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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-44 AIDS cases in state
In all, 44 acquired AIDS cases were reported in Andhra Pradesh besides 939 HIV positive cases during a period of seven
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Cigar health warning mooted
The Federal Trade Commission Chairman, Mr. Robert Pitofsky, mindful of a new report on cancer risks, favours asking Congress to require health warnings on cigar
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To salt or not to salt
U.S. researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York examined the mortality rates of participants in a survey from the early 1970s, which recorded the daily food intake of over
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No sweat
Sweating too much is not only embarrassing, it may also indicate a disorder called focal hyperhidrosis. Anti-perspirants won't help. But a new procedure developed by German researchers, might. They
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Goa to host workshop on cardio-vascular diseases
Indians today have heart attacks 2.5-to-five times more frequently than people in the West, and by the year 2020 heart disease will be the top killer disease in
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More NGOs needed to collect AIDS data in NE
Dr V Saldana, of the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) today said that the services of more NGOs will have to be availed of, to gather AIDS related data in the North East. He agreed that the
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Spain launches privatisation of tobacco giant
The Spanish government launched on Monday the privatisation of tobacco giant Tabacalera and the $2.5 billion share offering is expected to be a
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Three million Indian HIV positive, says study
The number of HIV positive persons in India is currently estimated at three million, accroding to a paper presented on Tuesday at a meeting between representatives of the government and the
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1 death, 56 cases of gastroenteritis recorded in Bangalore
Fifty-six cases of gastroenteritis have been reported from the Bangalore City limits from April 1 including a death early this month, according to Bangalore Mahanagara Palike health
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UN joins drive on women's health
A consortium of United Nations and international groups launched an awareness campaign, in an attempt to reduce the number of women worldwide who die during childbirth. The groups respresentatives