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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Vajpayee rushes to review UP experiment
The Uttar Pradesh state with 88 per cent of polio cases in the country is finally getting its act together. At the last immunisation drive on January 5, 57,000 personnel were present at 75,432 booths
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WHO report shows drop in polio cases
Whether it is due to the Big B magic or the frantic efforts of the Health Ministry, the New Year has certainly brought good news on the polio front. The disease is showing signs of a rapid decline in
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Cancer grows in a grama panchayat
It looks as if cancer has picked Thanneermukkam grama panchayat in Alapuzja, Kerala, for a sport. The dreaded disease has claimed the lives of 72 residents during the last decade in the area on the
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Arsenic contamination detected in water of 80 p.c. tubewell at Paba
The arsenic contamination was detected in the water of 80 per cent tubewells of Paba thana of the district (Bangladesh). A total of 148 persons were affected by arsenicosis in the
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Centre promises Rs 200 crore for herbal park
The Centre has promised to give Rs 200 crore grant for setting up a herbal park near Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala in Malappuram district, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC)
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Metrowater to check quality at Taramani
Chennai Metrowater has instructed its quality assurance wing to check and identify the source of pollution on five streets at Taramani within three days. "On identification of the source of
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Smuggling of rare herbs making dents in exchequer
Valuable rare herbs from many districts of far-western Nepal are being smuggled out to India and China due to government failure in checking illegal trade. While bulk export of the herbs should have
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UN warns Dhaka of AIDS epidemic
Bangladesh could face an AIDS epidemic in the next decade if it does not take action now, an UN envoy warned on Wednesday. "The time for action is today," Ms Nafis Sadik, the UN Secretary-General's
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Ceejay Healthcare offers NuLife for smokers
If you are a tobacco addict and finding it difficult to kick the habit, here is a remedy. Ceejay Healthcare Pvt Ltd, a Mumbai-based pharma company launched a tobacco cessation drug, 'NuLife
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USDA tightens mad cow measures
US farmers and scientists handling diseased animlas will have to register with federal health officials starting next month as part of the Government's campaign to prevent the deadly mad cow disease,