One in three Bhutanese overweight, finds study
The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on health facilities demands greater multi-sectoral actions for the implementation of NCD prevention activities. NCDs are a major public
Kuensel (Bhutan)
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Non-breast milk in infancy increases asthma risk
Introducing milk other than breast milk to infants younger than 4 months old increases the risk of asthma and atopy, according to a report which appeared in the British Medical
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Crane conservation efforts benefit Phojikha Valley
The people of the Phobjikha Valley (Bhutan) are learning that development and conservation are not always paradoxical. Home to the endangered Black Necked Crane in winter, the valley is starting to
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WHO to fight rejection of internet domain suffix
The World Health Organization expressed disappointment at an Internet board's rejection of its proposal for a new "health" tag for Internet addresses and pledged to fight the
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Living-donor nerve transplant
An 8-month old Mexican boy recovering in a Houston hospital after a team of doctors transplanted nerves from his mother's legs into his lifeless left arm. The procedure was among the first of its
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Blood alternative possible with added research
Researchers at the University of Southern California are using a polymer coating to make red blood cells compatible for universal donation, a development that could radically change how blood is
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Study identifies 24 potentially dangerous glacial lakes in Bhutan
While it was not possible to prevent the floods caused by glacial lake outbrust in 1994 , which caused massive damages to the Punaka Valley, Bhutan warning signals could have been sent, according to
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Child abuse, neglect can trigger permanent brain damage
researchers : Child abuse and neglect can "rewire" the nascent brain, scientists have found, which may lead to psychological problems throughout adulthood. "These changes are permanent," said Dr.
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Study may offer hope for paralysis patients
A state-funded research pact between Indiana's top two state universities has yielded its first fruit-a human clinical trial that will test a promising new therapy for spinal cord
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Fire destroys Blue Pine forest
Fanned by fierce winds, a forest fire devoured by a whole ridge at Ramtokto, Thimphu (Bhutan) on the afternoon of December 10, destroying between 250 to 300 acres of blue pine forests. According to
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Chainsaw logging for sustainability
Logging contracts in the Korila Forestry Management Unit (FMU), Mongar (Bhutan) will no longer be given on an ad-hoc basis. Instead, contractors will have to prove that they are capable and trained