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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Deadly dengue is back
The killer fever is back. This season's first dengue case was reported at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). The victim, Anish Jain came to the hospital with clinical symptoms of
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Notice to Govt on law against sex tests
The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Centre while responding to a petition which wanted charges in the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Tests (Restrictions and Regulations) Act as implementional excesses by
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You'll soon know of colas' contents
Consumers confused on whether colas contains caffeine will soon have their dilemma resolved. The Union Health Ministry is planning to come out with specific labeling provisions for products
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NECCI for symbiotic tea, herbal plant cultivation '
The North East Chambers of Commerce and Industry (NECCI) is encouraging planters and others in Assam state to start commercial cultivation of herbal plants - both medicinal and aromatic - which grow
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Measles claims 14 in Arunachal
At least 14 children were killed due to outbreak of measles and 200 were affected by it in Kalaktang circle of West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, official sources said. The outbreak of the
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Even a few puffs risky for women
Light or non-inhaling smokers are damaging their health far more seriously that they may think, and women in particular are more at risk than men, a large-scale study of Danes has found. "There is
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Antioxidants found in vegetable oils
Researchers are uncovering in oilseeds and vegetable oils a wealth of health-giving trace substances that help prevent cancer and heart disease. More work must be done to see how many of the wide
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Treating fever can help malaria : study
Treating fever with aspirin or other anti-inflammatory drugs could be key to helping patients recover from attacks of malaria, researchers have said. The parasite that causes malaria seems to do more
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WHO says obesity in Asians is different
Asians need to be slimmer than Europeans and North Americans to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. The existing definition of obesity in Asians has been changed by the World Health
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Labeling cosmetics may help prevent cancers
It's a right to know issue. Women who are sensitive to chemicals should have the benefit of warning labels on their cosmetics identifying those chemicals, say six environmental groups and Samuel S.