Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Jal Board : The Delhi Jal Board is quite unhappy with the municipal corporaiton's claim of a 40 per cent increase in the number of cholera cases this year in the Capital--officials smell a conspiracy by the MCD to get back charge of water distribution, handled by the recently-formed Board. …
Medical researchers in Mumbai have used leeches to treat patients suffering from varicose vein, enlarged and distroted blood vessels commonly seen in the legs.
The meeting of the Chief Secretaries of the basin States convened by the Union Cabinet Secretary, Mr Prabhat Kumar, here today to discuss the draft scheme for implementation of the interim award of the Cauvery water Disputes Tribunal, appeared to have made little headway, with each State sticking to its …
the number of cases of cholera reported for the month of July this year has shown a big increase from last year. The number of cases reported last year in July was 229. This year, the number of cases in July is 566. According to Municipal Health Officer Dr. K.N. …
India is to convey to the WHO Director General, Dr. Gro Harlem Bundterland, its deep concern over some recent trends which point towards the dilution of the international organisation's focus on the developing world. The WHO Chief is to be apprised of India's sense of anxiety during her three-day visit …
One man was jailed and penalties totalling 98,000 pounds were imposed after a court heard how hundreds of bags of asbestos had been dumped around Birmingham, including in a school playground and a supermarket car park. The case was described by health and safety inspectors as one of the worst …
A U.S. government and advisory panel has given a qualified endorsement to the first breast cancer prevention drug, recommending that the Food and Drug Administration approve tamoxifen for some women at high risk for developing the disease.
For the first time, women will be able to buy a specially-packaged "morning-after" contraceptive, a combination of birth control pills long known to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex, but seldom used.
Faulty pattern of cash crop with rapid industrialisation have caused a considerable decline in the groundwater levels in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh posing a serious threat of desertification . According to the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), nearly 85 per cent of irrigation in the area depended on …
A software package than can help locate plants, especially thermal power stations, in reasonably less polluted areas has been developed by BHEL at Hardwar. Scientists at the Pollution Control Research Institute(PCRI) of the BHEL unit said the software would be useful in identifying areas where air quality deterioration could be …
A century and a half after Australia's first gold rush, a new breed of prospector is fanning out across the continent-this time looking for breakthrough drugs derived from a unique natural heritage of plants and animals. Australia has one of the world's most diverse collections of wildlife. Scientists believe this …
43,000 babies born daily in India: The population clock in India has crossed the awesome 100 crore mark, adding on an average, 30 people every minute and 43,000 each day to its already bulging mass of teeming millions. With only 2.4 per cent of the land area and 16 per …
The Journal of the American Medical Association recently reported that 90% of those suffering severe pain from cancer or other diseases could be helped with drugs that have been available for at least a quarter of a century. This brings up a sore subject for the medical profession, because, as …
French officials have slaughtered 127 cattle after a case of "mad cow" disease was found in the Manche department in Normandy, the Agriculture Ministry announced.
As many as 1,331 persons of the 7,822 who underwent a health check in 74 bastis in Hyderabad district on Monday were found to have been affected by malaria.
The Andhra Pradesh stage government has proposed to sanction Rs 10 crore to promote water harvesting techniques this monsoon and had directed all the heads of educational institution, engineers and officials of all departments to participate in a seminar on the subject to be organised on August 10.
International heart experts warned yesterday that the thousands of Australians popping anti-oxidant pills to ward off coronary disease could be increasing their risk of cancer. An American heart disease expert, Dr David Harrison, said preliminary studies into the use of anti-oxidants - vitamins E, A and C - had indicated …
Mumbai-based Unichem Laboratories plans to set up a dedicated facility at Roha in Maharashtra to manufacture a range of bulk drugs scheduled to go off patent in advanced market by 2000. Unichem's plans to cash in on its generics strength comes alongside hectic preparations to hit the domestic market with …
