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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Smithkline fruit drink endorsed
Britain's dentists will endorse a new soft drink from SmithKline Beecham, which has been criticised for the damage caused to children's teeth by its Ribena fruit drinks. The British dental
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- UP on verge of birth-control miracle
It is ironic that Kalyan Singh, patriarch of a 92-member ministrial fraternity, should detest jumboo families. During his five month tenure, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister's role in popularising
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Alcohol can harm foetus
Alcohol can harm various body functions including that of the brain and also the foetus, according to Prof. J.C.M.Brust, director, Department of Neurology, Columbia University affiliated
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- 350 biotech drugs in development
Report : More than 300 different bio-technology medicines are in development, including vaccines against cancer and drugs to treat a whole range of diseases, US drugmakers said on Friday. Nearly
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Study to assess mortality due to tobacco
A major study to assess tobacco attributable mortality in Chennai has been taken up by the cancer Institute, Adyar, with financial support from three international
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- Govt hinders those who help themselves claim the Bhils
The government wants the voiceless to remain voiceless. Neither does it take any action for their upliftment nor does it allow the people to do anything for themselves. This was the outcry of women
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Govt moves to snuff out chewing tobacco
Courting controversy, the Union Health Ministry is working on a proposal to ban the manufacture and sale of chewing tobacco and gutka across the country. A draft notification is ready and is expected
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Delhi will start special anti-leprosy programme
The government of Delhi would launch a Special Leprosy Eradication Programme in the second week of July in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The programme aims at creating mass awareness and
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Latest Vitamin advice for would-be mothers
Any woman who might become pregnant should eat specifically fortified foods or take a vitamin supplement of folic acid every day to protect against birth defects, a panel of experts said. Also
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Cancer among Indian women on the rise, says latest study
Every year thousands of Indian women fall prey to easily preventible cancers through ignorance and neglect say specialists. "Eighty per cent of the women who seek treatment for oral, cervical or