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. …
ever since Barry Marshall from Australia showed that stomach ulcer is caused by a germ and not by behavioural traits, there has been much progress on controlling this disease. Recent reports claim that the humble ulcer-causing bacterium may well be controlled by an oral vaccine. Furthermore, unlike all conventional vaccines …
An "intelligent bandage' that will administer antibiotics only when required has been developed by Japanese researchers. The bandage contains antibiotic molecules hooked up with a peptide attached to a polymer film. If the wound becomes infected, the organic tissue material around the injury decomposes releasing oxygen which reacts with the …
The Delhi government has been asked by the Delhi High Court to file an affidavit on a petition by the All-India Lawyers Union alleging inadequate treatment facilities for tuberculosis (TB) patients in the capital. Several government officials, however, told the court that there was no shortage of medicines for tuberculosis …
the medical fraternity of Bhopal is groping in the dark when it comes to the treatment of the 5,00,000-odd victims of the December 1984 gas tragedy. Without knowing the toxic chemicals involved and their impacts, they are like the fabled five blind men describing an elephant. The results: each victim …
a new compound would help women avoid the risk of developing breast cancer after hormone replacement therapy ( hrt ). T M Wilson and his colleagues at the Duke University Medical Centre, Durham, North Carolina, usa and Glaxo Wellcome, claim that the compound called gw 5638 could become an important …
Continued food shortage in North Korea has made its population susceptible to disease. The Geneva-based Inter-national Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has sought a us $14.3 million aid to run all 700 hospitals and clinics in North Pyongan and Chan-gang provinces for a year. This assistance would …
prescribing drugs according to the will of patients is proving hazardous throughout the world. Private hospitals and clinics on the street are often suspected of adopting such practices. As a result, more and more bacteria are responding to people's overuse of antibiotics by evolving new ways to combat drug effects. …
the Indian government has procured a hefty loan of us $203.9 (Rs 741.5 crore approximately) from the World Bank to tackle malaria by the year 2002. Under the programme, National Malaria Eradication Programme ( nmep ) of the ministry of health and family welfare will manage the funds and work …
font class="UCASE"> the relationship between emotions and susceptibility to a disease was establi-shed a long ago. Now a study conducted by Esther H Sternberg of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, usa, explains the process of communication between neural and immune systems ( Nature medicine , Vol 3, No …
researchers at the New York University Medical Centre have recently identified a protein on the surface of the single-celled malaria parasite, Plasmodium , which helps it to invade human liver and blood cells. The find, the second such in the past year, has created ripples of excitement among scientists. An …
botulinum , a toxin developed for che-mical warfare and strong enough to kill 10,000 humans with a teaspoonful, is being tested as a treatment for handicapped children in St James University Hospital, Leeds, uk. The toxin causes botulism, a form of food poisoning that leads to paralysis. One in four …
As there is decline in the health scenario in mainland China, pharmaceutical companies seem ready to reap the benefits. The combination of rising living standards, especially in the cities, and new health problems is good news for firms that have already established their roots including Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers …
stress - always recognised by alternative medicine, ancient Indian practitioners and yogis as a cause for disease, is only now being studied by modern scientists and doctors for its implications for the human body. Advances in the understanding of the neurobiology of stress open vistas for preventive medical treatment including …
recently in the us , powerful new aids drugs called protease inhibitors have been reported to reduce the lethal virus in the blood of an hiv-positive person. Instead of planning a funeral, the patient can now very well look forward to an exciting future and a more paying job. A …
The investment community is encouraged by a steady increase in the consumption of organic and natural food products in the US and western Europe. Although they have to wait for a few years, the investors believe that they can profit from the growth opportunities in this sector. Anne-Marc O'Connor, an …
the possibility of developing a universally acceptable blood type has risen following the coating of red blood cells with a polymer. Researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, and the Albany Medical College, New York, achieved this by disguising the red blood cell surface with polymer coatings. Such a …
not everyone can afford the expensive multi-drug therapy for aids. But some of those who can afford it are not being given the treatment deliberately by doctors in the us. The reason is very simple: mistrust. Tyeisha Ross is a street smart 18-year-old girl who does not understand the responsibility …
this book, published by a voluntary group from Bangalore, offers an insight into the world of medicinal plants from the region, and how villagers have been meeting their health needs over generations. A low-priced, yet slick and well-illustrated publication, it offers plant-based cures for common ailments from coughs and eye …
DISTINGUISHED medical and para-medical staff who gathered at a National Symposium on Hospital Equipment, Appliances and Technology held recently at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, deliberated on the issue of advancement of diagnostic, therapeutic, patient monitoring and support service equipment, and its relevance in primary, …
Representatives from over 100 countries unanimously endorsed a greater role for the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in shaping a greener future for the planet, at the 19th session of the governing council which ended in Nairobi, Kenya, on February 7. A programme budget of US $75 million was also approved …
