128 kids died after vaccine in 2010, govt can’t say why

128 kids died after vaccine in 2010, govt can’t say why Arun RamArun Ram, TNN | May 29, 2011, 11.53pm IST CHENNAI: More children in India are dying every year soon after being vaccinated, and the government has no clue why. Union health ministry statistics...

Replacing Food Pyramid with a Healthy Plate

Replacing Food Pyramid with a Healthy Plate Source: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/743889?sssdmh=dm1.692731&src=nldne A colorful four-part plate, with a side dish of dairy, has replaced the 19-year-old food pyramid as the icon of the new U.S. Dietary...

Regulatory architecture of mixed health systems

The report of a recently concluded research project: “Mapping the regulatory architecture for health care provision in mixed health systems”, including case studies from two Indian states, is attached. SUMMARY LMIC Mixed Health Systems: mixed health care...

Human Development in India, 2010 : Report from NCAER

Human Development in India, 2010 : Report from NCAER Abstract India’s rapid economic growth since the 1980s has stimulated further global interest in understanding its complex society. The story about contemporary India is deeper than a story of simple economic...

Experiments with untruth: News Article on Clinical Trials in India

Experiments with untruth Rema Nagarajan, TNN Jul 10, 2011, 02.41am IST That clinical trials in India are fraught with danger and have no compensation mechanism is well known. What comes as a greater surprise is how the so-called ethics committees constituted to clear...