Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today reminded all food businesses to ensure they are familiar with the requirements of the nutrition and health claims standard, with the transition period for the new standard ending on January 18. FSANZ Acting Chief Executive Officer Peter May said that during the three-year transition period businesses have been […]
Australians are their own worst enemies when it comes to eating better and controlling their weight, according to findings from a new survey by the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet online. The survey, which looked at the weight management habits of more than 2300 Australians, found 69 per cent of respondents identified themselves as the main […]
Patna, Women in a village in Bihar are celebrating — as all its 240 households have been provided with cooking gas connections and they no longer have to use firewood, cow dung cake or charcoal to cook. Kausar Bano and Anjum Ara are two of the nearly 300 women in Purakothi village in Arwal district, […]
New York, Do you tend to munch something or the other between your meals even when you are not hungry? If yes, such a habit could certainly satisfy your taste buds but harm your health, warns a new study. In contrast to people in traditional societies, people in contemporary societies often eat not on account […]
Bengaluru, With increasing cases of cancer across the country, the medical fraternity and policy planners face the challenge of mitigating and preventing the dreaded disease, President Pranab Mukherjee said here on Wednesday. “Official data reveals one in 15 men and one in 12 women in urban areas face cancer risk in their life time. With […]
Panaji, Vices such as AIDS and drug addiction are against the Indian tradition and should be tackled effectively, Goa Governor Mridula Sinha said in her address on the eve of the state’s Liberation Day. “On the social front, we have to keep Goa away from evils such as crime, drug addiction and AIDS. These vices […]
Everyone should observe the following rules of food intake. Ayurved has explained ten rules for food intake and it is described in Charak Samhita. Intake of food should be warm – Warm food is delicious after intake and it helps digestive fire to digest the food properly. Intake of food should be unctuous – Slightly […]
The company hopes the range of topical lotions and washes, called Bio3 Guardian, will provide their main revenue stream and has plans to take the innovation to the global healthcare market. According to independent tests, the products are fast-acting and effective at killing golden staph (Staphylococcus aureus), a prevalent superbug that led to 1621 hospital-acquired […]
New Delhi, The union health ministry on Tuesday said there was nothing to worry about after a two-year-old child from Delhi was diagnosed with a rare vaccine-derived polio virus type 2 (VDPV2) in the first week of November. The case was detected in Harsh Vihar area in Shahdara. “One should not be worried about the […]
New York People who are effortlessly slim eat fruit, dairy, cereal and granola for breakfast, revealed a new study. Researchers from the Cornell University wanted to find out what people who are naturally thin, and have never struggled with weight problems eat. The study found that more than a third ate salad for lunch every […]