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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Genetically altered babies born
Scientists have confirmed that the first genetically altered humans have been born and are healthy. Up to 30 such children have been born, 15 of them as a result of one experimental programme at a US
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Locally produced vaccine to save chickens
Chickens will be better protected from the Newcastle disease with the introduction of a locally produced thermostable vaccine called 12 ND at the Vaccine Production Centre (VPC) in Serbithang
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Tobacco giant to fight damages ruling
Lawyers for the Philip Morris tobacco company have vowed to fight a legal result ordering it to pay more than $3bn to a smoker suffering from terminal cancer.
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Red Cross sets tougher blood donor criteria
The American Red Cross is implementing tighter restrictions on who can donate blood, in an effort to keep the U.S. blood supply free of the human form of mad cow disease. But critics say the Red
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Scientists : Modified meat will soon stock stores
Genetically modified meat could be on shop shelves in the next 10 to 15 years, British researchers predicted. Professor Patrick Bateson, of the Royal Society of leading scientists, said it will be
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Plants imported without certification destroyed
About 2,000 plants that had been imported into Bhutan recently were destroyed by the Quality Control and Regulatory Services (QCRS) for lack of disease-free certification from the source.
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Iodine deficiency diseases on the decline
Diseases related to iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) have been drastically reduced in Bhutan with more than 90 per cent of the population consuming iodised salt today.
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AIDS is a real threat
With four people-two men and two women-having died from AIDS, another 18 known to be HIV positive, and the actual number of cases in Bhutan unknown, the annual health conference discussed the
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Study finds foul air can trigger heart attacks
Studies already suggest that bad air contribute to a number of health threats, including asthma attacks and lung and heart disease. Now there's evidence that as pollution increases, so do your
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Blue pine trees dying
The Wangchhu-Pachhu Valley (Bhutan) was a thickly forested area well into the early part of this century. Because of excessive utilization of forest resources, heavy grazing and repeated fires the