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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Fighting polio
Upparhalli, a
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Wiping out the wild virus
Nine cases of polio were reported from north Karnataka in the recent times, the latest one being that of 18-month-old Basavaraj from Upparhalli village in Hospet taluk. Of the nine reported cases,
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Number of smokers on the rise
Despite increased taxes and a countrywide ban on cigarette advertisements, the number of smokers in the country has increased. This was stated in the Rajya Sabha by the Minister of State for Health
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Nagaland House concerned over increasing trend of HIV/AIDS
The opening day of the budget session of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly received similar views from ruling and opposition over the issue of the increasing trends of HIV/AIDS with a Congress MLA
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Packaged water unit at Poonamalle sealed
A packaged drinking water unit on the outskirts of the Chennai city was sealed by the Bureau of Indian Standards on charges that it misused the ISI mark and operated without
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Intel and Alzheimer's group joining to help battle disease
The Alzheimer's Association and Intel have announced that they are forming a research consortium to explore ways to use computing technologies and sensor networks to help in caring for patients with
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India's HIV cases jump by 15% in a year
The number of people affected with HIV/Aids in India has surged in the past year, raising fears that the country could be at the forefront of a new wave in the epidemic. The Indian agency responsible
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Anthrax district gears up for scare control
Teams from the animal resources and health departments fanned out in Murshidabad's Domkol, West Bengal a day after a girl died of Anthrax, a cattle borne disease, and many were reported
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Republican headache in House for Bush
The US House of Representatives approved legislation that would ease imports of less expensive prescription medicines, brushing aside opposition from the pharmaceutical industry and the White
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Afghan opium will take years to curb'
Efforts to curb the massive production of opium in Afghanistan are unlikely to dent output in the next two years, a senior British antinarcotics official acknowledged. During a three-day visit, Bill