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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Tap potential of medicinal plants: Kalam
The President, A.P.J. Kalam, called upon experts in the field of biotechnology to have greater interaction with practitioners of ayurveda, siddha and other traditional systems of medicine so that the
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Milk is must, but ensure the child gets enough iron
Various studies have shown that over 50 per cent of children between six months to three years of age suffer from varying degrees of iron deficiency anemia also known as nutrition anemia in India.
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Human genome author urges more R&D in acute diseases
Pharmaceutical companies across the world have come in for some harsh criticism from no less a man than Dr Craig Venter, touted to be the author of the human genome. "A leading pharma company had
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Time to focus on juvenile diabetics
As genes and global health statistics go, India easily fits the bill for being a nation of diabetics with one in four testing positive for the syndrome. Among children, the problem could show as
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New pneumonia virus found
Scientists in Hong Kong said they had identified a new virus believed to be behind an outbreak of a mysterious respiratory illness as the global death toll from the sickness climbed to 13. An
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Blocked arteries conditions on the rise, say experts
Casualties resulting from blockages in arteries of brain, kidney and legs are on the rise in India, but the disease is not paid as much attention as it merits till serious complications arise. These
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Funds to control TB demanded
In connection with the World Tuberculosis Day, a rally was staged. The rally, organized by the Hyderabad (Pakistan) District Tuberculosis Association, Sindh Rural Support Programme, and the
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Need stressed to check spread of TB
Doctors have stressed the need for awareness among the people regarding the preventive measures to save people from the deadly disease of tuberculosis. Speaking at a news conference, Begum Zari
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US registration must for food facilities
Foreign food facilities will henceforth be required to register with the US Government as per the soon to be implemented Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002.
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Drug resistant TB on the rise
Multiple drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), which is very difficult to treat, may be on the rise in Pakistan, said chest physicians. Pakistan is actually situated inside the 'hot zone' for this