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• 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

  • 01/01/2029

  • Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
  • • Health
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• Malaria, dengue toll in Bengal rises to 500

  Nearly 500 people in Bangladesh have been killed by mosquito-borne disease and about 150,000 infected over the past two-and-half months, triggering alarm among health officials struggling to control

  • 21/12/2001

  • Asian Age (New Delhi)
  • • Health

• Smoking takes toll on economy

  Smokers cost the Singapore economy 839 million Singapore dollars (479 million US dollars) a year in lost working time due to illness and deaths, a new study has showed. The findings published in The

  • 21/12/2001

  • Tribune (New Delhi)
  • • Health

• 50,000 attend Khurja health fair

  A three day health fair in Khurja was organised by Mr. Ashok Pradhan, the BJP MP, Union Minister of the State for Labour. The fair was held by the Union Labour Ministry's Employees State Insurance

  • 21/12/2001

  • Pioneer (New Delhi)
  • • Health

• National centre proposed to fight cancer

  A national cancer centre should be established to lead the fight against the killer disease and to tackle a critical shortage of health professionals and equipment, a top-level report to the

  • 13/12/2001

  • • Health

• Food Adulteration cases rising in A'bad

  Ahmedabad seems to be turning into a haven for food adulterators. Data compiled by health department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) shows a significant jump in the detected cases of

  • 20/12/2001

  • • Health

• Rajiv Gandhi Foundation launches AIDS project

  Joining the next biggest battle India will have to fight -- AIDS, the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation today formally launched another unit of the "Rajiv Gandhi Mobile AIDS Counseling Services" project. The

  • 21/12/2001

  • Hindu (New Delhi)
  • • Health

• Stomach cancer highest among Sikkimese

  A recent study has shown the prevalence of stomach cancer to be highest among Sikkimese people. As estimated 10.4 per cent of Sikkimese were found afflicted with stomach cancer, according to a study

  • 21/12/2001

  • Tribune (New Delhi)
  • • Health

• Radiation norms: SC notices to seven states

  The Supreme Court today issued notices to seven more states on a petition claiming that there had bee flagrant violation of regulations governing radiation from X-ray machines jeopardizing public

  • 20/12/2001

  • Indian Express (Chandigarh)
  • • Health

• CM launches mobile medical unit scheme

  The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, launched a 'mobile medical unit' scheme of the Health department, to take health care to the interior areas not covered by primary health

  • 22/12/2001

  • Hindu (Chennai)
  • • Health

• Water samples fail purity test

  Seven out of the 20 drinking water samples taken by the Patiala Municipal Corporation that failed the test have been declared unfit for human consumption. The corporation had undertaken a drive to

  • 21/12/2001

  • Indian Express (Chandigarh)
  • • Health