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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Pesticides 'can cause brain damage'
Gardners and farmers who use pesticides are at risk of developing brain damage, according to a study conducted by The Maastricht Ageing Study. Research carried out in the Netherlands suggests people
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Chemicals in apples slow cancer growth
An apple a day may keep the oncologist away. Naturally occuring chemicals in apples slow the growth rate of human colon-cancer cells and liver-cancer cells, laboratory tests at Cornell University
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More than Nu 40 m lost in floods
The recent floods in Bhutan caused damages estimated at Nu 43.49 million on the urban infrastructure in Phuentsholing, Samdrup, Jongkhar,Gelephu and Samtse, according to assessements carried out by
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Scientists 'wake' heart muscle
Scientists have found a way to significantly increase blood flow to the hearts of seriously ill patients. The technique involves injecting a gene which stimulates growth into areas of dead or
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Scientists make see through skin
US researchers have found a way to make rodent skin transparent and take a peek at the flesh beneath. By injecting certain chemicals into a hamster's skin the researchers were able to look throught a
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Arctic mouse
a health concern : One of only four land mammals found in the Arctic territory of Svalbard is at the centre of a health alert. The Svalbard field mouse, Microtus epiroticus, has been found to harbour
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CBS, City Corporation, develop a public park at Langjuphaka
A 9.81 acre public park along the Wangchu river (Bhutan), was inaugurated on August 22.The park will also function as an arboretum (a botanical garden devoted to trees) and has about 3000 seedlings
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Timber
further regulated : The export of semi-finished wood products will be banned, the number of forest management units increased, and three sawmills established and operated by the Forestry Development
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Brain surgery for epileptics
A remarkable operation in which a severely epileptic child had half his brain removed is chronicled in a BBC documentary. The radical surgery not only improved Harrison Ward-Mullis' epilepsy, but did
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Situation of many reptiles is now critical
scientists : Scientists say there is evidence that reptiles are undergoing a decline even more marked than that now affecting amphibians.They say the plight some populations and species is critical,