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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30 perish in Malaria in Biswanath Chariali
Malaria has assumed alarming proportions in different areas under Chariali PHC, Assam, with more than 30 persons succumbing to the disease in the last few days. It is a matter of grave concern for
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No rain, but eye infections catching on
Barely two weeks after schools reopened for the new session, several children have been afflicted by viral infections in the eye, commonly known as eye flu or conjunctivitis. ' We are treating about
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Lab creates polio virus from scratch
Researchers in New York have created infectious polio viruses from ordinary,inert chemicals that they obtained from a scientific mail-order house,marking the first time a functional virus has been
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Mandela and Clinton voice AIDS plea
The world's biggest AIDS conference closed with Nelson Mandela, the former South African president leading calls for new commitment in the fight against the deadly disease. He was joined by Bill
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Clinton urges US to boost Aids funds
Bill Clinton, the former US president urged the Bush administration to give nearly $2bn a year more for international efforts to stem the developing world's Aids epidemic. He said poor countries
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World's worst AIDS affected nation
An AIDS epidemic that afflicts more than a third of the population of Botswana is threatening to undermine one of the continenet's most democratic and best educated countries. AIDS is the main topic
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Dhumal advocates 2 child norm
Advocating for making the two child norm mandatory for the elected public representatives, the Himachal Pradesh state government has proposed to the Central Government to adopt two-child norm for the
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What's buzz? Mosquitoes, no rains, and long queues outside toilets
The rains may be late, but a number of cases of diarrhoea and malaria, which shoot up with the arrival of monsoon, are already being reported. And in no small number either. In one week flat from
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Removing healthy appendix may be harmful
Removing a healthy appendix may require longer hospital stays and an increased rate of side effects, according to a new study showing dangers of misdiagnosing appendicitis. The study bolsters
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Unique package for heart patients
The Annie Heart and Medical Centre in Chandigarh has launched a unique "Dil naa toote dil ke marizon kaa" package for the benefit of heart patients. Launching the programme, the Director of the