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. …
A new campaign to save lives and prevent drug resistance by driving the price of the best malaria medicine down to as little as 20 cents was announced Friday by international health agencies and European governments. The subsidy program, unveiled in Norway, will have an initial budget of $225 million …
Anti-snake venom processing laboratory will soon start production at National Institute of Health (NIH), said Health Minister Mir Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani on Friday. He was addressing groundbreaking ceremony of the country
Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, said an unprecedented anti-malaria campaign was underway in Sri Lanka. He said affected countries, NGOs, donor governments, researchers and international agencies were joining hands to control and eventually eradicate this scourge from the globe. Minister de Silva speaking before a gathering of …
The era of personal genomic medicine may have to wait. The genetic analysis of common disease is turning out to be a lot more complex than expected. David B. Goldstein of Duke University is among the geneticists who are debating which path to follow in disease research. Since the human …
The acute shortage of funds at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) is causing several problems for patients, forcing them to buy drugs that the institute would otherwise provide for free in emergency cases, according to the institute
Researchers have identified a new benchmark for starting drug treatment for AIDS, according to a report published online last week in the journal Lancet. Timing of initiation of antiretroviral therapy in AIDS-free HIV-1-infected patients: a collaborative analysis of 18 HIV cohort studies (The Lancet) The question of when to start …
This volume is the seventh in a series of books documenting the annual John H. Chafee Memorial Lecture on Science and the Environment.The lecture was delivered at the 7th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: Integrating Environment and Human Health on February 1, 2007, in Washington, DC.
A ustralian authorities finally appear to be wising up to the nuclear risk. The State Emergency Management Committee of New South Wales has recommended the pre-distribution of iodine tablets to residents of areas lying along the transportation routes of nuclear waste from the Lucas Heights reactor in Sydney. Fearing unwarranted …
a research by Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition (nin) could alleviate the suffering of about 62 million Indians, who are consuming unhealthy quantities of fluoride. According to a study, Effect of tamarind ingestion on fluoride excretion in humans, intake of tamarind via food delays the progression of fluorosis by enhancing …
participants: chris curtis, professor of medical entomology at the london school of tropical medicine & hygiene, london; nirbhay kumar, professor at school of hygiene and public health, john hopkins university, usa; rob ridley, coordinator of product research and development, world health organisation, geneva; p v venugopal, director (international operations) medicines …
an ayurvedic detoxification procedure can reduce the body's pesticide and toxin levels by as much as 58 per cent, shows a study conducted by researchers from the Maharishi University of Management, usa. High levels of toxins can disrupt hormones and lead to cancer. During their study, the researchers tested and …
There is emerging hope that the incidence of cholera might be reduced due to early warning signals emitted by satellite images. Under a new project, the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (niced)
As a preventive measure, Westchester county near Manhattan in the US will hand out anti-radiation tablets to people living near the Indian Point nuclear power plant. The pills (potassium iodide) are supposed to protect the residents from possible radiation exposure, if an emergency arises. There are growing concerns about Indian …
The global fund to combat aids, tuberculosis and malaria is finally set to become a reality with disbursements due to begin shortly. A grant of us $378 million will be given to governments of 31 developing countries over two years to fight these deadly diseases. More two-year grants worth us …
the human-monkey linkage certainly seems to be a strong one. Along with leaving their mark on the humans, the primates also seem to be responsible for transmitting fatal diseases like aids to their so-called descendents. This was recently revealed during a study conducted by researchers from France who identified a …
With the help of a chemical, diabetes sufferers with early symptoms could be prevented from developing the disease completely, research has suggested. Trials found that a specific peptide
A SINGLE vaccine can save more lives and money than any other form of medication currently available. This is a universal truth. In the next century, some 15-odd months away, doctors and scientists will strive to develop vaccines far more powerful and effective. Vaccines that will finally put an end …
