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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Stroke prevention measures spelt out
Even while the incidence of stroke has declined the world over, there has been an alarming increase in the number of people suffering from the fatal consequences of the ailment. According to the most
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British aid for TB control in AP
The fight against the dreaded disease of TB is set to get a major boost with the British Department for International Development (DFID) proposing to provide a grant of 20 million pounds spread over
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Enzyme with a soft corner for women
New discoveries about an enzyme that regulates cholesterol levels could help explain one of the enduring mysteries of the sexes why men die younger than women from heart disease.Dr.John E. Hokanson
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Safe motherhood day will be organised every month
To educate and create awareness among pregnant women about the need for ante-natal check-ups and to achieve a perceptible reduction in the maternal mortality rate, the Delhi government has decided to
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Hermaphrodite delivers child
A regular bonnie baby was delivered in Jaipur through the invitro fertilisation and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) or "test tube" technique, only-that the mother turned out to be a women with a genetically
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The poison trail
For the past two decades, water from a million or more wells sunk into the alluvium of the Ganges delta by agencies such as Unicef, the World Bank and Britain's Overseas Development Administration,
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HIV cases declining in Manipur
Cases of fresh HIV infections have declined in Manipur following awareness campaign against intravenous drug users but deaths caused by AIDS are on the
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-The "slimming capsules" and " memory capsules" affects the younger generation
Several cases have come into light wherein many people within the age group of 11-25 years are found to be suffering from various diseases. A well known Delhi based hospital and two nursing homes
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World Bank grant for TB control
The World Bank has sanctioned Rs 50 crores to extend the tuberculosis control programme in the entire NCT of Delhi, taking patient-care to the doorstep, Delhi Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan
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- Health awareness through TV
The Punjab Health authorities will soon be equipped to communicate more effectively with the people of the state on all the important issues concerning health of the mother and the child and the