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
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
Prolonged exposure to air tainted with tiny particles of soot significantly raises the risk of dying of lung cancer or other lung and heart diseases, according to a new study of 500,000 people in 116
A US government study says that the fallout from cold war nuclear tests carried out by the US, Britain, France and the Soviet Union has caused the death of an estimated 15,000 Americans. The study
Surgeons couldn't rid Sherri Putnam of a persistent liver tumor, but her doctor suggested that a high powered magnet and a liquid mixture containing microscopic metal beads might get the job done.
Sindh minister for health and population welfare, Maj-Gen (rtd) Ahsan Ahmed, has reiterated the Pakistan government's commitment to attain the zero polio target without any unnecessary delay.
A three day international conference on 'TB, HIV and Media' began in Kathmandu with the objective of raising public awareness of HIV/AIDS and TB so that the lives of many youths of the world could be
Going by the statistics of implementation of the UNICEF and National AIDS Control Society project to prevent 'mother-to-child-transmission', there seems to be some hope yet for children and
The dreaded disease of cancer is spreading its tentacles in the twin cities, with some 2,500 to 3,000 new cancer cases reported every year in Hyderabad. Of this, 15 per cent pertains to breast
The World Health Organisation estimates more than 2.5 million HIV-infected cases in India. The annual economic loss so far has been assessed at US$ 15.2 billion. The National AIDS Control
Cancer and AIDS drugs as well as blood sugar tests for diabetics would become cheaper with this year's Budget, which promises to exempt several drugs from excise and customs duty.
A new study reveals that a smoker is not only more likely than a non-smoker to suffer a heart attack, but also more likely to survive it. The reason is mainly that the smoker is much younger at the