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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New patents law within 10 days
The government hopes to issue the rules for the implementation of the new amended patents legislation within 10 days. "The subordinate legislation or rules of operation of the Second Patents
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EPA says exposure to diesel exhaust can cause cancer
Diesel exhaust from large trucks and other sources probably causes lung cancer, the Environmental Protection Agency said. An EPA health-impact report concludes that uncertainties remain about
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Glucose may help heart attack patients
Giving most heart attack patients an infusion of glucose soon after they come to the hospital could dramatically improve their chances of survival, preliminary new research suggests. The Dutch study
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Holy cow! Dung can make your radio active
Dr. Rajendra Prasad, who heads the Centre for Rural Development and Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, along with his team of scientists have developed arrange of
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14 polio cases detected in Sindh
Sindh Health Minister,(Pakistan) Ahsan Ahmad Khan, has said 14 out of the 35 polio cases in the country are reported in Sindh. The minister, after paying visits to different villages during his
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1.34m children to be given anti-polio drops
Some 1.346 million children of up to the age of 5 years would be administered polio drops in the Thatta, Hyderabad and Badin districts (Pakistan) during the ongoing national anti- polio campaign.
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30 people contract HIV everyday in Nepal: UNAIDS
Thirty people contract HIV everyday in Nepal, which is more than two-fold rise compared to last year's estimates which put the number of people catching the virus that causes AIDS at 14, according to
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Dreaded dengue surfaces in city
Cases of the dangerous dengue fever have surfaced in the Hyderabad city, though no deaths have been reported. In the last week itself three out of five patients were found suffering from the deadly
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Scientists repair hearts with stem cells
German scientists reported they successfully used stem cells harvested from patients' own bone marrow to repair or limit the often-debilitating damage caused by heart attacks. The findings are a
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Water borne diseases on rise
There has been a significant rise in water borne diseases in Rajkot (Gujarat) as four cases of jaundice has already been registered with the health department of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation