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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Asthma cause of 18pc infant mortality, say doctors
Eighteen per cent of deaths in children are caused by asthma, doctors told a symposium here on Thursday, who called for more research to prevent people from falling a prey to the ailment. The
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WHO warns of communicable disease outbreaks
Sri Lanka is facing a heightened risk of communicable disease outbreaks in the wake of the severe floods and landslides which have affected the country recently, the World Health Organization (WHO)
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EU gives Rs67m for combating Aids/HIV, drug abuse
The European Union through the European Commission will provide Rs67 million for combating drugs abuse and HIV/Aids in Pakistan. The EU will provide the assistance as part of its development
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New SARS cluster feared in Toronto maternity ward
A medical student who helped deliver babies in a Toronto maternity ward has developed symptoms of SARS, an official said in a setback to the city's efforts to control a second outbreak of the
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Southern Africa's silent disaster
When more than 14 million people in southern Africa faced famine last year, an intervention with food aid began mass starvation. But the hunger was not the crisis. It was just a symptom of the
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Becton studying ways to prevent reuse of syringes
Becton Dickinson is a company engaged in making sure that single-use syringes are not used twice, a sure way of helping deadly diseases spread fast. Reuse of disposable syringes is a malaise rampant
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Smokers more likely to have earring allergy
Smoking may increase the risk of developing allergies to a wide variety of materials, including metal found in earrings and in the buttons of blue jeans, a group of Danish researchers has found. In
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FAO asks nations to check for mad cow disease
The United Nations food agency urged all countries to check for mad cow disease (BSE) after Canada confirmed a single case. "The identification of a single case of BSE is not a cause for panic," said
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Haryana goes back to glass syringes
It's back to the basics for health authorities in Haryana. At a time when there is no alternative to single-exposure disposable syringes across the world, it has been decided to discontinue their
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Mid day meal demanded for rural children
A voluntary organisation Centre for Concern for Child Labour has demanded a special mention of children living in rural areas of the country in the proposed "Plan of Action for Children'. The