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
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
Lack of medical facilities has complicated the situation in Nalbari district in Assam where diarrhoea, dysentery and malaria have assumed in alarming proportion. About 26 lives were claimed by
A multipronged national initiative is the only way to prevent a generation of asthmatics from developing uncontrolled forms of the disease, according to Martyn R. Partridge, chief medical adviser,
Gerhard Schroder, German chancellor, received a significant boost to his reform plans when the government and opposition agreed to slash heathcare costs. Utta Schmidt, health minister, said some of
When George W. Bush stopped off to visit a support centre for Aids sufferers in Uganda earlier this month the two ends of the spectrum or responses to the epidemic came together. At one end, here was
Lee Jong-wook the new director general or the World Health Organisation, said his priorities would be to step up the fight against Aids, ensure WHO programmes contributed to tangible health
Blood dysentery has taken an epidemic form in the vast area of No 1 Suwagpur (Murabari) on the Bhutan border in North Kamrup district, Assam, claiming over 8 lives so far and affecting nearly all
Exposure to asbestos dust may scar lung tissue, trigger cancer and cause pleural diseases. The International Labour Organisation estimates asbestos kills one lakh people worldwide every year. On 21st
A strict vegetarian diet can reduce high cholesterol levels about as effectively as cholesterol fighting drugs called statins, researchers said. The diet containing natural plant sterols found in
Neem is widely used in India, and a wide range of health products containing neem is available in health food stores in western countries. Neem has a long history of use in Hindu Ayurvedic medicine,
Mangalore City Mayor Diwaker D has warned builders and other members of the general public raising constructions in the city of stringent action if they fail to maintain cleanliness in the