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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- Raising the green curtain
When Dr. Peter H. Raven, scientific advisor to US President Bill Clinton inaugurates a conference on medicinal plants in Bangalore on 16-19 Feb '98, the increasingly vulnerable arena of green
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- The case of the shrinking male brain
As people get older, the male brain shrinks faster than the female brain, a study has found.But whether the greater shrinkage has any effect on how older men think or behave is not known, researchers
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- Centre will reimburse states for providing AIDS treatment
The Union government has decided to reimburse states for all treatment of those with post-AIDS infections, provide money for encouraging private investment in AIDS care and to have facilities for
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AIDS researchres appeal for help in finding vaccine
Leading US AIDS researchers appealed to the scientific community on Sunday for help in finding a vaccine against the HIV virus .
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- Depression
A surprising risk factor in corornary disease : In their article, Dr. Glassman and Dr. Peter A. Shapiro from Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons point to five studies published
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Kidney drug recalled
Fear of mad cow disease has sparked a national and worldwide recall of a kidney transplant medication. A total of 62,284 phials of Atgam, a sterile solution used to treat recipients of transplanted
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- Bacterial link to peptic ulcer
Millions of people with a history of peptic ulcer disease continue to receive unnecessary treatment, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Medical Center. The study, which was
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- WB's healthcare policy draws flak
The World Bank has been criticised for its neglect of population and reproductive health concerns with a $500-million budget for the purpose. A report--"Falling Short" -- released by Population
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- Probe ordered
The Union Health Secretary, Mr K B Saxena, today ordered an inquiry into the blood selling incident at the Indian Red Cross Society.
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- Opponents set to chew up pan masala industry
The multi-crore pan masala industry, which has grown by leaps and bounds in the last one decade in India, is in a crisis following a nation-wide campaign against the use of such products.The