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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Resolution on ban of chewing tobacco, gutka awaits new govt
The Union health ministry's Central Committee on Food Standards (CCFS) has passed a resolution to ban the manufacture, sale, distribution and storage of chewing tobacco and gutka . The resolution is
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- Dangerous drugs
Antibiotics are readily available without a prescription from pharmacies and corner shops around Asia. Asia is quickly becoming a breeding ground for multi-drug resistant bacteria-capable of evading
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- Foscan shines for oral cancer
Trials at the University College of London using photodynamic therapy (PDT) with a new drug called Foscan have produced excellent results in treatment of oral
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Hepatitis B vaccine from silkworm
The silkworm known for its rich silks can now be manipulated to produce a vaccine for hepatitis B, report scientists from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. They have made the silkworm
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- Bid to clarify medicine instructions
New guidelines to clarify what information should be provided on medicine instruction leaflets across the EU are being drawn up by the European Commisson. The move is partly aimed at ensuring that
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- Gynae disorders show in Bhopal victims
Doctors in the city are reporting a high and continuing incidence of gynaecological disordrs in women who survived the Bhopal Gas disaster 13 years ago, a trend which is having disturbing social
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- Apollo chalks out various health schemes for corporates
The next time production targets are missed and absenteeism levels seem to be on the rise, the usual remedies coupled with wage incentives may not be the only answer. These tell-tale symptoms could
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- Polio vaccine
MRTPC issues notice: The Monopolies & Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC), New Delhi, has issued a notice of inquiry to the Union MInistry of Health and Family Welfare following a petition
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- Census Dept calls data users' meet for its millennial head count
With India's population fast reaching the 10-billion mark, the Census Department is gearing up for its millennial headcount, with a data users' conference in New Delhi scheduled for April. Deputy
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- UK Opposition fails to revoke ban on beef sale
British Opposition parties on Tuesday failed to overturn the controversial ban on the sale of beef , ordered in December as a safety precaution against the spread of mad cow disease. The House of