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
-
Serum plans 2 new vaccines
The Pune-based Serum Institute of India Ltd (SIIL) is set to hit the domestic market with its two new vaccines, rabies and a combination vaccine of DPT and Hepatitis B. Talking to presspersons, Mr
-
Cadbury blames growth of fungus on humidity
Chocolate major Cadbury said the fungus reportedly found on a chocolate bar of the company was a result of high humidity in the environment during monsoon which led to condensation on the surface.
-
India to become heart attack capital by 2020, WHO
Recent research conducted by WHO and the ICMR indicates that India will become the heart attack and diabetes capital of the world by 2010. Noted interventional cardiologist Dr Suresh Vijan said, "WHO
-
Novartis cancer drug prevents recurrence of breast tumors
In what may be the breakthrough for thousands of women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, a relatively new drug appears to prevent tumors from recurring in many patients after they have been
-
'Liver cancer claims 1mn lives annually'
A million people die of liver cancer every year. Liver cancer is the fifth deadliest cancer. Diseases such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, cancer and those related to obesity are highly fatal, said Dr K
-
Health grants to poor countries face delay
The global fund set up to combat Aids, tuberculosis and malaria in the developing world is contemplating delaying a fresh round of applications from poor countries until it has more money on hand to
-
AIDS, TB loom over Nepal
With nearly half of Nepal's population infected with tuberculosis, the increasing incidence of the disease among AIDS patients is a potent combination that could shatter the country's grossly
-
Smoking ban hunts for its wheels
If you are a hapless Delhiite forced into passive smoking while your fellow citizen smokes away to glory in a public place, here's the root cause of your problems. The Delhi government and the Delhi
-
FDA to allow back door route for approval of some generic drugs
In a blow to the world's big pharmaceutical companies, the Food and Drug Administration is expected to signal that it will allow makers of some generic drugs to use a little-known route to approval
-
Case For Coconut Water
Amidst Coca-Cola India's tryst with food safety credibility, queries are on the way for the company in the form of soft drink-intolerant rats. Three researchers in Biochemistry wing of Kerala