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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Canada to screen airline passengers for respiratory ailment
Responding to international concern over the spread of a mysterious respiratory disease, Canada said today that it would screen all passengers boarding international flights in Toronto for high fever
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Eye related problems on the rise in India
The World Health Organisation predicts that in the year 2020, over 300 million people will be diagnosed with eye related problems, of which 60 million will be Indians, thereby ranking the country
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More cases of mystery illness arise even as quarantines expand
Despite major quarantines and school closings meant to contain a deadly flu-like disease, more cases cropped up as health officials in Hong Kong and Singapore warned of the worst health crisis in
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WHO issues advice on air travel
To help control the spread of the mystery respiratory illness SARS, the World Health Organisation has urged airports in affected cities to question international passengers and to discourage anyone
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Sensor offers fertility hope
Like a hummingbird following fragrance to a flower, the male sperm follows chemical attractants to find the female egg. Researchers have identified a key part of the process and say the discovery
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Arseninc in Ground water, the silent killer
Proper watershed management, harnessing surface and rainwater resources are required to combat arsenic as calamity. One must understand that manmade environmental hazards can be prevented, but it is
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Panic reigns over killer pneumonia
US health officials have expanded a travel warning advisory to all of China and Singapore after a mysterious airborne disease spreading across the world claimed the life of the researcher who
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Survey to curb spurious drugs
The Delhi Society for the Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs (DSPRUD) is undertaking an expansive survey of four states, to gauge the prevalence of spurious drugs. The survey will also look into
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'Female foeticide a cause of concern'
The Vice-President, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, has expressed his displeasure over the growing number of cases of female foeticide in the country, despite the rising awareness about the women's rights.
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Guktha banned in Bihar from April
Bihar govt has banned the sale of gutkha with effect from April. The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting in Patna. The ban will remain in force for five years from the date of commencement. All