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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Scientists find new taste receptor
Researchers said on Monday they had identified the molecule in the tongue that helps people taste umami, the "fifth taste" also known as monosodium glutamate (MSG) that gives many Asian foods their
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More bad news for smokers
Smokers may be getting twice the amount of tar and nicotine from low-tar cigarettes than previously thought, according to a study in this week's Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Current tar
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An unusual spate of diarrhoeal cases in Thimphu
The Thimphu paediatric ward is treating an unusual 50 to 80 cases of diarrhoea among children every day making doctors suspect a viral outbreak in Thimphu
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Toxic beauty cream prompts investigation in Arizona
A beauty cream manufactured in Mexico caused mercury poisoning in consumers and their family members in Texas and Arizona, according to a report. The contaminated cream, called Crema de Belleza
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HIV infection among the young down in Zambia
Changing sexual behavior in Zambia has resulted in a decline in HIV infection in the key age group of 15 t0 19 years, AIDS researchers said. They said infection in the overall population also
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Possibility of new langur species in Zhemgang and Trongsa
A recent research by a Bhutanese biologist might lead to the discovery of a new monkey species in Trongsa an Zhemgang. The field research by biologist Tashi Wangchuk since 1994 under a grant from the
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Warning over looming diabetes 'crisis'
Diabetes experts have warned that the costs of looking after sufferers could soar unless more is done to spot and treat the disease. The first study looking at the financial impact of type-2 diabetes
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Evidence links "mad cow" disease to human illness
For the first time, scientists have established a direct link between the outbreak of "mad cow" disease among cattle and cases of a new variation of a similar disease in people. Dr. Stephen J.
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Smoking marijuana seen to increase cancer risk
Researchers at UCLA's Jonson Cancer Centre are reporting, for the first time, that smoking marijuana may increase the risk of head and neck cancers. Results of an epidemiological study of more than
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Bumthang
preserving its pine forests : Bumthang's forestry sector is stepping up its efforts to preserve its blue pine forests from forest fires through a series of village based farmer trainings. Last year