RADIATION TREPIDATION

Nestle confesses

Apologises to Chinese public for excess iodine in powder milk

Kids in danger

Experts oppose repeal of law promoting breast-feeding

Baby food ad market alive

When the amendment to the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods Act 1992 banned advertising and promotional activity for …

Back to the breast

Many organisations in the country are working at weaning parents from the bottle to mother's milk

The declining infant mortality rate indicates that our growth rate will decline further

Amulya Ratna Nanda, registrar-general and census commissioner of India, feels the country has made some progress in bringing down its growth rate

Fed up with baby food

Is baby food advertising unethical? Yes, thinks the government. It has issued notification to enforce an amendment to the Infant Milk Substitutes,…

Nestle adds almost 3 grams of sugar in every serving of baby food Cerelac sold in India

WHO guidelines against adding honey or sugar in food for infants violated only in Asian, African and Latin American countries, finds …

Let’s talk sex

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

Inflatable incubator design wins James Dyson Award

The device, which costs just $400, has the same features as a modern incubation system costing $45,000

Warm and convenient

Researchers are developing low-cost warmers for infants even as doctors remain divided over the efficacy of the product

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

Jharkhand: West Singhbhum DMF must invest in improving health care services, says CSE

With more than Rs 370 crore in its kitty, West Singhbhum DMF Trust should prioritise reducing child mortality and improving nutrition for local people

309,000 infants die on first day

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

Malnutrition caused infant deaths in Attappady, Kerala minister tells Assembly

But, in report to Centre, state denies malnutrition as the reason behind infant mortality in tribal block

Lalitpur’s baby formula

Programme to promote breastfeeding improves health of children under two

Beyond a flailing state

Health ministry cannot provide basic services, the finance ministry cannot collect taxes and the chaos of governance worsens

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