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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Clues to relationships between humans, microorganisms
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have completed sequencing the genome of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, one of the most prevalent bacteria that live in the human
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Fear of flu
India has finally woken up to the threat from SARS, the deadly virus that has killed over 60 people and infected at least 2,000 worldwide. The measures announced by the Centre are largely in the form
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Chandigarh issues red alert for flu
Chandigarh on Wedne-sday sounded a precautionary alert directing the health department to deal with an emergency arising from the possible spread of the mystery flu
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Stay away from HK, advises WHO
The damage from a deadly mystery disease escalated in Hong Kong on Wednesday as world health officials warned travellers to avoid the territory, where some contracted the illness and spread it to
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City incinerator coughs up a controversy
A thick layer of soot settles on the front door and tiny verandah of Sangeeta Khodke's home in Sewri's Dyaneshwar Nagar every time the municipality switches on its central bio-medical waste
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Vadodara village in grip of killer measles
The Health Department swung into action, rushing medical teams to Umraya village in Padra taluka 25 km form Vadodara, (Maharashtra) after the death of six children reportedly caused by measles.
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Wockhardt to sell human insulin by Sept.
Wockhardt Ltd expects to start selling insulin derived from humans in the country by September to gain a foothold in a market that is growing 50% a year. The company, which will be the first to make
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TB awareness
The World Tuberculosis Day was observed in Nepal amid great fanfare, perhaps like the rest of the world. Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand participated in the celebration, highlighting the
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WHO team to soon visit Guangdong
China's death toll from the mystery flu-like illness rose to 46 after the government and WHO identified 12 more cases from February and March. Authorities granted WHO investigators permission to
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W.H.O. issues travel warning over respiratory disease
The World Health Organization recommended that travelers postpone all but essential trips here and to adjoining Guangdong Province in southern China because of the risk that they may contract a new