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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Clean drinking water must to check diseases
The Uttar Pradesh minister for Medical and Health, Raja Mahendra Aridaman Singh, has underlined the need for preparing an effective action plan and ensuring availability of clean drinking water to
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Smoke-screen over mathematical puzzle
How's this for a teaser? If 40 people can find 18000 people to challan for smoking in four years, how many will 122 people challen over the same period? Mathematics will give you one answer. Common
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Health problems afflict 36% of night-shift staff
One in three people who work night shifts complains of bad health, including gastrointestinal disorders, illnesses associated with high blood pressure, or sleeplessness, according to a government
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West Nile leaves some paralyzed
The West Nile virus apparently has caused six people in Mississippi and Louisiana to develop polio-like paralysis, heightening concern about the rapidly spreading virus, according to U.S. health
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Viral eye disease spreading in Ctg
Conjunctivitis, a highly contagious viral eye disease, is spreading in the Chittagong district rapidly, ophthalmologists here said
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Three states awards for medicinal plants
Minister for forests, Harvansh Singh has announced three State-level awards for cultivation of medicinal plants in Madhya Pradesh. The awards will be presented to farmers for outstanding achievements
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Vitamins C, E lower breathing problems
A new study has revealed that a cocktail of vitamins C and E reduces breathing problem in patients who have recently undergone an operation. Researchers at the Leiden University Medical Centre,
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Rat fever rattles Health Ministry
With the deadly rat fever (Weil's disease, or Leptospirosis) beginning to play havoc again, the State Health Ministry is waking up to seek expert help. No less than 28 people afflicted by this
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Greenwash?
The Kodaikanal mercury dumping case is back in the spotlight, with the Indian People's Tribunal (IPT) holding a public hearing recently on the issue in the presence of Greenpeace India, Palni Hills
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Infants need specs to avert eye problems
Babies as young as nine months old could benefit from wearing spectacles to correct their vision, scientists say. Researchers from University College London, who have developed a device that takes