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. …
The DYFI workers have exposed the stock of expired energy food sachets meant for free supply among poor children at an Anganwadi belonging to Women and Child Welfare Department near Baikampadi here on Saturday. The energy food sachets which were expired on March 1, 2009 was spotted by the DYFI …
The initiative made by the State Government in association with Operation Smile to eradicate cleft lip and cleft palate deformities in children deserves appreciation. Assam has a high incidence of children suffering from this disorder, and the high cost of treatment often hinders effective treatment with the result that a …
School feeding is common in Africa and widely recognised as beneficial for both the physical and mental development of the children. However, mainly due to the sharp increase of food prices, many parents are no longer able to pay for their children
Keeping in view the recent flooding of the Indian market with antibiotic and probiotic combinations, the authors decided to look at the prevalence of antibiotic associated diarrhea (AAD) and Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in children and reviewed evidence available for use of probiotics in the prevention of AAD.
The assessment of growth is crucial in child care and reference data are central to growth monitoring. As the pattern of growth of a population changes with time it is recommended that references be updated regularly. The objective of this study was to produce contemporary growth curves for Indian children …
Growth curves are an essential tool in pediatric practice. Their value resides in helping to determine the degree to which physiological needs for growth and development are being met during the important childhood period. However, their usefulness goes far beyond assessing children
The etiology of childhood brain cancer remains largely unknown. However, previous studies have yielded suggestive associations with parental pesticide use. The researchers aimed to evaluate parental exposure to pesticides at home and on the job in relation to the occurrence of brain cancer in children. to the occurrence of brain …
Conceive around December, risk of birth defects is low ideally it is said a woman should be a mother before she turns 30. This keeps the risk of genetically conceived diseases low. Alcohol intake and smoking are maternal risk factors too and should be avoided. Time and again researchers have …
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Government has ordered an inquiry into the mid-day meal given to students in a school here after teachers found a dead frog in the served food.
The Child Development Programme Officer informed Taluk Panchayat President Bharathi Lokesh in general meet held on Monday that nearly 50 anganwadis in Chikmagalur taluk is in a phase of closure due to lack of children. Meanwhile, Block Education Officer (BEO) Nagesh informed that a total of 13 government schools including …
Secretary, Medical & Health, Lalit Verma inaugurated the Pulse Polio campaign by administering the vaccine to children at Silver Jubilee Hospital on Sunday. Nearly 2.60 lakh children were administered the vaccine in Lucknow. The fourth phase of the Pulse Polio campaign for 2009 began from Sunday. Besides the booth activity, …
New Delhi: Barely a few hours after being administered the Oral Polio Vaccine at a Pulse Polio booth, a four-year-old child died on Sunday. Ashish, was reportedly suffering from Grade-IV malnutrition and authorities claimed the death could have been a coincidence. The police have, however, registered a case. A postmortem …
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem globally and its control is a daunting challenge in low-income country settings such as India. Our country contributes 20% of the global burden of new TB cases. TB in children remains a major public health concern, especially as severe forms of the …
Bidis and smokeless tobacco are the cheapest, least taxed and most commonly used tobacco products in India. They are highly addictive and high in carcinogens. They cause a broad spectrum of diseases; yet awareness about their ill-effects is low. Smokeless tobacco products containing arecanut, e.g. gutka and mawa, are especially …
