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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Virus spreads in Hong Kong
Hong Kong said a mysterious pneumonia virus that has killed at least 50 people worldwide was spreading in the city of nearly seven million people. It was the first time the Government had said the
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Hungry today, hopeless tomorrow
Studies have revealed that malnutrition is a much more widespread in India than even in sub-Saharan Africa : one out of every two children in India suffers from stunting
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Virus toll jumps in China, all schools shut in Singapore
China dramatically raised the death toll from a mystery virus on Wednesday and Singapore closed all schools in a bid to control an outbreak of pneumonia that has killed at least 50 people worldwide
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India has the highest incidence of diabetes & cardiovascular diseases'
Leading doctors of the Birmingham-based University of Alabama and the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation rang the alarm bells, warning of a dangerously high incidence of diabetes and cardiovascular
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Study rules out cancer risk among atomic station workers
A Madras Atomic Power Station sponsored an epidemiological study on the effects of low dose ionizing radiation on its employees has shown low incidence of cancer, backing scientists claim that
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National health policy critical
Healthcare, education and the economy in that order of priority are generally acknowledged as three vital factors in improving the quality of life for the people. The quality of life based on a more
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'Silent strokes' may raise Alzheimer's risk
Symptomless, unnoticed strokes more than double the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a large Dutch study that suggests many people could prevent the mind-robbing disorder by
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No case of pneumonia reported in Pakistan
No case of the killer Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - which has claimed 17 lives in 13 countries and the Chinese administrative region of Hong Kong - has so far been reported from anywhere
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Drug shows promise in at least 4 cancers
A fourth kind of cancer has proved to be treatable by Gleevec, a drug that first came to attention because of the remarkable remissions it causes in many patients with a form of leukemia known as
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Experts support move to curb some smallpox vaccinations
Medical experts said the government acted correctly when it temporarily suspended smallpox vaccinations for people with heart disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took the step