Politicians must value our children as much as the elderly or Britain faces ‘serious consequences’, says top children’s doctor

Children’s doctors are today issuing a stark warning to the next Government – claiming if politicians don’t get to grips with improving child health, the economic and social burden on the NHS will…

Online Nutrition Courses: Fad Or Growing Trend?

Most of us have heard of Phoenix, no, not the mystical bird or the capital of Arizona, but the online university. According to the Babson Survey Research Group, enrollment in online courses is growing faster than overall higher education offerings due to various reasons like the economic downturn…

World Economic Forum Launches Risk Network To Address Financial, Food Security Risks

The World Economic Forum launched the Risk Response Network (RRN) at its meeting, which opened Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, the Economic Times reports. The network aims to “address various risks related to financial governance and resource scarcity …

ECOWAS Forum Highlights Need For Nutrition To Be Integrated With Agriculture

A recent nutrition forum, held by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), looked at how to better incorporate nutrition into agriculture, IRIN reports…