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
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
The viral outbreak in Sakaraipatti near Omalur in Tamil Nadu is due to virus passed through rodents, lab tests have confirmed. However, the prevalence of Dengue and Typhoid fever has been ruled out.
National leprosy elimination programme: leprosy remains a major public health problem in India, and West Bengal is one of the six major endemic states in the Country. The highly affected districts in
Fortification of wheat flour (atta) with iron salts is efficacious in the control of nutritional anaemia, ongoing studies at the Hyderabad city based National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) have found.
About 3,000 delegates from all over the country are expected to participate in the 12th annual conference of the west zone chapter of the Urological Society of India to be held here from October 24
Policy makers from the government and UNFPA at a seminar expressed concern at the country's local fertility rate (TFR) that remained stagnant between 3.4 and 3.3 per cent during 1994-2001 as against
The best tonic for good health is pure water. Process the water a little, it is even better. That is what TEAM, bottled water company. The bottled water company has introduced alkalined, herbal
Aspirin is to be banned for children under 16 to minimise the risk of young people contracting a rare disease that can cause seizures, coma and death. Makers of 140 products including brands such as
By most standards, Eli Lily has had a grim 12 months. Even before the two profit warnings and government investigation of its manufacturing plants, it was already reeling from the loss of patent
Partially-sighted Bangladeshi rickshaw puller Harunur Rashid is delighted by surgery that has given his five blind children the gift of sight. The children, blind since birth and now aged five to 12
Doubt has been expressed about the quality of common salt available in Bangladesh market. Even the most popular brands, says a report, do not maintain the quality required for human health. Yet