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
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
A vaccine that protects seniors from a sometimes lethal bacterial infection of the blood may not shield them from pneumonia as doctors had hoped, a study out says. The findings, which appear in The
Federal officials are stockpiling ventilators, training health workers and encouraging hospitals to create isolation wards in case the SARS virus spreads in the United States the way it has in China,
The longer the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus rages unchecked, the greater the human and political casualties. After acknowledging that the government initially misled people about
A boy died due to monkey fever at Manipal Hospital in Ripponpet, Karnataka. Local associations have urged the government to offer compensation to the family members of
The release of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-2) for Assam today has revealed interesting facts and figures, most of them showing that the condition of women and children is far from good
New research has revived the notion that a high-fiber diet may protect against colon cancer. Long-standing recommendations for high-fiber diets have taken a hit over the last few years after a
Advice that a high-fibre diet with plenty of fruit, vegetables and grains might protect against one of the commonest forms of cancer is questioned by US researchers. Their study, covering 45,000
Scientists have unravelled the genetic code of the bacterium that causes anthrax. The DNA code, which is published today, may help in the hunt for treatments and better vaccines against the deadly
A gastro-type disease has taken its toll in the ATC gardens in Jorhat district of Assam, with six deaths reported in two tea gardens here during the last couple of weeks. More than 55 people are
The global SARS virus may yet be good news for the world's endangered animals, victims of an illegal Chinese habit of eating rare species, but also prime suspects as incubators of deadly, new human