths apparently were linked to Baxter dialysis filters. The
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Obesity treatment targets metabolism
After years of trolling through the human genome, scientists at Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. say they have finally found a gem: an obesity drug that works by changing metabolism. The drug, which
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Pretoria is sued over AIDS drug
Hundreds of AIDS activists and doctors took the South African government to court in a bid to force it to provide a key antiretroviral drug that cuts the risk of pregnant women passing the deadly
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South Africans try to combat Aids with faith but little hope
South Africa has the highest number of HIV-positive people in the world. About 4.7m people out of a population of 40m are
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European companies asked to help with healthcare
Continental European healthcare providers are being asked by the UK government to set up and staff units in the UK to treat National Health Service