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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Punjab police gear up to prevent SARS
Besides the State Health Department, Punjab Police has also become active for the prevention of outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome(SARS) disease. Police sources said the Additional
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China starts emergency research
China, considered the epicentre of the deadly atypical pneumonia epidemic worldwide, has launched an emergency research programme to combat the disease that has claimed over 140 lives globally. The
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Now clothes go herbal!
Have a skin problem, a shirt dyed in turmeric could give you some respite. After herbal medicines and herbal cosmetics its now the turn of clothes which are all set to don the herbal colour as
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Sars 'not under control', Hong Kong chief admits
Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's chief executive, held a rare meeting with Hu Jintao, the Chinese president, at the weekend to discuss the regional outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) as
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Too crowded for comfort: SARS thrives on Hong Kong petri dish
The Hong Kong city's densely packed high-rise housing blocks may be a key reason a lethal strain of pneumonia is spreading faster here than in other urban areas affected by the disease. Outside
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Scientists crack Sars gene
Scientists have taken an important step towards treating and preventing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome(Sars) after Canadian and American researchers said they had broken the genetic sequence of
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Diarrhoea breaks out in epidemic form at Ramgarh
Diarrhoea that broke out in an alarming proportion claimed lives of four people and attacked others at Kukichara village in Ramgarh upazila in last three
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Mommy long legs means healthier and bigger babies
Researchers here have found a link between long legs and healthy babies. A study conducted by Bristol University and to be published this week in the journal Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
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China admits 'grave' crisis
China's premier, Wen Jiabao, has for the first time called the country's Sars pneumonia crisis "grave" and ordered quarantine for aircraft, boat and train passengers suffering from the disease, as
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32m doses of Japanese OVP to eradicate polio
In support of eradicating polio in Bangladesh, Japan gave 32 million doses of Oral Polio Vaccine