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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Water-related diseases may kill 76m people by 2020
As many as 76 million people- mostly children could die from water-related diseases by 2020 if changes aren't made worldwide, according to a California think tank. The United Nations has set a goal
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Malaria department devolved to Towns
The consultancy committee of the Karachi city government has decided to devolve the malaria department to the towns. The towns now will be responsible for action against flies, mosquitoes and stray
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New vaccine for malaria
Adopting an innovative approach, a team of scientists from Oxford University has pioneered a vaccine against malaria that can save millions of lives particularly in developing countries. "The vaccine
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Scientists pioneer malaria vaccine
British scientists have pioneered a vaccine against malaria that they believe could save millions of lives. Tests of the vaccination, which employs an innovative approach, have shown that it can
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Keep off those carbonated drinks
An icy-cold soda may seem a necessity on a sweltering summer day, but the refreshing treat could be a major health risk in disguise, according to a World watch report. Loaded with sugar and devoid of
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State govt justifies ban on gutkha sale
The Maharashtra government has justified its decision to ban manufacture and sale of gutkha as its manufacturers had been repeatedly violating the Prevention of Food Adulteration rules. In a detailed
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Fight against TB hit by bad programmes
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that poorly-managed tuberculosis programmes are leading to the spread of multi-drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis bacillus all over the world. This
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Painting a picture of health
The 410 bed Karnataka Health Institute in the tiny town of Ghataprabha is a rural healthcare centre with modern facilities, and a role model for the country's healthcare
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Arsenic king of poisons
After the latest horrifying tale of the effect of arsenic poisoning on the people of Bangladesh as published in the New York Times, and after a foreign diplomat has cautioned the Bangladesh
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Preventing HIV in newborns
The Delhi state government launched its mother-to-child HIV prevention programme in Guru Tegh Bahadur, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and Girdharilal Jain maternity hospitals. But the programme has not made any