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
Removing a healthy appendix may require longer hospital stays and an increased rate of side effects, according to a new study showing dangers of misdiagnosing appendicitis. The study bolsters
The Annie Heart and Medical Centre in Chandigarh has launched a unique "Dil naa toote dil ke marizon kaa" package for the benefit of heart patients. Launching the programme, the Director of the
The state government plans to control kala-azar through counter-measures in the early stages of the disease, said Mr Pratyush Mukerjee. West Bengal minister of state for health & family welfare.
Diarrhoea broke out in an epidemic from in the flood affected areas of Dimla (Bangladesh). Jaldhaka and sadar upazila of the district and one person died and over 200 were attacked with the disease.
Roche Holding AG said that it had won a faster then usual U.S. review for its hepatitis C treatment Pegasys, the only potential top-selling medicine the Swiss drugmaker plans to introduce this year.
Gutkha contains large amounts of toxic heavy metals like lead, copper and zinc, which could be more harmful than tobacco, according to a recent study conducted by the Indian Institute of
Serum Institute of India Ltd broke its reticence early this month to announce a 40 per cent slashing of the price of its hepatitis-B vaccine, Gene Vac-B. The price cut, according to S.S. Jadhav,
For the first time in Bengal possibly even in the country a private organisation will run health centres in rural areas. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee announced the initiative under which
Viral fever which has claimed three lives in Salbone block and two in Garbeta III block in Midnopore West (West Bengal), during the past fortnight, is still raging in the adjoining villages. Three
Nearly 24 persons died and 7000 suffered from diarrhoea this year in Jalpaiguri district (West Bengal). Among the 24 deaths, 17 are from Chaupara Tea in Kalchini Block. Though Nagrakata, Kumargram,