First food: business of taste
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
Health
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Mashelkar panel submits drug report to Sushma
The Mashelkar Committee's interim report on spurious drugs was submitted to Minister of Health and Family Welfare Sushma Swaraj. While the Minister has assured to take act fast on the conclusive
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'Sickle Cell anemia' reaps lives in agency areas
The deadly genetic disorder, Sickle Cell Anemia, which has traced in tribals in the agency areas of the Andhra Pradesh state a few years ago seems to be spreading its tentacles to other communities
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'Model Town a melting pot of diseases'
Epidemic is waiting to break out in Model Town, say experts. Dengue, malaria and gastro-intestinal diseases are likely to come down on the area soon. the reason -the area is still flooded with rain
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Law to check synthetic milk sale on anvil
In its bid to prevent spurious synthetic milk from being sold in the Capital, Delhi Government enlisted the help of experts to devise ways and means for the same. The Delhi government is busy
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Wockhardt Eyes Global Mart With New Insulin
Pharma major Wockh-ardt, which launched the country's first recombinant human insulin, plans to go global with the product. In connection with the launch of Wosulin, produced using yeast-based
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Water check
Water samples from tubewells of big diameters at the Bangla Academy-Rabindra Sadan Nandan complex, West Bengal have shown the presence of coliform bacteria, M-MIC, Mr Pradip Ghosh,
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Gender discrimination
Given the weaknesses in public health services and the high cost of private health care, it is inevitable that women are adversely affected. To be effective, the Reproductive and Child Health
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UNICEF Warns of Malaria Epidemic in Ethiopia
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said it was rushing drugs to Ethiopia to tackle a potentially devastating malaria epidemic among tens of thousands of people already weakened by drought.
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Atkins diet is 'pseudo-science', say experts
Study warns of detrimental effects of high-protein, low-carbohydrate meals advocated by bestseller and favoured by celebrities. The high-protein, low-carbohydrate Atkins diet that has become the
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Zebrafish become scientists' catch of the day
Researchers are using the striped creature to reveal secrets of diseases of the heart, brain and aorta, as well as leukemia, muscular dystrophy and visual and hearing