Dietary Guidelines for Indians- A Manual
<p>The dietary guidelines emphasize promotion of health and prevention of disease, of all age groups with special focus on vulnerable segments of the population such as infants, children and adolescents,
Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR)
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A trap to prevent mosquito breeding
Shastry V. Mallady The
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India takes lead for H1N1 vaccine
NEW DELHI: India has started to isolate the deadly H1N1 virus from the nasal samples of the country
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Now, flu virus jumps from humans to pigs
Canada Reports First Reverse Transmission; India Not Worried
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Tamiflu to be distributed only through govt agencies
Oseltamivir or Tamiflu, the wonder drug that cures avian influenza as well as the new H1N1 flu, would be distributed in India only through the government machinery as experts have warned that its indiscriminate use can result in the virus developing resistance to the medicine.
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Swine influenza: high-level meet today
New Delhi: Following the spread of swine influenza in the United States, the Centre has swung into action. Experts at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) along with the Health Ministry officials will hold a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss the level of preparedness in the country.
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Regulate clinical trials (Editorial)
Indians are not guinea pigs INDIA has become an attractive destination for clinical research and drug trials. On an average in a month 25 to 30 companies seek the drug controllers
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Move to make new oral cholera vaccines available
Fruitful discussions between leading policymakers and representatives of international agencies
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Deadline fails
Committee yet to issue guidelines for monitoring probiotics PEOPLE who buy probiotic drinks, ice creams and curds in India cannot really be certain of their health benefits. There is no monitoring mechanism for checking the genuineness of these products or verifying the claims on their labels. A committee set up under the Indian Council of Medical Research (icmr) to resolve this problem
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As good as embryonic stem cells
Researchers find a virus-free way of turning adult cells into unspecialized stem cells THE Obama government of the US recently lifted the 8-year ban imposed by the Bush administration on human embryonic stem cell research. The ban had come about because of an ongoing debate on the use of embryos for research. Funds were available only for research on embryonic stem cells that had already been
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Integrated disease vector control of malaria: A success story based in Assam, Northeastern India
Integrated Disease Vector Control (IDVC) project had its beginning in Kheda district of Gujarat way back in 1983. With the demonstrated success of malaria control using environmental approaches in select villages of Nadiad Taluka, the project jointly funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare