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
-
Orchid seeks USFDA nod for Cephazolin
Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals has sought US regulatory approval to export Cephazolin (an injectable antibiotic prescribed for respiratory tract infections) there. According to Mr K Raghavendra
-
NGO urges ban on fish medicine
Terming the famous fish medicine treatment offered by a family in the Andhra Pradesh state for asthma as unscientific, an NGO as urged the state government to ban it. Threatening to file a public
-
Dutch in struggle to contain epidemic of chicken flu
A lethal epidemic is once again ravaging Europe's farmyards. Millions of animals have fallen victim to precautionary slaughter, one veterinarian has died of the disease and officials warn the
-
BMC supplies dirty water in Bairagarh
Owing to the supply of dirty water in Bairagarh township of Madhya Pradesh number of persons has been infested with stomach and other diseases. The problem has been compounded since the water
-
Chickenpox affects more than 3 dozen children
More than three dozen children of Nevli village in Biaora block, Madhya Pradesh are suffering from chickenpox. Most of the children belong to the age group of 0-7. Short of health facilities causes
-
W.H.O. Lifts travel advisory on Toronto
Citing an ebb in the SARS epidemic here, the World Health Organization lifted a week-old advisory urging travelers to delay all nonessential visits to Toronto. The decision was welcomed with sighs of
-
Polio teams not doing enough in Sindh: WHO official says...
The WHO's director for Eastern Mediterranean Region expressed dismay at the government officials' inability to get a grip on polio during his meetings with the Sindh governor (Pakistan) and the chief
-
94pc patients recover without treatment: No SARS case in Pakistan
About 94 per cent of the people carrying the virus which causes the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome recover from it on their own in Pakistan. No treatment is available for it yet. So said some
-
Contaminated Chinese honey hits Indian shores
Chinese honey, which has been banned internationally owing to the presence of certain chemicals, has made its way to the Indian market. Food experts said some Indian traders were importing Chinese
-
India is SARS-free: WHO
The World Health Organisation today declared India SARS-free, putting to rest speculation and fears about an outbreak of the disease in the country. WHO has taken India