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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Contaminated water claims two lives
Two persons died while about 24 villagers fell ill, of which six were stated to be serious at Bhadal Nagal, a remote village of Fatehpur tehsil. The deceased have have been identified as Pritam Singh
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50 p.c. heart patients Indians by 2010: WHO
Indians are prone to heart aliments and the current rate of incidence of the disease indicates that by 2010 they will account for 50 per cent of the total number of heart patients the world over.
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AIDS awareness drive a non-starter
Ignorance and misinformation continue to haunt the decade long HIV/AIDS awareness campaign, which despite the huge amount of Capital and manpower spent, has failed to shake off the bane ailing the
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AIDS test before marriage to be made mandatory
Minister Dr N Janardhan Reddy sought the help of legal experts in the efforts of the government to bring about a legislation main test for HIV which causes the dreaded AIDS, mandatory for prospective
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Viral typhoid ails Melamchi
Viral typhoid, a disease caused by a virus has become a menace in the Melamchi area, (Nepal) it is learnt from Melamchi Primary Health Centre. According to the centre in charge Dr Surya Prasad
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Beijing approves a generic version of AIDS drug
Chinese authorities have approved domestic production of another AIDS drug, showing how the country's generic drug makers are taking advantage of lax patent laws to produce medicines still under
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14 encephalitis deaths in Koshi
With the death recently of two children at the Koshi Zonal Hospital, (Nepal) the number of lives claimed by encephalitis in the hospital has reached fourteen, informed the hospital sources.
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Weils disease claims two
The Weils disease has claimed two lives in Kochi city. Twenty-five persons affected with the disease are undergoing treatment at various hospitals here. An awareness campaign has been started by the
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15 pc schoolkids suffer from asthma : Survey
A recent survey has revealed that about 12-15 per cent of school children are suffering from asthma in India. This was revealed by Dr Deepak Talwar, Chairman,Metro Centre for Respiratory Diseases.
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Anti-malaria campaign in city to kick off today
Nearly 1,500 people, including students and health department officials, will take to the streets on Saturday to enlighten the public about malarial mosquitoes and the disease symptoms.The rally