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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Medicine man
Working from his headquarters in the busy and congested Mumbai Central area, next to the city's thriving red light areas Indian pharmaceutical major Cipla's chairman Dr. Yusuf Hamied is a man with a
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Fish clue to human fertility decline
The steady drop in male fertility in Britain could be caused by men ingesting female hormones in drinking water drawn from rivers containing recycled sewage, according to government researchers.
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Improve memory with chew gum
While students are going through the exam season, researchers have found a method for them to improve their memory, all they need to do chew gum. The research carried out by Lucy Wilkinson and Dr.
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Breakfast a day keeps flu away
Regular breakfast may be the easiest way to keep off colds and flu, according to a scientist. Described as most important meal of the day by all, especially mothers, modern society tends to squeeze
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Health ministry plans to ban 'magic mushrooms'
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has decided to ban the sale and possession of mushrooms containing narcotic elements, in accordance with the Narcotics Control Law, ministry officials said. The
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Doctors shunning patients with medicare
For the first time, significant numbers of doctors are refusing to take new Medicare patients, saying U.S. government now pays them too little to cover the costs of caring for the elderly. Medicare
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Beef-eaters in UK must fill in a form before order
Some restaurants in Britain are forcing customers who like their meat rare to sign a disclaimer form before eating due to fears of the risk of E-coli and Salmonella poisoning, the Sunday Times
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Population to get an old hug
When the world summit on ageing sits in Madrid next month, it will have on its hands more wrinkles than ever before. And that will be because, for the first time in the history of humankind, old
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Old pipelines replaced but contamination persists
It is an ambitious project worth Rs 96 crore. Delhi Jal Board has set out to replace old and worn-out water pipelines in the city. As per the plans, the board has to re-lay 600km of pipes. The DJB
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DoB set to launch world's first DNA based vaccine
The department of biotechnology is just six months away from commercialising the world's first DNA-based vaccine. Developed by IISc scientists Dr Rangarajan and Dr G Padmanabhan, the anti-rabies