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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Malnutrition cause of Thane deaths
While the Maharashtra government continues to adopt an ostrich-like attitude towards the death of 26 tribal children in Thane district during April-August this year, a recent survey by the city-based
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Centre file SPL to vacate HC stay
The government has filed a special leave petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court, seeking to vacate the Banglore High Court stay on operation of the pricing component of the new pharmaceutical policy
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Meet planned on disaster mgmt
Health ministers and senior officials from health departments from 14 states across the country will congregate at the Civil Hospital to participate in the inter-state workshop on medical disaster
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Pregnancy related deaths on the increase
an estimated 130,000 women die every year from complications related to pregnancy in India. Almost all of which can be prevented. And while the country is still groping to get better of the condition
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'Many city children suffer from malnutrition'
A large number of children in Indian cities suffer from extreme malnutrition. Thirty eight per cent are underweight and 36 per cent are stunted because of poor nutritional intake. There are more
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Contaminated water claims two, 25 ill
In what is suspected to be a case of water contamination, two children died and more than 25 persons took ill within a span of one week at a weaker sections colony at Ganganpahad in the Rajendranagar
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'Rs 83 crore earmarked for rural projects'
Madhya Pradesh state Health Minister Bala Bachchan has said that the Health Department will with expenditure of Rs 83 crore, start construction of 2000 buildings in rural areas in the state. The
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Fever & fear
The ban on Nimesulide abroad causes panic in India. Panic was triggered in Indian homes after the local media reported the warnings issued in Europe over the dangerous instances of liver toxicity
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'Paperless' hospitals may soon be a reality
If you are worried about maintaining a big bunch of medical records of your family or sick of document procedures each time you visit your doctor or afraid of safety in blood transfusions, then here
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US help to tackle AIDS
The Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society(APSACS) is likely to tie up with the US agencies to start an AIDS surveillance system in the state. A three member delegation comprising Marc O Laveless,