First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
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Ban on British beef stays
A British Government attempt to have the worldwide ban on British beef exports declared illegal under the European Union law failed in the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg on Tuesday. In the
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DNA mapping helps genset catch rivals
With the discovery of a gene implicated in prostate cancer, French biotech firm Genset SA has closed the gap with U.S. rivals in a high stakes genetic research race. Genset scientists have found a
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Decks cleared for national blood transfusion policy
The way for the enunciation of a national policy on various aspects of blood transfusion Council approving the recommendations of a three-member experts committee in this regard. The proposed policy
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Why Italians don't make babies
Italy is ageing fast; and according to the country's chief statistical body, Italy has the lowest fertility rate in the world. At last count, in 1996, deaths had outpaced births for four years in a
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Rajasthan birth control drive flops
Contrary to the tall claims about the Government's tireless efforts for family planning, the percentage of vasectomy among men in Rajasthan has registered a sharp decline from 15 per cent in 1985 to
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A new cancer hope
It sounds too good to be true, and it may well be, but the data on mice look promising. Two drugs used in combination shrunk huge tumors to the vanishing point, without causing side effects or
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Bhopal Hospital Project in final stages
The work on the ambitious Bhopal Hospital Project along with several dispensaries being set up in areas affected by the Union Carbide gas disaster in December 1984 by the Bhopal Hospital Trust with
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Centre's move hurts Orissa leprosy project
Orissa is nowhere near eliminating leprosy - despite the work carried out by the State Health Department - after the sudden cut in the Central grant from Rs 153 lakh to Rs 70 lakh. According to
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- Punjab to set up medical council
The Punjab government has agreed to constitute the Punjab Medical Council, the demand for the setting up of which was raised by the Punjab branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA).
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FDA panel begins hearings on hepatitis C treatment
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel began hearings on Monday on a new approach to hepatitis C by Schering-Plough Corp., that uses a combination of drugs to fight the virus and boost the