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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India may top coronary disease cases by 2020
The prevalence of Ischaemic heart diseases amongst Indians is very high and ranges between 7 to 12 per cent amongst adults in urban areas. By year 2020, India will have more patients affected by
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Test tube baby may suffer genetic flaw
Babies born through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) may be prey to a rare genetic disorder, according to a study whose findings underscore the health perils from human cloning. British researchers
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IAOH State unit meet in B'lore
The Karnataka Branch of the Indian Association of Occupa-tional Health will be hosting its 53rd National conference from January 17 to 19, in the City. About 300 occupational health specialists from
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UN adds muscle to new anti-smoking pact draft
The UN's top health official applauded a new draft for an international pact against smoking, saying it should lead to a treaty with "muscle", but health activists blasted it as too weak. World
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Fluoride free water for Nalgonda soon
All the 604 fluoride hit villages in the Nalgonda district would get the Krishna waters in the next 18 months, Panchyat Raj Minister Nagam Janardhan Reddy announced. The Minister was speaking after
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Proper diet can control diabetes
Indian Medical Association, in association with Dube Hospital in Itarsi,Madhya Pradesh organised a diabetes check up camp. Near about 430 people registered their names whose blood sugar test was also
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Tele-medicine linkage system soon
Punjab Minister for Health Dr Tahir Ali Javaid has said that the government will soon introduce a tele-medicine linkage system in the province. The system would be started from Sialkot with the
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Scientific panel recommends cautious approach to smallpox vaccine
Federal officials prepared to ship smallpox vaccine to about a dozen states as a scientific advisory panel urged them to move cautiously. The panel said reactions to the first round of inoculations
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Study exposes misleading food labels
More than 10 percent of labels on perishable food failed to include information they are legally required to carry, such as place of origin, according to a government study released. The Public
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Farmers are flouting foot and mouth rules
Farmers have been flouting government rules on the movement of livestock that were designed to prevent further outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in UK. Sheep, cattle and pigs are supposed to be