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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Anti-polio campaign begins
The three-day national immunization campaign against polio commenced in the city on Tuesday with teams of vaccinators visiting pre-primary schools and houses. The Expanded Programme on Immunization
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Shortage of rabies antidote
For the past six months, the anti-rabies immunoglobin derived from the horses' blood is in short supply in the city hospitals. The serum is an essential anti-dote for rabid animal bite cases. 'The
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MVA, India's first AIDS vaccine, to go on trial soon
Scientists will soon begin test trials of India's first AIDS vaccine at National AIDS Research Centre (NARI) in Pune. The vaccine, Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA), that would counter the strain of HIV
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Beijing failed to report cases: WHO
China has failed to report SARS infections in Beijing military hospitals and the capital could have up to 200 cases instead of the 37 reported officially, World Health Organisation officials said on
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Skin disease claims two lives
Two men, Ghulam Pathan and Misri Rajar, died of Leishmaniasis in the Nara Thar village (Pakistan). It may be mentioned here that Thar Deep and other social organizations had organized a free medical
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Ban on tobacco sale demanded
Doctors demanded a complete ban on the sale and advertising of tobacco products to save the people from cancer. "About 70 per cent of the oral and lung cancer is caused by excessive use of tobacco,
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Even 'safe' lead levels in blood may be unsafe
Children with blood lead levels considered safe by federal guidelines may suffer impairment of their intellectual abilities, a study suggests. If additional studies verify the findings reported in
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Gene found for rapid aging disease in children
U.S. and French scientists have linked a genetic defect to progeria, the rare disease that vastly speeds up aging, killing teenagers with heart disease and stroke. The discovery, one year after the
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Indigenous AIDS vaccine trials by year end
The first clinical trials of a preventive AIDS vaccine developed in India will begin by the end of the year at the National AIDS Research Institute, Pune. Announcing this at a press conference,
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Wolf in sheep's clothing
While the tobacco control Bill is to be tabled in the Lok Sabha, possible loopholes in it are a matter of concern among the anti-tobacco lobby. Though the Bill seeks to ban advertising of tobacco