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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Plan panel clears Rs 150-cr pharma promotion fund
Ending more than two years of intriguing uncertainty since it was first announced in Budget 2000, the Planning Commission has finally earmarked a sum of Rs 150 crore as R&D promotion fund for the
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Docs demand ban on advertising of tobacco products
Following the footsteps of the Maharashtra government, the Gujarat government has plans of taking strict action against the sale of gutkha in Gujarat. However, city-based oncologists feel that even
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NGOs to look after student's health
Delhi Cabinet on Monday decided to involve NGOs to provide comprehensive health care to 12 lakh students in all Delhi Government Schools. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that 15 NGOs have been
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Fluoride causes panic in Nagaon, UNICEF starts dist-wise campaign
The Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) and the UNICEF along with technical help from Fluorosis Research and Rural Development Foundation, New Delhi, undertook a joint action programme in
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'Infected dogs behind jaundice-like disease'
Clearing the clouds over spread of Leptospirosis, professors of College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh on Monday confirmed that the carries of the disease are
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Polio drive finds saviour in quacks
The West Bengal Government stopped short of inviting them to a meeting at Writer's Buildings, but quacks in at least three districts are being involved in a renewed drive to eradicate polio. However,
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State provides e-health model
The integrated telemedicine and telehealth project launched in the West Bengal state by the Asia Heart foundation a year ago has grown to become the largest model of its kind in Asia. The "e-health
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Anthrax under control but fears persist
What happens in two small hamlets in Hassan where the incidence of anthrax is confirms and has been declared the 'red zone'. Yet, this does not put authorities on high alert. Nor is anyone very
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High intake of fats hike Alzheimer risk
A report published in Archives of Neurology has found that consuming more calories and fats may contribute to an increased risk of Alzheimer disease (AD) in some people. Researchers believe that he
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Diarrhoea spreads flood affected areas in Pabna
At least 83 medical teams have been working in four flood affected upazilas of the district as diarrhoea and dysentry spread there.According to control room sources, at least 826 people have already