China steps up anti-SARS measures Agence France PresseKuala Lumpur, April 26:China has stepped up anti-SARS efforts ahead of a major national holiday next week when millions of people will be on the move, China’s vice-minister of health Zhu Qinsheng told a news conference.“We have... Women 27 Apr, 2004
China seals off SARS lab linked to death Associated PressBeijing, April 24:China sealed off a SARS research lab in its capital today after two lab workers fell ill and the mother of one died in what could be the world’s first SARS fatality this year.A nurse who looked after one of the ill... Women 24 Apr, 2004
Lung ailments on rise in Valley Shweta Malla Kathmandu, April 7:Growing number of vehicles in the Valley is causing an alarming increase in pollution. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), irreversible damage to the lungs, has become a real threat and people living in... Horoscopes 08 Apr, 2004
The Morning After Anjita PradhanKathmandu:She is raped on the street or at home. She has sexual encounter and uses contraception, but the oral contraception fails or the condom breaks. She does not want a pregnancy. She faces health risks as a result of pregnancy. In a... Travel Abroad 22 Mar, 2004
TOPICS : Deft Chinese diplomacy reflects Asian dynamism Tim ShorrockChina denounces US trade policy as protectionist one day after the Bush administration threatens to take Beijing to the World Trade Organisation for coddling its semiconductor industry. A top World Health Organisation official praises China... 15 Mar, 2004
Avian danger Dipti SherchanKathmandu,People now give a second thought before eating chicken and even eggs. Everyone talks of Bird Flu. But what is it exactly? There aren’t many who know an answer to this. This is an influenza virus originally found in animals,... Travel Abroad 01 Mar, 2004
Vietnam says it has decoded bird flu virus Agence France PresseHanoi, February 26Vietnamese health authorities said today they have decoded the genetic map of the bird flu virus that has killed 15 people in the country and have found no sign of human genes.The Pasteur Institute said it has... Women 27 Feb, 2004
Govt mulls means to prevent bird flu Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, January 31As avian influenza, also known as bird flu, continues to ravage the poultry industry in many Asian countries, the government was expolring alternatives other than mass slaughter of poultry to prevent the... Travel 01 Feb, 2004
Bird flu more serious: WHO Agence France PresseManila, January 14The bird flu virus, which has caused an Asia-wide health scare, has the potential to be far more serious than SARS, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned today. "If the H5N1 (avian influenza) virus attaches... Women 15 Jan, 2004
Crippling polio almost wiped out in Nepal Rachana BhattaraiKathmandu, January 2Nepal has almost wiped out the scourge of polio, thanks to an anti-polio campaign that began in 1995. No polio victim has been found in Nepal for the last three consecutive years, say health officials and... Horoscopes 03 Jan, 2004
CDP to meet drugs scarcity in health centres Himalayan News ServiceKavrepalanchowk, May 25The government has established a sub-health centre in every Village Development Committee (VDC) of the country with the objective of putting its slogan ‘Health For All’ into practice. However it has not... Travel 25 May, 2002
Duty-free retailers to fight WHO tobacco convention Duty-free retailers on Thursday vowed to fight the passage of a World Health Organisation (WHO) convention that would keep tax-free tobacco out of their shops, warning it would deal a death blow to the industry. Delegates to a conference of the Tax... 23 May, 2002
