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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Children of two districts deprived of Vitamin A
More than 60000 malnourished children under five years in Rukum and Jajarkot districts (Nepal) have been deprived of Vitamin A supplements this year.
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Woman sues tobacco firm
A New Zealand woman dying of lung cancer is suing British American Tobacco for NZ$ 330,000 in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the South Pacific country, her lawyer said on
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Malaria assumes epidemic form in Baithalangsho, doctors unavailable
Malaria has taken a catastrophic turn in Baithalangsho area of Hamren Subdivision of Karbi Anglong district, Assam. The situation is alarming and surprisingly almost every household has at least one
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Success of Indian formula
An Indian formula for a microbicide that has a two-in-one effect contraception as well as inhibiting sexually transmitted infections is a step forward for women's reproductive health. In fact, as
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Hepatitis-B vaccination project launch in August
A Tamil Nadu state sponsored Hepatitis-B vaccination project to cover the Chennai city population will be launched in August, the Health minister, S. Semmalai, said
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' Gastrointestinal diseases on the rise '
The Madras Metropolitan Tumour Registry has reported that diseases relating to gastro-intestinal tract were on the increase. It is known that acquired habits such as alcoholism, smoking, tobacco
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Microbicides: Timely two-in-one
Reetha combined with Neem leaf extracts and mentha oil, it is an Indian formula for a microbiocide - Praneem - a drug that has a two-in-one effect: contraception as well as inhibiting sexually
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Malaria claims 28 lives in Khagrachhari
Malaria, a tropical disease that broke out in an epidemic form in Khagrachhari district (Bangladesh) claimed lives of 28 people and afflicted 10000 others in the last month.
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Air pollution claims 15000 lives in a year : WB
Air pollution, caused by uncontrolled emissions from motor vehicles, is mainly responsible for 15000 premature deaths and several million cases of illness annually in Dhaka city along, said a World
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Vikaspuri residents get sewer water from taps
Taps in Vikaspuri, AG-1 Block are spewing contaminated water for the past one year, claim angry residents. Often, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) supplied water is nothing more than sewer water, they