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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Don't give coconut oil a bad name, say experts
Is coconut really bad for health? Not at all, said experts at a national seminar on "Coconut and Coconut products in Health and Disease". They said giving the fruit a bad name was nothing but a
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30 die of dengue, other diseases in the state
The good monsoons may have been a blessing for Gujarat this year, but poor sanitaiton conditions have led to the spread of communicable - diseases which claimed lives of nearly 30 persons around the
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Rotting lungs as warning
The European Commission is hunting for the images of rotting lungs and dying cancer patients to be printed on cigarette packets across the European Union to put off the smokers, a spokes person said.
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Goa population stable
The Goa State Family Welfare Programme (GSFWP) claims that maternal and infant mortality rates due to tetanus in Goa are zero. With its 'home to tomb' approach to good health, "all deliveries in Goa
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Corporates should help fight AIDS'
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) DG Tarun Das feels business associations have a very large role to play in the fight against HIV/AIDS as business could supplement governmental efforts. He
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17 fresh cases of dengue reported
Dengue fever continued to spread for the third week, with 17 fresh cases reported in Punjab. These cases were reported a day after Punjab Health Minister R.C. Dogra and his Deputy Ashwini Sekhri a
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Preventing the spread of HIV
General William Booth founded the Salvation Army, a Christian charitable organisation, in 1883. However, the charitable work of the Salvation Army is not restricted to helping people of the Christian
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Global action could prevent HIV crisis: Tyronne
Foreign Minister addressing the United Nations General Assembly, High Level Plenary Meeting on HIV/AIDS said despite the low prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Sri Lanka estimated at 0.07% or 4,000 persons
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Cell phones shelter bacteria
New research presented at the 43rd annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Conference on Antimicrobial agents and Chemotherpy in Chicago revealed that cell phones can harbour a
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Schoolgirl confirmed with meningococcal C
Department of Human Services officials confirmed one case of meningococcal C disease among three teenage girls suspected of having the disease who were admitted to the Geelong Hospital. All three