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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12 die, 2000 attacked with kala-azar in Mymensingh, medicine scarce
Kala-azar has broken out in five upazilas of the district and at least seven months, according to the local civil surgeon office. The number of kala-azar patients is increasing in Fulbaria,
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Vitamin C prices cut, cos' profits under strain
The government has effected a major cut in the price of bulk drug vitamin C, in a move that would put further pressure on the already squeezed multivitamins market. The National Pharmaceutical
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Residents resent unhygienic conditions, mosquito menace
Though the incessant rains has brought a fresh smile on the parched faces of the farmers in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh but the residents are resenting to the after effects of the heavy rains
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16 dengue fever cases in K'god, Kannur
Dengue fever has spread in Kasargod and Kannur districts in Karnataka and it is learnt that 16 people are affected by it. The officials of the Virology Institute and Pariyaram Medical College doctors
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MCH intensifies mosquito control drive
To control the spread of malaria, the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad has intensified mosquito control measures by undertaking large scale anti larval operations in the twin cities. About 225
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Rotary Club plays vital role in polio eradication
Rotary Club is playing a very important role in fighting polio menace in the country. It aims to ensure that world becomes free of this dreaded disease. This was said by Madhya Pradesh Health
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Peeved NGOs decline AIDS funds
Even as India has appealed for a larger share of the global fund for AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, a number of non governmental organisations (NGOs) have decided not to pitch for aid under the
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3 more diarrhoea cases reported
Three more diarrhoea patients from Saran village in the Yamunanagar district were admitted to a hospital. Residents of the village are scared to drink even the tap water because a large number of
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Dengue in Singapore
Singapore is waging war on mosquitoes after a jump in the number of dengue fever cases and the deaths of three people in June and July.
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Precious cancer drug now subsidised earlier
The Australian Government has sped up the subsidisation of an expensive new drug that fights leukaemia. Up to 1000 Australians suffering from the early stages of Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia will get