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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'Misuse of ultrasound banned'
The premise that the anti-female foeticide law debars pregnant women form availing any ultrasound facilities is not correct, the Union Health Ministry will state in its reply to the Supreme Court's
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Arunachal move to fight mysterious fever
The Arunachal Pradesh State Government has opened an emergency medical camp at Ngopok village in East Siang district for treating patients complaining of mysterious fever which reportedly claimed
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Gutkha users find 'mobile' shops
Perhaps it is difficult, but getting their hands on a packet of gutkha is certainly not an impossible task for thousands of gutkha addicts in the state. The Government of Maharashtra may have
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Mobiles are safe, just ask 1600 mice
Radiation from mobile phones does not increase the likelihood of cancer, according to the largest and most rigorous animal study undertaken into the controversial question. The study exposed 1600
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Post cholera, skin diseases attack kids
The groundwater obtained through handpumps in Shaheed Udham Singh Colony is causing skin diseases among children. At least nine children have been identified with skin allergies caused due to the use
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Effect of smallpox vaccine may be longer, study says
Scientists at the University of North Carolina have reported additional evidence suggesting that immunity conferred by smallpox vaccine may last longer than had been thought, at least for some
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Smoke link to heart disease
Being exposed to other people's cigarette smoke dramatically increases the risk of heart disease, researchers in Greece show in a study published on Thursday. The study in the British Medical
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NHRC to consider population policy
The National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) will consider all relevant and important issues in the National Population Policy which is understood to be in the process of revision. The commission had
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Walia for taking preventive steps against dengue
The health minister, Dr A K Walia, has appealed to the people to clean their coolers, flower pots and water storage tanks on regular basis. The health minister said this after two to eight per cent
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They pump 'killer' water to quench their thirst
'Hapsha' is a strange word, but for more than 40000 residents of the Korba Mithaghar slums, (Mumbai) Wadala near sion creek, it is their very lifeline, it is their biggest bane. While it provides