Sushmi Dey,TNN | Jul 5, 2015, The changes are part of the Drugs and Cosmetics Amendment Bill, 2015 which is likely to be tabled in Parliament during the upcoming monsoon session, official sources said. NEW DELHI: The government is planning to add more… Continue Reading →
The recent case of kids dying after being administered polio drops has raised questions on the medical authorities of Bihar‘s Vaishali district. (Representative image) PATNA: A two-month-old girl died on Saturday while six children were hospitalized after they were… Continue Reading →
Amit Sengupta, The recent controversy on safety concerns surrounding Maggi noodles — the popular instant noodle brands of the Swiss transnational company (TNC), Nestle – raises a number of issues that have not been explored in much of the media… Continue Reading →
‘Maggi’ under regulatory scanner for lead, MSG beyond permissible limit Sushmi Dey,TNN | May 16, 2015, 08.20 AM IST NEW DELHI: The 2-minute noodles ‘Maggi’ has come under regulatory scanner after samples collected in some parts of Uttar Pradesh were found containing… Continue Reading →
Malaria kills over 1,200 children a day: UNICEF IANS | Apr 24, 2015, 10.45 AM IST Malaria kills over 1,200 children a day: UNICEF (Getty Images) t The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that malaria kills more than 1,200… Continue Reading →
Members of the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) stood up in front of 2,446 shareholders at Nestlé’s annual meeting on 16 April to call on Nestlé Chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathé to change policies that idealise infant formula. Children fed on… Continue Reading →
Rema Nagarajan, TNN | Apr 5, 2015, 12.07AM IST Joint secretary (policy) in the health ministry Manoj Jhalani confirmed that there will be no separate central scheme for free drugs and diagnostics anymore. It was in 2012 that the Centre first promised to provide free… Continue Reading →
ARAVINDA PILLALAMARRI Khiyali Kuchimanchi Pillalamarri A menstrual cup. What is the worst thing about the menstrual cup? The cost? The weirdness? The difficult insertion? The messy removal? The cumbersome cleaning? Actually it’s none of the above. Women who have these… Continue Reading →
Sunil Warrier,TNN | Mar 9, 2015, 02.41 AM IST In 1986, when Dr Abhay and Dr Rani Bang decided to adopt Gadchiroli as their home and workplace, the district was infamous for Naxalism, abject poverty, poor infrastructure and abysmal health services. Today,… Continue Reading →
By Séverine Caluwaerts WeNews guest author Sunday, March 1, 2015 We know how to prevent nearly all deaths in childbirth, but women still die daily, says Séverine Caluwaerts in this excerpt from the e-book “Because Tomorrow Needs Her: The Fight… Continue Reading →
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