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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Yes SARS or no SARS : does govt have a clue?
Did the Union health ministry jump the gun in labeling 20 people as
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More suspected SARS cases
A day after the World Health Organisation announced that India was SARS free, more suspected cases of the killer flu infection were reported from different parts of the country. A Filipino marine
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MCD for campaign against SARS, jaundice and cholera
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will launch a public awareness campaign on diseases like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Jaundice and Cholera. Leader of the House, Mr Rambabu
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Bill of health
The World Health Organisation has struck India off the list of SARS-affected countries. To say this is good news would be an understatement. The certification comes in the wake of reports the number
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Panel suggests homoeo doses for SARS
Even as the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) scare is showing signs of spreading fast in the country, a high-level technical committee set up by the Indian Medicine and Homoeo Department
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Watch that fat!
An estimated 90,000 Americans die each year of cancer caused primarily by obesity and excess weight, according to the study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine. That makes weighing too
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Astra's cancer drug linked to 69 deaths
Europe's second-biggest drug maker, AstraZeneca Plc, said it lung cancer drug Iressa had been linked to 69 new deaths in Japan, just days before it hopes to win US approval for the medicine. Most
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Contaminating particles found in TB medicine
The 0.75 gram Streptomycin Ambistrin Vile, an anti-dot against tuberulosis (TB) that is being supplied in Damauli (Nepal) from Sarabhai Piramal Pharmaceutical an Indian Pharmaceutical Private
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Officials asked to improve water quality
A team of senior officials of Hyderabad metropolitan water supply and sewerage board inspected several treatment plants and instructed the officials concerned to improve quality of water meant for
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'Mysterious' disease affects villagers in Tirunelveli
It starts with a severe headache and leaves the patient bedridden for at least a week. In some cases, the mystery disease lasts nearly a month. The saving grace is that it has not claimed any life so