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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China halts imports of chicken parts from U.S. firm
China has suspended imports of U.S. chicken-wing tips after finding the deadly E.coil bacteria in a shipment from Atlanta, officials said. But U.S. exports said they weren't unduly concerned by the
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Less aspirin for heart patients ?
Major new research shows that people at high risk of heart attack or stroke should be given one or two baby aspirins a day instead of the regular strength adult
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Birth-control pills prevent cancer of ovaries
It is hormone progestion in oral contaceptice pills that provides the highest level of protection against orarian cancer, according to a new US study.
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Ritalin may harm brain in long-term
Stimulant Ritalin, a drug used to help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may cause long-term changes in the brain, researchers in the University of Buffalo
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Steroids can help cure sore throats
It may not be the cure for the common cold, but a single 10 milligram dose of a steroid in either pill or injected form can offer relief to many sore throat sufferers, researchers
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This bacteria glows : New bandages to alert doctors
Smart bandages could soon alert doctors to the presence of certain bacteria in a wound by glowing in different clours. Researchers in the US have created a tiny device that emits faint light of two
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Smoking mothers likely to have diabetic babies
The children of women who smoke during pregnancy are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes and obesity, new research suggests. The study, the first to link maternal smoking and a child's
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Tea helps prevent cancer, arthritis : study
Tea, an antidote for environmentally induced diseases, decreases the harmful effect of tobacco and could help prevent tooth decay and diseases like cancer, arthritis, tumours, diabetes and certain
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Infant mortality rises in Bengal
Thousands of infants dies each year due to faulty methods used by untrained midwives who handle most of the delivery cases especially in rural areas of Midnapur district. To combat the problem of
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HIV in Vietnamese Army
Medical checks of young Army recruits in a southern Vietnamese province found that 4.5 per cent were carriers of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, state-controlled media said on