News tagged with staples
Cooking with traditional crops improves nutrition and boosts women's incomes
It's no secret that traditional crops such as millets and pulses are highly nutritious. Now researchers, working with women in Ethiopia and India are making it easier for them to use these local crops when ...
Health
May 09, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
Spanish group patents an automatic suture system for colon cancer operations
The Spanish research centre Innotex has developed a device that enables automatic suturing of the large intestine after being sectioned during cancer colon surgery. The novelty of the system, called Insewing, ...
Cancer
Apr 25, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
Prescription for healthy food in remote Indigenous communities
Doctors should be able to provide subsidised "prescriptions" for healthy food to people in remote Aboriginal communities, says an Indigenous nutrition expert.
Health
Apr 15, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
Iron in new maize strain gets absorbed more readily
Researchers at Cornell have developed a strain of maize with a high iron bioavailability, meaning more of the iron that is present naturally in these maize lines can be absorbed.
Medical research
Feb 14, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
|
What you eat can prevent arsenic overload
Millions of people worldwide are exposed to arsenic from contaminated water, and we are all exposed to arsenic via the food we eat. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition Journal has demons ...
Health
Jun 28, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Georgia woman, 24, battles flesh-eating disease
(AP) -- Whether she was hiking in the woods, growing organic vegetables or working on her master's degree in psychology, Aimee Copeland embraced her passions with determination and a constant smile that made friends wonder ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 11, 2012 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Kenya HIV families torn between health or food
(AP) -- Rosalia Adhiambo won't take the free anti-HIV drugs that would prolong her life. The spiraling price of food in Kenya means she can't afford to feed both her grandniece and herself.
HIV & AIDS
Dec 22, 2011 |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
Cassava - not always so healthy
Cassava based products are establishing a growing foothold in the Australian health food market, however, new research shows that some imported products contain dangerous levels of the poison cyanide.
Health
Sep 22, 2011 |
not rated yet |
1
Kids feel they can have their cake - and eat it!
Children use the same psychological ploys as adults to justify eating junk food, according to new research.
Health
Aug 31, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Surgeons' civility in operating room benefits patients, reduces costs: study
A surgeon's behavior in the operating room affects patient outcomes, healthcare costs, medical errors and patient- and staff-satisfaction, says a commentary in the July issue of Archives of Surgery.
Other
Jul 18, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
