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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- Jaundice outbreak worries citizens
Residents of the local Inderpura, Gurunankpura, Shakti Nagar and Baghichi colonies are in a state of panic following a steep rise in the cases of infective hepatitis(jaundice ) in these areas.
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- AIIMS doctor performs rare kidney operation
A surgeon at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences removed a 11.5 kg kidney through keyhole surgery in a two-and-a half -hour- long operation here on Friday evening.
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- Hoechst lauches anti-epilepsy drugs
Hoechst Marion Ropussel Ltd, has introduced a new anti-epilepsy drug "Frisium" in India. The drug is effective in treating chronic therapy resistant epilepsy and is suitable for use as an adjuvant
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- Secretaries panel will decide on alcohol decontrol
The committee of secretaries will step in to take a final view on de-reservation of the alcohol industry due to sharply conflicting opinions on whether it should be implemented.
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- Justice favours immunity for tobacco deal
The US Justice Department said it would favour granting some form of immunity from future civil lawsuits to the tobacco industry as part of the proposed $368.5bn settlement being considered by
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- Economic trauma plagues Indonesia hospitals
Indonesia is struggling to reverse a debilitating economic crisis that has seen its currency lose at least 70 per cent of its foreign exchange value since summer and the price of imported
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- 2,50,000 suffering from leprosy in Bangladesh
The number of leprosy patients is alarmingly increasing as the Leprosy Eradication Programmes in the Sunamganj district is being hampered owing to lack of fund, absence of specialists and inadequate
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- Antibiotics 'aid food poisoning'
Intensive livestock production and excessive use of antibiotics have contributed to a rise in food poisoning, the Meat and Livestock Commission of UK
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- Egypt celebrates ban on female circumcision
Rights groups and the government are celebrating a longsought court ban against cutting women's genitals , viewing it as a rare victory in their quest to better the lot of Egyptian
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- Surrogate mother is the legal mother
ICMR : The surrogate mother who carries the child and gives birth to it is its legal mother and has the right to retain the baby if she so desires , say ethical guidelines drafted by the Indian