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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Dengue scare spreads
Dengue scare threatens to grip Uttar Pradesh State Capital. With over half a dozen dengue cases admitted to various hospitals, the common man has become panicky, and with rumours mongers ruling the
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Kerela bans worm-infested batches of Cadbury, Nestle
In the wake of complaints of worm-infested chocolates on sale in the state, Kerala Health Department baned the sale of two batches each of Cadbury and Nestle chocolates after worms were detected in
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Dengue: Update with Bhalswa toll
The Bhalswa area near Jahangirpuri in New Delhi lives with this overpowering stench. The source is, perhaps, the compost pit at the MCD landfill. But for the past one month, there has also been the
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Paracetamol to carry warning
It appears like a fine balancing act. The government which asked the manufacturers to discontinue paediatric drops of ani-inflammatory drug nimesulide amid a major rw over the drug's safety while
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Congress to support two children norm for MPs
The principal opposition, Congress, is likely to come to the Vajpayee government's aid by breaking ranks with other opposition parties in suppoorting the latter's plans to resurrect the proposed
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Dabur's anti-cancer drug for Abbott
After a year of hectic negotiations, Dabur Pharmaceuticals has struck an exclusive strategic alliance with the $18-billion Abbott Laboratories Inc of the US. According to the agreement, Abbott will
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MCD kick-starts sole platelet machine
The only apheresis owned by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) at the Hindu Rao Hospital's Regional Blood Transfusion Centre (RBTC) became functional, courtesy Rakesh Mehta, the Municipal
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Mercury pollution: Alcoholics at risk
Those who consume alcohol may face more health risks when exposed to regions polluted with mercury, a study has stated. The conclusion was drawn by scientists from the Institute of Geographical
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Pharmacy in microchip!
Scientists have developed a tiny implantable microchip that can be loaded with several doses of multiple drugs to be released at specified intervals over a period of months, reports UPI. The chip -
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Scandalous sex ratio
Gender discrimination is not new in India. But what is revealed in the latest census data on the skewed child sex ration is shameful. The country as a whole had only 927 girls to every 1,000 boys in