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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Indians' health still lags whites
American Indians and Alaska Natives continue to suffer sky-high rates of disease and early death from injuries, diabetes and respiratory infections, federal health officials reported. W. Craig
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Safeguards on polio virus are sought
Preparing for the end of polio, the World Health Organization is focusing on learning where stocks of the virus exist and encouraging laboratories to tighten controls to prevent accidental release,
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Three universities join researcher to develop drugs
Saying that venture capitalists and drug companies are becoming reluctant to invest in academic medical discoveries, three leading California universities are planning to take on more of the task of
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New project mooted to contain epidemic
District Collector of Kochi, Gyanesh Kumar has announced that a project worth Rs 2 crore will be implemented in the district to prevent the spread of epidemic like dengue fever. He made this
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Gastroenteritis claims 3 lives
The outbreak of gastroentetritis epidemic reportedly took three lives and more than 80 patients were admitted to various hospitals in Lucknow. The authorities soon started the damage control exercise
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Bush, at medicare birthday, asks again for drug benefits
President Bush paid tribute to Lyndon B. Johnson as the father of Medicare, saying he wanted to build on Johnson's legacy by signing a bill to add prescription drug benefits to Medicare this year.
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Gogoi stresses commercial exploitation of medicinal plants
Stating that Assam is home to a large variety of extremely valuable though naturally-growing medicinal plants, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi urged scientists at the Regional Research Laboratory (RRL) to
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Obesity may be fought in creches
Child-care centres may have to feed and exercise children according to strict national guidelines under proposals by a Government taskforce to combat Australia's worsening obesity problem. The
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Government is concerned about HIV/AIDS
Briefing the Assembly members on the status of HIV/AIDS in Bhutan on July 23 the health secretary, Dr Sangay Thinley, said that although the number of AIDS infected people in the country was neglible
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Alarming number of 18,285 persons in state have AIDS
In answer to a question from PGR Sindhia, the minister for health and social welfare Kagodu Thimmappa stated that 18285 persons in Karnataka state have contracted the dreaded AIDS till the end of May