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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Minister issues dengue alert
Delhi Health Minister Dr. A K Walia has sent out instructions to medical superintendents to check the breeding of mosquitoes in hospitals after Aedes mosquitoes causing dengue were discovered at
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Assam may also impose gutkha ban in the state
The Assam government has started exploring the legal aspects of imposing a ban in the manufacture and sale of gutkha in the state even though the pro-gutkha lobby is trying hard to influence the
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West Nile outbreak is a warning, not a crisis, officials say
The largest outbreak of illness from West Nile virus since it was first detected in this country in 1999 is the latest warning against lowering the guard against this and other mosquito-borne
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Officials say more deaths possible
The number of confirmed cases of Legionaries' disease in Britain rose to 56 on Monday as the country tackled its worst outbreak of the deadly flu-like illness in 17 years. The hospital dealing with
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Demographic bonus or burden?
Poverty and population are the twin challenges facing many parts of the world and it is not a coincidence that the developing countries where the demographic transition is taking place have the
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100 succumb to encephalitis in Assam
Over the last one month, 100 persons, mostly minor children, lost their lives in the six districts of upper Assam due to Japanese B Encephalitis, according to health minister Bhumidar Barman. The
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Abortion pill sounds alarm bells in UP
The rampant illegal over-the-counter sale of Mifipriston, the new abortion drug, has been sounding alarm bells in the Uttar Pradesh. The doctors are an agitated lot and so are the pharmaceutical
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Kidney transplant protocol sans animal tests raises concern
Experiments being conducting by Ahmedabad based Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research (IKDRC) to evolve a new protocol for post-kidney transplant care are being contested on the ground that the
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100 affected by diarrhoea
A four-year-old girl of Vasia village in Dabhoi taluka died of dehydration following diarrhoea which has afflicted about a 100 people in Dabhoi and Vasai village (Gujarat). The district health
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Pilot study on emergency contraceptives
The Gujarat government may soon contribute more towards birth control than just staid pills and 'Nirodh', to promote the family planning and health programme. Emergency Contraceptive pills (EC) could