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 ashtma risk
Introducing milk other than breast milk to infants younger than 4 months old increases the risk of ashtma and atopy ( a pre-disposition to certain allergies), according to a
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Conjunctivitis outbreak in the South
Donning dark gllasses have become more of a compulsion than fashion for residents of Samtse and Phuentsholing, where a widespread outbreak of conjunctivitis, an eye injection, has been reported since
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Plant import is risky
A farmer once imported a million fruit cuttings into Bhutan with no knowledge of the high risks involved. The implications of importing new crop diseases into the country are only now being
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Samdrup Jongkhar most prone to malaria
About 50 percent of malaria cases in Bhutan occur n Samdrup Jonghkar, making it the most malaria prone dzonghag in the country. Hospital records show that, this year, there has been a slight increase
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Fuelwood, vehicles behind Thimphu's air pollution
More than 42 truckloads of firewood are burnt every day in the Thimphu valley making bukharis and other heating appliances the biggest source of smoke pollution in the capital of Bhutan, according to
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Glacial expedition leaves for Lunana
A joint Bhutanese-Austrian expedition of 12 scientists left for the Lunana glacial lake are in Gasa dzongkhag for a two month study to get more information about glacial
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"Wet-seeding" uses less water!
Philippine farmers are adopting a new method of transplanting rice seedlings that offers a big reduction in the use of water and a huge saving in labour. Yields are not effected, although some care
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Diagnosis : AIDS then and now
While scientists concede they may be far from a cure, today's AIDS drugs " are nothing short of miraculous," says Dr. Jim Curran, head of the first US government task force on what was later called
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Minerals
not viable for mining : Bhutan had several mineral deposits such as tungsten, copper, lead, zinc and graphite but its probable poor economic returns ruled out extraction prospects, according to the
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Deysho makers to profit from plastic ban
The nationwide plastic ban that has been enforced from June 2 could probably give traditional Bhutanese paper manufacturers a stronger foothold in the local market. Optimistic, that the market will