Science and Technology - Briefs

Consumed by hunger

Stagnant numbers

RADIATION TREPIDATION

Cure before birth

Genetically weak foetuses can grow into healthy humans with bone marrow transplants

Fatherly instinct

Wrong tactics

Nestle confesses

Apologises to Chinese public for excess iodine in powder milk

Kids in danger

Experts oppose repeal of law promoting breast-feeding

Let’s talk sex

Awareness campaign changes attitude towards sexual health and family planning in Bihar

Selling diarrhoea

Malignant milk?

Infanticide

Soya-based infant formula damages kids' immune system

An ad, a question

Should public-funded institutions endorse commercial products?

Who is the good doctor

Nestl targets homoeopaths to promote its baby food

309,000 infants die on first day

India tops global list of first day deaths of infants; chronic malnourishment blamed

Lalitpur’s baby formula

Programme to promote breastfeeding improves health of children under two

Early pregnancy, under-5 mortality impact population rise in sub-Saharan Africa: UN report

World’s population is projected to reach 8 billion by November 15

The right formula

Milk of death

Kenya returns to sender a lethal cargo of contaminated milk powder

Simulating mother's milk

How formula feed can be enriched with nutrients found in breast feed

Price of food inflation

In near future the impact of high food price will show in terms of more malnourished

Discouraging breastfeeding: 50% pregnant women, parents targeted by misleading baby food marketing

Sales of formula milk more than doubled in last 2 decades

Breaking free: How several initiatives are helping Africa get better healthcare

Four projects of differing nature in different countries

Health in news on May 16