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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MAPS staff not affected by radiation
Lower dose exposure to radiation hasn't increased the prevalence of cancer among employees and their families of Madras Atomic Power Stations(MAPS) in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu according to an
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Biodefense is left to small companies
After anthrax spread through the U.S. mail in October 2001, the federal government began a crash program to develop drugs, vaccines and diagnostic tests to protect the United States from biological
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Ginger helps fight harmful chemicals
Ginger not just spices up your diet, it can help the body fight problems from as simple as stomach aches to illnesses of the heart, arthritis and asthma. New evidence from studies done by the
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'No known case of lung cancer due to asbestos'
The Asbestos Cement Products Manufacturers Association has said that there were no reports of lung cancer caused by exposure to white asbestos. In a statement the association director, S.K. Tannan,
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Population funds to be routed through States
The Centre will now route its funding to NGOs and voluntary organisations for the Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) programme through the State Governments for direct involvement of States in
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Authorities step up efforts to curb mystery disease
Health authorities in Hong Kong and Singapore has begun taking new measures to stem the spread of the mystery disease which has left 17 people dead and affected 426
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TB report card is full of red grades
The report card is out and Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh have clearly faile the test. Comprising 56% of the population,
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Condom vends in MCD's toilets
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), as part of its AIDS awareness campaign, will introduce condom vending machines in its BOT (Build Operation and Transfer) toilets, in the Capital. The Delhi
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ISRO to promote telemedicine
Hospitals that offer telemedicine facilities to address the needs of the society rather than for commercial purposes would be provided with the necessary bandwidth free of cost by the Indian Space
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Bangladeshis take claim over arsenic in water to court
In proceedings likely to be closely watched by millions of people in Bangladesh, lawyers in the high court in London are due to argue that the British Geological Survey was negligent in falling to