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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Reviving confidence in Health Care
The latest disclaimer issued by the United Nations International Children's Education Fund (UNICEF) in the ongoing controversy over the alleged causal link between the world body's anti-blindness
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Haryana prohibits smoking in public
It is prohibition time once again in Haryana. Only, this time around the ban is on smoking in public in concurrence with the recent Supreme Court judgement, reports our special correspondent. In
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'Leprosy-free India possible in four years'
Incidence of leprosy has come down drastically in the last 10 years and with the current rate of decrease it is possible to have a leprosy-free India in another four to five years, according to
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US NGO accused of using AP kids as guinea pigs
People for economical and effective medicine (PEEM), a voluntary health promotional trust, has accused the Bill Gates funded PATH of using children of Andhra Pradesh as guinea pigs for launching
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Over 90 children affected by pulse Vit-A at Goreswar
At least 93 children of Goreswar areas of Assam in the age group of 1-5 years fell sick after being administered Pulse Vitamin-A doses sponsored by the UNICEF on November 11. Eleven children out of
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Russian technique to cure bone ailments in State
There is new hope for accident victims suffering multiple injuries in Goa and also polio patients and dwarfs. For the first time, the renowned fixator is being offered in Goa by Dr Mahendra S
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Six malignant malaria deaths in October
Six persons have died of malignant malaria in Kolkata last month. Mr Pratyush Mukherjee the state health minister said that last month about 35000 blood slides were examined in the city of which more
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Let's continue to fight against AIDS
Every day, more than 8,000 people die of AIDS. Every minute, a child dies of the virus. Just as life - and death - goes on after September 11, so must we continue our fight against the HIV/AIDS
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What now, Mad Cow? The scare for people ebbs
Panic over Mad Cow Disease swept across the European Union a year ago amid fears that a related disease would infect and kill hundreds of thousands of people. In fact, a little more than a hundred
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Probe on Salvation Army after asbestos claim
The Victorian WorkCover Authority is investigating the Salvation Army after two men on work-for-the-dole programs claimed they had to pick up asbestos without protective gear. Mathew Kendall, 23, and