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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Igniting a conflict of interest groups
The gloves are finally off in Washington and the real fight over tobacco legislation has begun. After months of talking about compromises and consensus the issue has now come down to a head to head
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Beware this breakthrough!
Doctors find a drug that can fight breast cancer, but when it comes with so many caveats that it won't help most women : a
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A breast cancer risk
False alarms : Nearly one third of all American women who undergo annual breast cancer checkups for a decade can expect to get at least one false alarm, wrongly suggesting the presence of a tumor,
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China moves to reform medical coverage in cities
China has drawn up reforms for its backward medical care system that aim to provide coverage for all urban workers and could generate more business for Western insurance companies. Under the plan,
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A blow for cold sufferers
New approaches to preventing colds could be opened up by the discovery of the structure of part of the receptor that allows cold viruses to enter the body. US researchers found that a common cold
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9% child development projects in city's slums
As little as nine per cent of the total projects under the Integrated Child Development Services are being undertaken in the slums of the national capital while the infant mortality rate is three
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New environment-friendly way to control mosquitoes
Mr George presently working at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, has devised an ecologically friendly and totally safe way of tackling the mosquito menace and all it needs is a
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- An organisation strives to create AIDS awareness in Aligarh
Health experts in the city have expressed alarm over the alleged violation of mandatory norms by blood banks. There are reported to be four authorised and two unauthorised blood banks in
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A fat chance of developing asthma
Harvard researchers say a study of thousands of nurses has provided the first strong evidence that obesity greatly increases the risk of developing asthma. Even a little bit of fat increases the
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Dengue strikes Indonesians
A widespread dengue fever outbreak has infected some 12,000 Indonesians this year and caused a shortage of blood supplies, a health ministry official said on