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
Health
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Good news for diabetes patients
A new high tech risk drug for diabetes is dramatically improving treatment for all types of diabetes and reducing dependence on insulin shots for those newly diagnosed with the disease. Until now no
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Meet on leprosy elimination
The World Health Organisation, the Japan's Nippon Foundation and the Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation have convened a meeting in Tokyo of international donor agencies that have been supporting
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Dhanusha district lacks quality health service
One women out of 186 pregnant dies of various diseases and complexities during delivery in Dhanusa district. Only 25 percent pregnant women undergo check-ups under Safe Motherhood Programme. Midwife
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New TB vaccines will be tested by year's end
Preliminary testing of a new tuberculosis vaccine in humans is expected to begin by the end of this year, experts said Monday. The planned safety trial would mark the first time in about 80 years
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China to vaccinate against Hepatitis B
China plans to vaccinate all newborns against hepatitis B within the next five years, a major step toward eradicating a disease that is widespread and whose aftereffects are a leading cause of death
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WFP to launch GFEI in five more districts
More than a month after the suspension of food aid in food scarce hill districts in mid-western region, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced launching of the Global Food for
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Kala-azar spreading in eastern Terai
The number of kala-azar patients in eastern Terai district is increasing as the monsson approaches. One has already died of the disease that spread in the poor and illiterate communities every year
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3 biotech projects ready
Three breakthrough projects in medical biotechnology developed by leading institutions of the country are ready for commercialisation. The biotech Consortium of India Ltd a body promoted by the
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TB eradication a difficult task
As the 4th World Congress on Tuberculosis takes place in Washington, D.C., a report in a medical journal indicates that eradicating the disease could take far longer time than planned. TB kills two
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MCD inaugurates its first AIDS counseling centre
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi today inaugurated its first ever AIDS counseling centre at the Girdharilal Maternity Hospital in Ajmeri Gate. The centre has been developed by the Corporation in