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 Population Research Centre's latest report on the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme in Chandigarh reveals a stark divide among the consumption patterns of students depending on the type and status of school. Students in the rural government schools tend to consume a full meal as compared to their urban counterparts. …
The number of children suffering from rickets has been increasing day by day since the last three decades, which is estimated over 5 lakh in different upazilas across the country. The prevalence of patients suffering from rickets is more in coastal belt areas. The cases of rickets are also found …
Have you got your child checked for anaemia? A recent study on family healthy, carried out by the National Family Health Survey suggests that 80 per cent children in Gujarat are anaemic. Gujarat ranks 12th among 19 states with 80 per cent children anaemic, especially those aged between 6 months …
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between outdoor ambient air PM2.5 zinc levels and urgent health care utilization for children living in an urban area.
Cash Incentives Making People Suspicious Kounteya Sinha | TNN Frequent polio vaccination rounds is causing fatigue among vaccinators while cash incentives to mothers for getting their child vaccinated is actually making them suspicious about the repeated oral polio vaccine (OPV) rounds. These are the findings of a study conducted by …
An experiment was conducted to develop and evaluate energy and protein rich supplementary foods. Products namely Seviyan, Halwa, Pinjiri and Pinni were developed using combinations of germinated wheat and soybean and carrot powder for 4-6 years old children. Organoleptic evaluation, proximate principles, carotene, iron and calcium were determined using standardized …
In this retrospective cohort study the authors examined whether PCE (Prenatal Exposure to Tetrachloroethylene) contamination of public drinking-water supplies in Massachusetts influenced the birth weight and gestational duration of children whose mothers were exposed before the child's delivery.
An effective vaccine against cholera has been used for public health purposes in Vietnam since the 1990s. This vaccine was reformulated to meet WHO requirements. The researchers assessed the safety and immunogenicity of the reformulated bivalent (Vibrio cholerae 01 and 0139) killed whole cell oral vaccine in a cholera endemic …
Australia's childhood obesity epidemic has been exaggerated and is only increasing in lower-income families. New research has called into question whether the millions of dollars being allocated for prevention programs should be better targeted, a News Ltd newspaper reports. The research questions whether money should be targeted at the highest-risk …
Here's another reason to ensure your home is lead-free. Exposure to the toxic element during development makes people more likely to get into trouble with the law as adults.
China's ministry of health has issued a high alert over a deadly virus causing hand-foot-mouth disease among children. By the second week of May, the outbreak had claimed 26 lives and infected over 11,000 people. Health authorities say the highly contagious disease is triggered by enterovirus 71 and affects children …
at the fag end of the monsoon session of Parliament last year, 28 parliamentarians and politicians, including veterans like Motilal Vohra and Natwar Singh, sent a letter urging human resources development (hrd) minister Arjun Singh to serve biscuits
Regulation on lobbying a dream According to Jayoti Lahiri, secretary general, Public Relations Consultants Association of India, "There is very little literature on the functioning of public relations agencies in India, hence we along with the Personal Relations Council of India are trying to approach independent agencies to form some …
Lobbyists crawl around legislators An Action Aid report on lobbying, released on January 25, 2006, highlights privileges enjoyed by corporate lobbyists in framing global trade rules under the WTO regime. The report exposes the underbelly of corporate lobbying that has led to unfair trade laws and undermined the fight against …
the prime minister's commitment to tackle malnutrition among children by promoting breastfeeding seems to be hollow. The cabinet has agreed to increase maternity benefit allowance for working women from Rs 250 to Rs 1,000, but has remained silent about funds for the breastfeeding campaign. The Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India …
india's Universal Immunisation Programme may suffer yet another blow. The centre has asked all state governments to stop use of measles vaccine manufactured by Indian Immunological Limited, until further orders, after four infants died following inoculation with the drug. The children died in the last week of April soon after …
A scanning electron micrograph depicts staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Bacteria such as this and E coli were found in nearly half the babies who died of SIDS, British scientists found in their study. LONDON (AP)
