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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New risk seen in hormone therapy
Hormone therapy doubled the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia in a large study of women who began in treatment at age 65 or older, researchers reported Wednesday. The finding
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Patient regimes may give way to public health
The recently concluded Plenary meeting of the World Health Assembly in Geneva has agreed that "patient regimes may be, so to speak, violated when it is a matter of public health". The Union Health
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SARS 'effectively controlled'; lifespan of virus determined
The Chinese health ministry claimed SARS has been 'effectively controlled', even as Chinese scientists said they had determined the lifespan of the virus outside human body, reports The China
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Edinburg scientists identify ageless gene
Scientists in Edinburgh have identified the gene that gives foetal stem cells their ability to multiply without limit and never grow old. The discovery may make it possible to create foetal stem
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Nations set to give WHO threat-response powers
The World Health Organization's 192 member nations were preparing Wednesday to grant it sweeping new powers to respond to international health threats like SARS and bioterrorist attacks. Under the
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New tobacco substitute formulated
After 12 years of extensive research, Dalmia Consumer Care has formulated a tobacco substitute, developed from Indian plants and herbs. It, despite replicating the pleasure of using tobacco, is
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HC directive to Centre, DCI over use of nimesulide
The Union government and the Drug Controller of India have been directed by the Delhi High Court to file an affidavit within two weeks stating which all countries had banned the entry, sale and
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Singapore officially off SARS blacklist
SARS has finally loosened its grip on Asia. Singapore was officially removed from the list of countries which recent local transmissions of SARS, boosting the city-state's efforts to revive its
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Fight against Hepatitis B extended to more districts
The Nepal government is introducing Hepatitis B vaccination among children under one year to 25 additional districts of the country from the onset of the coming fiscal year. The cost of immunisation
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'Smoking responsible for 90 p.c. lung cancer deaths'
"India is passing through a social transformation phase which is the leading cause for lifestyle diseases. And tobacco is one of the main reasons for this." said the National Professional Officer of