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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Health plans wary of drug proposal
The government is facing considerable skepticism from managed care companies and drug makers as chances grow that Congress will pass legislation to provide prescription drug coverage to the elderly.
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Ugandan's key to white house: AIDS
President Bush embraced the president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, for his success in fighting AIDS, but said nothing publicly about what the White House views as Uganda's less inspiring role as a
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Lethal recycling
So habituated are people to using disposable syringes that reverting to glass syringes-which require sterilisation before re-use-seems akin to travelling back to the jurassic age. But, reportedly,
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Natural option to tobacco hits bidi shops
A fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company launched a natural tobacco alternative product
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15 per cent of children in Bangalore are obese'
The next time you indulge your child with junk food and snacks in between meals, take care. The child may be heading towards obesity. Obesity in children is no longer a problem of other cities and
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Bihar shows rise in AIDS cases
Bihar is showing an alarming increase in HIV/AIDS cases, with migrant labourers and truck drivers being the major vectors of the disease, say health officials. Health department sources said eight
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Experts for fresh view on AIDS control
Union Health Minister Sushma Swaraj can take heart. There are many who think condoms are not the only way to contain the spread of HIV/AIDS. Speaking at a press conference cum discussion conducted by
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Hopes rise for deal to help US elderly with drug costs
Prospects for passing legislation to help elderly Americans cover the rising costs of prescription medicines have improved markedly, after the Bush administration signaled it would not insist on
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SARS nearing end: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said the outbreak of the deadly SARS virus might be nearing an end after about 8,435 cases
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Crucell in solo quest for West Nile vaccine
Crucell, the Dutch biotechnology company, will unveil plans to undependably develop a vaccine to prevent the West Nile virus, which has claimed 284 lives in North America. The move represents a