Bulgur: A Mesopotamian mystery
Legends have forgotten legacies. Like for example the jewel of Middle Eastern cooking, bulgur. Loved by Chinese emperors and ancient Babylonians, this popular grain is made from durum wheat and is storming food correctness in fancy kichens with fancier chefs….
Adherence to European Standards for GE, 3-MCPD contaminants in cooking oils critical for consumer health: Experts
NEW DELHI: Health experts have emphasised the need for conformity to European safety standards for glycidyl esters (GE) and 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol esters (3-MCPD) in cooking oils, contending that their presence poses significant health risks. The GE and 3-MCPD are contaminants that…
French, US drug firms team up for Covid-flu shot
PARIS: French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi and struggling US rival Novavax announced Friday an alliance to sell a Covid vaccine and develop another that combines with a flu shot. Under a licensing deal worth up to $1.2 billion, the companies will…
AI systems are already deceiving us — and that’s a problem, experts warn
WASHINGTON: Experts have long warned about the threat posed by artificial intelligence going rogue — but a new research paper suggests it’s already happening. Current AI systems, designed to be honest, have developed a troubling skill for deception, from tricking…
Study finds alarming levels of antimicrobial resistance in poultry environment
NEW DELHI: A new study has found high levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the poultry farm environment in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, raising serious concerns about the impact on human health. Researchers from NGOs Toxics Link and World…
Avoid protein supplements, restrict salt intake, minimise sugar & ultra-processed foods, urges ICMR guidelines
NEW DELHI: The Indian Council of Medical Research has pressed for avoiding protein supplements for building body mass and has recommended restricting salt intake, minimising sugar and ultra-processed foods and reading information on food labels to make informed and healthy…
‘The Solitude of a Shadow’ book review: Intriguing, suspenseful and mysterious
The first sentence of ‘The Solitude of a Shadow’ —written by veteran Tamil writer Devibharathi, and translated by N Kalyan Raman—creates a sense of foreboding: “Karunakaran had turned up before us like an evil spirit after nearly 30 years.” This…
As AstraZeneca announces vaccine withdrawal, Serum Institute says stopped Covishield in 2021
NEW DELHI: Days after AstraZeneca admitted for the first time in court documents that their Covid-19 vaccine can cause a rare and dangerous side effect, the British pharma giant announced that they are withdrawing it globally. The global pharma giant,…
Sanjay Thumma: The Chef of searches
The story goes that when Chef Sanjay Thumma’s mother was pregnant with him, she opened the lid of the biriyani pot and felt her water break. “She was rushed to the hospital and 15 minutes after that, I was born….
Kerala on high alert after ten people get infected
Kozhikode: Health authorities in Kerala are on high alert following reports of West Nile fever cases in Malappuram, Kozhikode, and Thrissur districts. Ten people have already been infected while two deaths are also suspected to have been caused by the…