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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PM calls for early development of AIDS vaccine
With multidrug treatment of HIV/AIDS being an expensive option, the Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, today made out a case for early development of a preventive vaccine to arrest the spread of
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Thalassemia awareness campaign launched
A week long awareness campaign to focus on Thalassemia, a major blood disorder which affects nearly 800 children in Mumbai, was launched at Church gate station in South Mumbai yesterday. The campaign
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Seminar focuses on medicinal plants
Speaking at a seminar of Principal Investigators of the northern region engaged in the research and development of medicinal plants in Himachal today. Mr. R.A. Singh, Principal chief Conservator of
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WHO plans to head off more African Ebola outbreaks
The World Health Organisation is planning education and monitoring campaigns to combat jungle fevers like an Ebola outbreak which killed 95 people in central Africa, a scientist said.
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Four more polio cases reported in DG Khan
Four more cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) have been reported from Dera Ghazi Khan district, Pakistan, having the dreadful P1 strain. Ironically, three of the victims live in the municipal
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Global food code under review
Codex Alimentarius, the internationally recognised quality standards for food products, is being revaluated jointly by the United Nations food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Health
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38 jaundice cases reported
Thirty eight cases of jaundice have been reported in Bilaspur. Most of the cases have been from Laxmi Narayan sector and almost all patients have been school
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Locals brace up for herb cultivation
Locals in some parts of Dolakha district (Nepal) are preparing for massive cultivation of Chiraito, a medicinal plant, whose increasing demands have threatened the existence of the plant in the
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Tea helps in survival from heart attack
Heavy tea drinking can reduce the risk of dying after a heart attack, a study suggests. The study of 1,900 heart attack victims found that those who drank tea before their heart attacks about 19 cups
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' Women worse victims of malnutrition'
Women are the worst victims of malnutrition and hunger inspite of the fact that they are the major food producers. The fact was revealed at a seminar organised on the issue of food security for women