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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Death rate higher than feared
The death rate from SARS is substantially higher than many experts had previously believed, reaching 13.2 per cent among young and middle-aged people and as high as 55 per cent among those over 60,
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China deploys cadres to check disease
China deployed communist party cadres and investigators to monitor the spread of SARS while WHO decided to send a team to a province surrounding Beijing to prevent a rural outbreak of the epidemic as
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Malaria spreading its tentacles in the twin city
Malaria is the most serious problem faced by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation and its eradication is the biggest challenge before percentage of Malaria-affected people is higher in Navi Mumbai.
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Background radiation, cancer
Most cases of the commonest type of childhood thyroid cancer could be caused by low levels of natural radiation from rocks and cosmic rays, say European scientists as reported in New Scientist. Their
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Obesity is the target
Top weight-loss researchers and consumer advocates are calling for a war on obesity similar to the war on smoking. They say the nation's weight problem needs to be attacked on numerous fronts, as
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Federal agents get SARS-related training
Thousands of customs and immigrations inspectors and other federal homeland security workers are being trained to spot symptoms of SARS and have orders to detain people who exhibit them. The
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10 children die of measles in Nawabshah
At least 10 children have died after contracting measles in Nawabshah district (Pakistan) during the past week, it was learnt. Measles, some observers believed, had assumed epidemic proportions with
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Target for insulin found in heart
Scientists at Bristol University have found evidence for a new protein in the heart that could one day aid development of new drugs to regulate the heart. The ability of the heart to function as a
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Study: Lowest-level radiation is more damaging than thought
Radiation may damage living cells at surprisingly low energy levels, challenging scientific beliefs about the levels of radiation likely to prove deadly. The study by a team of European researchers
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$3.4m ADB grant for the poor okayed: Access to health services
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $3.4 million assistance for Pakistan to promote access to health services and nutrition for the poor , particularly marginalized women and children, says