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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Prostate cancer surgery found to cut death risk
For the first time, scientists have shown in a rigorous study that surgery to remove a cancerous prostate gland can reduce the risk of death from the disease. About a third of the 189,000 American
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Efforts to combat deadly disease
At a recent world conference on breast cancer, a Canadian initiative, experts identified a few measures to reduce the alarmingly growing breast cancer deaths in the world. First, governments must
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Steep rise in polio paralysis cases in UP
The number of children crippled by the polio epidemic in Uttar Pradesh continues to increase steeply with the latest reports showing 347 cases of paralysis and a spillover into Delhi as well.
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Norms for assisted reproductive tech clinics
The government has released guidelines for assisted reproductive technology (ART) clinics. The guidelines, which were released by the department of health and family welfare address the issues of
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Drug trial going awry triggers controversy
Serious health complications seen in a person who had volunteered for a drug trial in Vadodara (Gujarat) has raised serious doubts about the way such research is conducted by pharmaceutical
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More cases of diarrhoea reported in Yamunanagar
Haryana Minister of State for Health, Dr. M.L. Ranga has urged the people not to be unduly scared of the reports of diarrhoea in Saran village of Yamunanagar district. Meanwhile, three more persons
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India-Latin health summit to study tie-ups
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Department of Commerce are jointly organising the India-Latin America Health Summit in New Delhi from September 18 to 21. The main
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Drinking milk may increase cancer risk in women
Pregnancy may lower a woman's risk of cancer but drinking milk could raise it researchers reported. Both factors as well as the use of hormone replacement therapy, affect levels of a hormone that may
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Rat fever detected at Vittal
Rat fever case was detected for the first time in Vittal, Karnataka. The affected person Krishnappa Naik (55), son of late Kutti Naik of Vittal-Padnur village, is receiving treatment at Suraksha
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Health minister warns of higher welfare costs
Japan's welfare minister Chikara Sakaguchi said that the nation's workforce will have to shoulder higher welfare costs in light of Japan's declining birthrate and its graying society, while the aged