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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Hardcore addicts shown to cause 99% of drugs bill
Drug abuse in England and Wales costs society up to
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Scientist's findings could aid anthrax inquiry
In what could provide a major break in the hunt for the sender of anthrax-laden letters last fall, a researcher studying the case for the F.B.I. says he has distinguished between stocks of the
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Viagra may be safe for many heart patients
A study that involved patients bicycling on their backs to simulate the rigors of sex suggests that many men with heart disease can safely take Viagra. Fears about the effects of Viagra on heart
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230 leprosy, 2113 TB patients cured in Gopalganj
A total number of 230 leprosy and 2113 tuberculosis (TB) patients who were otherwise, abandoned by their families have been fully cured after being treated free of cost for 5 years under a project
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UNICEF project for protecting women's right
The UNICEF has agreed in principle to launch a project for protecting women's right to life and health care in Dausa, Tonk and Rajsamand districts of Rajasthan. The project was earlier operative in
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WEP to launch nutrition plan for poor women
Considering the high rate of anemia and vitamin A deficiency among poor women in Bangladesh, World Food Programme (WEP) will launch three wheat flour fortification mills in the country to supplement
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Plague fear grips HP villages
Two more cases of suspected plague surfaced in the Jubbal area of Himachal Pradesh, as a fear psychosis has crept in among villages over delay in medical help and the laxity in quarantining the
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Ban rabies vaccine from sheep, says SC
The Supreme Court asked the Centre to consider banning production of anti-rabies vaccine from sheep as it was alleged that recipients of such vaccines faced the danger of paralysis and even loss of
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Medtronic shows off future of healthcare
The future is on display for US medical device maker Medtronic, with the US Food and Drug Administration having ruled on a number of new products. On January 2, the FDA approved Medtronic's CareLink
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60 pc tubewells water contains arsenic in Pirojpur
A large scale arsenic has been found in tubewells water in different areas of Bhandaria Upazila of Pirojpur district (Bangladesh). About 1.50 lakh people of the areas have been threatened with the