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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Dhaka to get $40m IDA aid for arsenic mitigation
Bangladesh will receive 40 million US dollars from International Development Agency (IDA), a World Bank Group member, for arsenic mitigation under a public health project to be undertaken from next
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Pre-natal tests: apex court notice to Centre
The Supreme Court issued notice to the Centre on a petition seeking modifications in the Pre-natal Diagnostic Tests Act on the ground that due to excesses committed by the implementing authorities,
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In Bathinda, it's making a beeline for a bottle of gomutra
Nowadays a great rush of people could be seen at Gurukul, the teaching body of the Arya Samajis in Bathinda. They are united in their purpose: All of them want to see Brahmachari Surya Dev and get a
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Lab finds E Coli in civic water supply
Contrary to the claims of civic officials, laboratory reports have confirmed the presence of Eschrichia Coli bacterium in the water supplied by the Municipal corporation in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.
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Gutkha back with a bang
The gutkha sellers and gutkha consumers community of Madhya Pradesh heaved a sigh of relief after intervention of the Apex Court in some of the High Courts rulings of various states imposing a total
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E. coli outbreak claims fifth victim
A fifth person has died of complications stemming from the O-157 strain of E. coli bacteria at a private hospital and adjacent nursing home in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, (Japan) local health
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Young women more prone to rubella
Rate has tripled since abolishment of mandatory immunization, study says. The rate of pregnant women not immune to rubella, which can cause serious birth defects, has tripled since Japan government
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Rs. 700 crore sought from WB for PHUs
The Karnataka Government will seek Rs 700 crore from the World Bank for construction of buildings for primary health units(PHUs) in the State. the proposal being prepared will be sent to the Centre
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Singpore scientist eyes big bucks with patented mouse
A Singaporean scientist who has patented a genetically modified mouse which runs around in circles is hoping to make it big in the biomedical industry, the city-state's newest economic frontier. Anil
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Protein that enables stronger muscles
Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Centre at Dallas and Harvard Medical School have discovered a second protein found in skeletal muscle that can transform sedentary muscles into