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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CDRI prepared dose to tackle stubborn tuberculosis
The Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow, has developed four synthetic compounds with presumed strong therapeutic activity against multi-drug resistant (MDR) TB. The institute would
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10 more babies die, govt still unfazed
Ten more children died in West Bengal city hospitals in the past 245 hours - seven in Nil Ratan Sircar Hospital and three in BC Roy Memorial Children's Hospital. Doctors of NRS Hospital's pediatric
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After the drought, floods wreak havoc in Gujarat
Authorities have sprayed insecticides to keep water borne disease like malaria out of temporary camps sheltering nearly 2,000 people uprooted form their homes by monsoon floods in Gujarat. They also
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NE registers 15 per cent death due to malaria
The Northeast with 3.8 per cent of the country's population registers 13 to 15 per cent deaths due to malaria. The region also contributes eight to twelve per cent of malaria positives and 10 to 12
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Minister admits poor execution of immunization measures
Claiming that myths spread among a section of people about polio immunization had a negative impact on its implementation, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Shatrughan Sinha on Tuesday
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19 AIDS, 3,141 STD patients detected
Leaving the residents of Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh in shock, the district AIDS cell in charge Shivdayal Jaiswal informed that the district has 19 AIDS patients and 3,141 patients suffering from sex
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Official questions Maharashtra's claim on malnutrition deaths
A senior Maharashtra official has questioned the Government view that the recent deaths of children in the tribal areas of Thane district were not due to malnutrition. The commissioner of Tribal
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Tetanus epidemic fears in Dinajpur
A day after an immunised child came down with polio symptoms, a disaster stared the Raigunj district health administration in the face with a nine year old baby dying of tetanus and two others
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Health graph dips
Gone are those broad and well built bodies of Punjabi youth. Once known for their valour and strength, the health graph of youth in the Punjab stature is on the decline. Atleast so feel the Army
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Menacing rise in Malaria incidence
Pakistan being an endemic zone for malaria registers 50,000 deaths every year with victims from all age groups. The situation is turning grave with the growing resistance among the locals against the