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
Health
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Population fund proposal crosses hurdle
The proposal to set up a National Population Stabilisation Fund, which had been caught in a limbo for the past two years due to a tussle between the Planning Commission and the Union Health Ministry
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People hit by excess fluoride content in water
More than 60 per cent of children in the age group of 6-14 in Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu have been afflicted with skeletal and dental fluorosis. The reason attributed to this trend has been
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NHRC asks States to explain their position
Concerned over reports that some states were preparing to use population control methods in complete violation of the national policy, which may increase female foeticide, the National Human Rights
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MCC Society to launch telemedicine scheme
The Malabara Cancer Care (MCC) Society, Kerala, will launch a Cancer Telemedicine scheme, in association with the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Thiruvanathapuram, and with the technical assistance
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Intake of soya food lowers cancer risk
US researchers have found that consuming soya foods on a regular basis, especially during adolescence, can reduce the risk of breast cancer. The scientists revealed that Asian American women who
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Ion Exchange sets up water station in Bengal
After successfully introducing the state-of-art zero-B water stations in Rajasthan, Ion Exchange (India) Ltd. has installed its first such unit in West Bengal. From here the company will soon move to
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Govt issues two draft ordinances: Protection of breast-feeding,non-smokers' health
The Pakistan government issued two draft ordinances on protection of breast-feeding and young child nutrition and prohibition of smoking and protection of non- smokers health. The ordinances have
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Healthy, timely project for Nilgiris children
A model project to eliminate malnutrition in the Nilgiris by March 2003 has assumed significance in the wake of a report released by the National Family Health survey-2. The report has sounded the
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Fluoride toothpaste harmful for children
If your toddler chews on the toothbrush, licks and swallows toothpaste, make sure it is nonfluroidated. Fluoride ingested by children less than four years old can be harmful. Maulana Azad Medical
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Polio is going unchecked in UP, two states
There are few signs of polio eradication in the country with close to 300 children being crippled by the deadly disease in Uttar Pradesh, one of the most populous states, this year. The virus, which