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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- Public opinion strongly favours ban on 'gutka'
There is strong and broadbased support for the proposed government move to ban the manufacture and sale of gutka, pan masala and chewing tobacco, products, a nationwide opinion poll reveals.
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- Ban on pan masala to hit arecanut growers
The demand for arecanut in the country is likely to crash in the next few years with more states planning to impose a ban on the use of panmasala. Already Kerala, Goa and Maharashtra, which are in
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- Smithkline developing four-in-one vaccine
Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceuticals(I) Ltd is developing a single shot four-in-one India specific vaccine for dreaded disease like hepatitis B, diptheria, tetnus and whooping cough. The vaccine,
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Indian firm's ayurvedic drug targets Alzheimer's
An Indian firm is launching an ayurvedic memory drug in the UK targeted at sufferers of Alzeimer's disease. Memory Plus, developed by the Delhi-based Velvet International, is derived from the Brahmi
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One-tenth of blind in India
One-tenth of the world's blind live in India and the country faces gross inadequacy of opthalmic personnel and lack of services in remote areas. Of the estimated 38 million blind people in the world,
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Sharp cut in WHO aid to India likely
The Health Ministry is concerned over a WHO proposal to change its policy of allocation of financial resources to its member-countries. The proposal which has already been approved by the WHO
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Social marketing to help Amethi projects
To make its contribution to the cause of primary health care for the poor and the downtrodden, the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation has been running a social marketing campaign to achieve the goal of "Health
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Drink tea, fight cancer
Drinking tea provides a shield against cancer-causing ultraviolet rays, scientists at a government research centre in Australia said on Friday. A team at CSIRO's human nutrition department in
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New vasectomy method launched by government
With no stitches and cut, vasectomy could be a simple affair now. In an invitation to promote male participation in family planning, the entry has launched a new method of vasectomy, called
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Court blow to 'safety curb' on beef sales
The UK government's attempt to ban the sale of beef on the bone suffered an embarrassing setback when a Scottish court threw out the UK's first prosecution under the new