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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Eli Lilly to launch 2 drugs in 2004
Even while Pfizer's famed blue-pill for erectile dysfunction, Viagra, has not made its way into the domestic market - the decks are being cleared for Cialis, another drug in the category, but this
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'Mobile phones health concerns unproven'
Consumers worried on whether their increasing dependence on electronic gadgets exposes them to electro-magnetic radiation can take some comfort with the Mobile Manufacturers Forum (MMF) asserting
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Novartis rolls out Myfortic
Novartis India today launched Myfortic - an enteric-coated advanced formulation under the immuno-suppressant category - to prevent acute transplant rejection in patients receiving
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Delhiites beware: Cholera, dengue at Capital's door
Cholera and dengue are knocking at the capital's door. A record 139 cholera cases have been reported in June only, while the aedes mosquito, which causes dengue, has got conducive climate for
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Doughnut, new weapon to fight dengue
A killer doughnut has emerged as the latest weapon in Sinpapore's fight against dengue fever, officials said. The National Environment Agency (NEA) will be giving out one of these palm-sized discs,
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300 students fall in after mid-day meal
Sub-standard material, poor cooking and the simmering caste conflicts are set to upset the ambitious rs 200 crore mid-day meals project of the SM Krishna government launched this week with great
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Novartis launches myfortic in India
Novartis India has launched its new immuno-suppressant drug mycophenolate sodium under the brand name myfortic in India. The drug is an advanced, enteric-coated formulation used in combination with
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Face-brain link found in newborns
A group of researchers has discovered that infants cry more expressively witht he left side of their face than the right, indicating that at brith the right hemisphere of the brain has already
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Panel for vector-borne diseases
Delhi health minister A K Walia, declared the setting up of a monitoring committee for vector borne diseases like cholera, gastroenteritis, and malaria. The announcement came after five more cholera
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Bengali Sweets not so sweet for your health
The NDMC slapped a notice on the famous Bengali Sweet House in Bengali Market, asking it to improve its