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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Doctors' strike claims another victim
The doctors' strike in Sri Lanka claimed another victim with the death of a young mother of two as a result of the non-availability of treatment in a Government hospital. Twenty eight year old
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Testing the patience of patients
With doctors again misusing their knives or giving bitter pills to patients to achieve their personal objectives, the National Association for the Rights of Patients (Sri Lanka) and other civic
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Two die of diarrhoea, over 50 hospitalized
Two children - four-year-old Shaman and three-year-old Saran Shar - died of diarrhea in the Dib Thar village, Nara taluka, (Pakistan). More than 50 children under five years of age of Dib Thar,
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An entire village no-smoking zone
If someone is caught smoking in the sleepy village of Parang about 35 kms from Neckong Peo, district headquarters of the tribal district of Kinnaur, Shimla he would be penalised for the crime which
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Illegal sand mining cause cholera outbreak in Dharmapuri
As the backward Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu reels under cholera epidemic which has claimed five lives and affected 600 people so far, it turns out that it is another human tragedy triggered by
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Minnow's fate spawns new Mexico water fight
Asbestos victims and consumer and environmental groups unveiled a multi-state television ad campaign against a bill to curb asbestos claims as the proposal neared Senate committee action. The
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Civic silence as killer water count climbs
An alarming number of patients are admitted to Howrah General Hospital, West Bengal each year, suffering from gastro-enteritis and other water-borne diseases. But the Howrah Municipal Corporation
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'Next SARS outbreak may be more infectious'
The hope that SARS can be eradicated is still dim but the experiences gained in tackling the outbreak of the disease in the last six months is invaluable in the world's preparation for new or more
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Surprise checks at Jharkhand hospitals to stop foeticide
Authorities in Jharkhand have constituted a "flying squad" that will conduct surprise checks on maternity clinics to find out if they are aiding cases of female foeticide. "Doctors found guilty of
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Kalam ignites herbal 'revolution' in N-E
A brief meeting was held in early May between President A P J Abdul and northeasern MPs. President Kalam talked about the rich bio-diversity, medicinal plants and herbs of the region, which could