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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Jaundice spreads, 150 taken ill
Jaundice has broken out in the district, including the Mansa city, Punjab. According to reports more than 500 persons are suffering from the disease although the official sources claimed the number
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Nail-biters at risk of lead poisoning
People who habitually bite their fingernails are more at risk from lead poisoning, according to Russian scientists. The researchers say that lead in the body accumulates in the fingernails and can
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Brain shrinkage can affect those with chronic back pain
People with chronic back pain may experience shrinkage in the 'thinking' part of the brain, according to preliminary results of a small study presented this week at a meeting of the American Pain
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NDMC to serve cooked midday meal in schools, gives Rs 2.3 cr for scheme
The New Delhi Municipal Council has decided to serve cooked midday meal in its schools and has sanctioned Rs 2.36 crores for this purpose. Following a directive of the Supreme Court, the NDMC has
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Bottled water lobby putting hurdles in Jal's way
The strong bottled water lobby is putting up roadblocks and hurdles in the way of Delhi Jal Board's efforts to expand its brand "Jal" which is increasingly becoming popular in the Capital. Last year
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Pharma cos, Govt labs to drive biotech growth
Biotechnology conjures images of cutting edge research and nimble companies. In India, the impetus for growth in healthcare biotechnology is likely to come from two unlikely sources: traditional
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Fact sheet issued about killler pneumonia
Reassuring the public that there is no reason to panic, the Indian Medical Council, Delhi along with a non-governmental organisation, Heart Care Foundation, issued a fact sheet about the "killer
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Study reveals lack of infection control panels in many hospitals
Several hospitals in the country have no infection control committee (ICC) to prevent hospital-acquired infection, according a recent study conducted in the wake of the spread of a mysterious killer
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Funds not released for TB centres: MCD
The MCD has alleged that Delhi Government has not released funds meant for running tuberculosis centres in the Capital under the RNTCP scheme launched by the World Health Organisation. According to
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Sewage clogged, 2 fall ill
At least two persons have reported vomiting and diarrhoea in the last four days, as chocked sewers in Andrews Ganj, threaten to cause a water-borne epidemic. These could just be warning signals of a