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The New York Times Well blog asked nutritionist and author Jonny Bowden to round up the healthiest easy-to-find foods that rarely make their way into our shopping carts. The resulting 11 foods, ranging from beets and Swiss chard to pumpkin seeds and sardines, represent healthy options that you should be eating but probably aren't. Be sure to check out the post for the lowdown on what makes each food stand out and advice on how to incorporate them into your diet. Got a favorite obscure-yet-healthy eat of your own that you love?

With recent heavy rains, mainly Kaluthara, Kegalle, Rathnapura, Colombo, Gampaha and Galle are districts affected by flood.

Theres a risk of epidemics of diarrhoea, respiratory tract infections and other infectious diseases with this menace.

Preventive health sector of Sri Lanka has taken several methods to overcome this. Citizens are advised to drink boiled water,to wash vegetables, green leaves thoroughly before cooking, to isolate people with infectious diseases in the victim camps.

Laksuwa.Com wishes warm congratulations to Sri Lankan Health Minister Hon. Nimal Siripala De Silva for being appointed as the new chairman of the World Health Organisation. It is indeed a great honour to us.

Here, WHO Director General Margrete Chang congratulates the Minister in Geneva.

A total of 123 countries unanimously appointed Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva as the new Chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO)..

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There's an increase in hosptal admissions due to ongoing viral fever.This viral fever has caused 4 deaths in kegalle district.

The symptoms are fever,loss of appetite,vomiting,myalgia and joint pain.On examination patients are flushed and have low blood pressure.Sometimes patient may complain of chest pain and shortness of breath.This could be serious,because some patients can develop viral myocarditis,which could be fatal if not diagnosed properly.

ECG is helpful to diagnose the state of myocarditis.

If you have got above symptoms,consult the nearest doctor.

Gall bladder stones mostly affects obese females who are in middle age, but even the males and females who are in other age groups can also be affected by this problem.

Nowadays it is not an uncommon disease seen in general surgical wards. patients can present with right upper abdominal pain which might radiate to back. They can also have a swinging fever due to infection.Initial stage in ward hospital treatment is indicated to investigate and treat the acute stage.

Apparently there is again going to be a resurgence of Chikungunya Fever. Following is a fact sheet released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention USA on this topic.

Chikungunya Fact Sheet

Chikungunya fever is a viral disease transmitted to humans by the bite of infected mosquitoes. Chikungunya virus was first isolated from the blood of a febrile patient in Tanzania in 1953, and has since been cited as the cause of numerous human epidemics in many areas of Africa and Asia, and most recently in a limited area of Europe.

What causes chikungunya fever?

In 2008, World Health Day focuses on the need to protect health from the adverse effects of climate change. WHO selected this theme in recognition that climate change is posing ever growing threats to global public health security.