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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Cholera cases cross 50, 200 hospitalised
With 13 more cholera cases having been confirmed at General Hospital, Sector 16, three at PGI, Chandigarh and six at Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 31, the number of cholera patients
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MPCB notice to Dabhol on well-water contamination
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has served a show cause notice to the Dabhol Power Company (DPC) for its failure to take corrective steps to arrest contamination of water in the wells
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Asbestos fear hits French group
Saint-Gobain sent ripples through the European construction sector with its unexpected announcement that it had taken a charge to cover asbestos litigation risk. The French building materials group
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China's abortion rate 'no worse' than in US
Chinese scholars are baffled by the latest controversy stirred up by the United States through its withdrawal from the United Nations Population Fund on the grounds that the fund supports China's
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MoUs on population welfare signed
The Ministry of Population Welfare (Pakistan) signed four Memorandums of Understanding with the KPT, the PIA, Pakistan Steel and APTMA at a ceremony held in the New Sindh Secretariat. Speaking on
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Turbid water spreading intestinal diseases
The turbid water that the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (Pakistan) has been supplying to the city for the past two weeks has spawned a variety of intestinal diseases. Officials at the emergency
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Sindh has highest number of polio cases
Despite regular polio eradication campaigns two cases have been reported in Karachi (Pakistan) while Sindh has the highest number of polio cases reported, which is mainly due to reluctance by some
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Importance of promoting chickenpox immunization
The Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) stressed the importance of promoting immunization for chickenpox among the Sri Lankans to prevent the accelerating deaths among the Sri Lankans. Nearly 1000
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Health officials warn public : Low quality cosmetic use poses health hazard
Sri Lankan Health officials have warned the public to be vigilant in the use of cosmeticproducts in the wake of reports that low quality and substandard brands injurious to health had found their way
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Cases of various diseases on rise in Rupandehi
Diseases like kala-azar, trachoma,skin and respiratory problems, diarrhoea, gastric asthma and others have been rising in Rupandehi district (Nepal). According to Rupandehi District Public Health