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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Anti-tobacco lobby wants ban extended to zarda too
If Maharashtra state government ban on gutka and paan masala from August 1 has anything to do with oral/ throat cancer, the question that anti-tobacco activists and concerned citizens are asking is
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Nepal's maternal mortality rate highest in world
Nepal has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world and with ninety per cent of mothers still delivering their babies at home in the country, 70 per cent of the maternity related deaths take
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Abortion choice, sometimes
On issues of family planning and reproductive health for women and children, the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush could be forgiven for thinking it just can't win. In February we noted
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Pfizer gives cactus drug green light
Drugs giant Pfizer is to press ahead with the development of a plant-based appetite suppressant for the treatment of obesity after reaffirming its commitment to a licensing deal with botanical
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Mosquito killers like "Baygon" a bygone?
The lack of a liquid insecticide in the market (Sri Lanka) mainly used to kill mosquitoes using a spray gun has led to a public outcry while the company that markets the product said that the
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Chickenpox vaccine available for first time
Up to one in 10 NHS workers will be advised to have Britain's first chickenpox vaccine to avoid endangering the lives of patients who have never had the childhood disease. Staff and patients in care
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APCRI moots steps for rabies-free Bangalore
The Association for Prevention and Control of Rabies in India (APCRI) has urged the Bangalore Mahanagare Palike to work towards the goal of 'rabies-free Bangalore by 2010' by adopting professional
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Encephalitis claims 16 lives in Sivasagar
Suspected Japanese encephalitis has threatened to assume epidemic form in Sivasagar district of Assam with as many as 16 deaths reported so far in the month of July. Patsala Geleki and the bordering
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Diarrhoea, cholera under control now
Four cases of diarrhoea came at the General hospital, Sector 16 while no case was reported from any of the two other hospitals, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32 and PGI, Chandigarh.
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Cauvery bathers vulnerable to eye disease
A study by a Chennai city hospital has revealed the prevalence of a new variety of eye disease, along the course of the Cauvery, especially in the delta districts. Hitherto, the inflammation or