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 provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Its positive effects stay on for years breastfeeding for longer time periods reduces the risk of strokes and heart attacks for the mother, later in life. 100,000 post-menopausal women in the US, who reported at least one live birth in their lifetime, were studied for risk of cardiovascular diseases by …
Of the 18 valid species of Cryptosporidium (Protozoa: Apicomplexa) from fish, reptiles, birds and mammals reported from different parts of the world, seven species are known to be emerging gastrointestinal parasites of zoonotic importance. Among the parasites, two species, C. parvum and C. andersoni are found to exist among calves …
BHUBANESWAR: The positive deviance approach (PDA) introduced in early childhood care through integrated child development scheme (ICDS) has started showing results. The National Family Health Survey-III indicates that the level of malnutrition among children under three years has declined from 50 to 40 per cent. The nutrition and health profile …
R. Sujatha and Deepa H Ramakrishnan In Karnataka and Puducherry, centralised kitchens have been introduced S. THANTHONI. MAKESHIFT KITCHEN?: Food being prepared in a Chennai Corporation run school in Kolathur.
Lucknow: The presence of type-1 and type-3 of polio virus in an eight-year-old girl has stunned health experts in Uttar Pradesh. Since such co-infection is rare, they are now trying to find out which virus dominated, leading to early onset of paralysis in the girl. Tammana is a resident of …
For the first time, students from Std V to VIII will join their counterparts from Std I to IV, to relish pao bhaji, sheera and pulao as the Mid-Day Meal scheme is set to be implemented across the State, most probably from July 1. More than 1.63 lakh students from …
As many as 50 students fell ill after consuming midday meal in Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Residential High School of Ghataparthy in Thalak hobli of the taluk, on Thursday. The condition of three students is stated to be critical. A lizard was found in the midday meal and students, who had …
A study undertaken by a city doctor has found the children of Lucknow not only underweight but also higher in all the other new parameters issued by World Health Organisation (WHO) for estimating malnutrition among kids. The study undertaken by Dr Ali Jafar Abedi of Era Medical College and Hospital …
Traffic pollution is known to cause chronic bronchitis and asthma, killing thousands every year. But that is not all. Simply living beside a busy road has its consequences. Particles in vehicular exhaust can stick to lungs for longer than was known, endanger the health of an unborn child, lead to …
TEENA THACKER & SAMUDRA GUPTA KASHYAP NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI: For the first time ever, India has confirmed two separate cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV). The cases have been reported in a four-year-old boy in Assam
NEW DELHI: Emphasising the need to promote universal birth registration by NGOs and civil society organisations, Deputy Registrar-General of India Bhaskar Mishra on Wednesday said that to reach the goal of 100 per cent registration there was a need to seriously tackle the areas of exclusion and disparity that often …
PRADUMAN CHOUBEY Dhanbad, June 9: As many as 80 students of a primary school in Govindpur block, about 20km from the district headquarters, fell sick after having the midday meal served there today. While 12 students are still recovering, the condition of the rest is stable. Agitated parents alleged that …
Riyan Ramananth V I BALANGIR: The sustained efforts of the Government to eradicate polio from the State seem to have fallen flat with one suspected polio case reported from Biramunda village under Gudvela block in Balangir district. The case of a 10-month-old boy, Sanjib Padhan, came to the fore on …
Teena Thacker Posted: Wednesday, Jun 03, 2009 at 2347 hrs IST New Delhi: Though India has reported double the cases of virulent Wild Poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) this year as compared to last year
