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
Health
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Tobacco industry - lobbyists' windfall
The tobacco industry spent more than $19 million on outside lobbyists last year - three times as much as in 1996 - most of it to press for passage of the proposed national tobacco
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Male contraceptive is likely in 5-7 yrs.
A male hormonal contraceptive as a reliable and reversible methods of birth control is a feasible possibility today, says Dr. David Handelsman, director of the andrology unit at royal Prince Alfred
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Truck drives precipitate spread of AIDS in TN dist.
A major chunk of western Tamil Nadu-encompassing Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Thiruchengode and Shankari areas- is dominated by the transport industry. Consequently, there is a high floating population of
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Astra may shift more research overseas
Astra ,the Swedish pharmaceuticals group,may shift large parts of its research and development operations overseas in protest at high income and a shortage of scientists in
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- New treatment approach to Leukemia discovered
Attempts to find out the exact biology of a special type of blood cancer called Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL) went in vain till last month when two groups of researchers from both sides of the
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- Another viral infection steadily rising
After HIV and Hepatitis B, which continue to wreak havoc with the lives of many unsuspecting people, an infection which can cuase serious short and long term complications and result in fatality in a
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ICMR issues new set of guidelines
The Indian Council of Medical Research has come up with a new set of guidelines on the issue of transfer of biological material into and outside India for biomedical
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- Chew and die
Local authorities in six panchayats and the Cochin Corporation in Ernakulam district of Kerala recently banned the sale of pan masala within their jurisdiction. Studies have shown that submucous
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NHRC panel to focus on women's health
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has set up a Core Group of experts to address the issue of gender inequality with respect to maternal mortality, female foeticide and infanticide and poor
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Drug to combat breast cancer
Women suffering from advanced breast cancer that has spread to other organs may soon be able to take a pill in their quest to slow their incurable disease. Advisers to the US Food and Drug