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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Ranbaxy under lens for overcharging in UK
Ranbaxy UK, wholly owned subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories, is among six companies that are being probed by the UK Serious Fraud Offline (SFO) for alleged overpricing of penicillin based medicines
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Pfizer petition against desi Viagra rejected
Indian companies have been allowed to continue manufacturing their version of the anti-importency drug Viagra. The Delhi high court declined to grant aninjunction, as sought by the US pharmaceutical
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Faridabad's water has heavy metal
Many parts of Faridabad are supplied drinking water with high concentrations of heavy metals. The water also has large amounts of fluoride and sulphates. Of the 66 water samples, the Central Ground
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Biocon, Shantha biotech in JV to manufacture human insulin
In a significant move in the field of biotechnology, two leading players have come together to form a new joint venture company. The Rs 200 crore biotechnology leader Biocon India Group and the
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When it comes to operations, they give lungs a bypass
Mumbai has about 50000 residents who suffer from tuberculosis, 1000 who have ineffective bronchitis -but only about 15 doctors who exclusively perform lung surgeries. The reason? medical
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New ORS a big breakthrough
In a significant development, an interdisciplinary team of physicians and scientists at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, the International Center for Diarrhoea Diseases
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Pre-natal tests: SC seeks fresh reports from States
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, while expressing unhappiness over the tardy progress of many States in the implementation of its earlier orders banning Pre-natal sex determination tests, asked all
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Apollo clinics set to arrive this month
The Apollo Hospital's group's efforts to be present at the primary level of dispensing health care services in the country are set to roll, with "The Apollo Clinic" slated to go operational later
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Cancer treatment stops 'motors' in tumor cells
Scientists have taken small but promising steps toward developing a new class of drugs that may be more effective in treating various cancers and reducing some of the nasty side effects of
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Diseases as frequent fliers
An epidemiologists researching infectious diseases at Atlanta's Centres for Diseases Control and Prevention recently scared Americans by announcing that yellow fever, a disease endemic. In the next