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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Power lines could increase risk of cancer
Weak magnetic fields from electrical appliances or power lines might cause cancer by interfering with the checks cells make before dividing, according to a report in New Scientist. The finding could
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Gynaecology congress
The XVII Asian and Oceanic Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology will be held in Bangalore between September 5 and 10. The Bangalore Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology will host the event that
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Arunachal observes nutrition week
The Arunachal Pradesh Food and Nutrition Board under the Department of Women and Child Development of the Centre today observed the 21st National Nutrition Week at the Women and Child Development
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New laws to check spurious drugs
The Union government seems to have finally woken up to the unabated sale of spurious drugs all over the country. The government is re-working laws so that it no longer remains a minor offense but has
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More deaths but Govt still refuses probe
Three children died in the premier West Bengal state -run N R S Medical College and Hospital (NRS). Three more deaths were also reported in the B C Roy Memorial Children's Hospital (BCR). The six
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ICMR guidelines for test-tube baby clinics
For the first time, the government is taking steps to check the exorbitant charges and other malpractices at test-tube baby centres. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has suggested that
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Medical sets up Rs 28 cr cancer centre in Orissa
The New Delhi based Medirad Tech India Ltd is setting up a Rs 28 crore super speciality cancer treatment facility in Bhubaneswar (Orissa). The project, coming up under the banner of Hemalata
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BMC health centres gather dust
The walls are bare, the ceilings are devoid of any electrical fittings, the ground is covered with dust since the last six years. Welcome to the Post Partum (post pregnancy) Centre, Asgaonkar Plot,
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Melghat pattern for five tribal districts
Concerned over the rise in incidents of infant deaths primarily due to child marriages and low-weight births, Maharashtra government has decided to implement the 'Melghat pattern' in a more effective
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Cama hospital's neo-natal ICU provides quality care
The unborn baby was in distress. Doctors at the government-run Cama Hospital (Mumbai) for Women and Children monitoring the eight-month-old foetus realised that it was not getting enough blood and