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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2 NRI docs to educate people on ill effects of Asbestos
To educate the people on the deadly effects of Asbestos, leading NRI physicians Dr Jaywant Parmar and Naba Goswami have joined hands with Dr Deepak Talwar of Metro hospitals. Asbestos has been banned
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U.S. extends study of environmental health risks to children
A six year old U.S. government initiative focused on children's health has been extended in order to improve prevention of environmental problems that can put youngsters at risk. An Environmental
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Key Beijing hospital sealed
China sealed off a major Beijing hospital, swiftly implementing a policy of quarantining SARS-affected areas to contain a disease threatening to erupt across the vast land. Hours after the World
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Now there is one more reason to shed flab
Americans worried about their weight can add this to their list of concerns: A new study has found that obesity significantly increases the risk of dying from cancer. The study by the American Cancer
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Beware!
Blood levels of lead below current federal and international guidelines of 10 micrograms per deciliter produce a surprisingly large 7.4-point drop in IQ, a US team reports in New England Journal of
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State has lower HIV/AIDS prevalence rate'
The Assam State at present has 172 confirmed AIDS cases, while the number of HIV-positive cases in the State has reached the figure of 454. Compared to the high HIV/AIDS-prevalent States of
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Malaria widespread' in Kushtagi village
Malaria that surfaced in Kannala village in Karnataka two months ago has already claimed four lives. Apart from this, hundreds of people have tested positive. While the villagers assert that the four
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Isolation to ruin economy: Toronto fights WHO order
In an effort to stave off economic disaster, Canadian officials launched a campaign Thursday to repudiate the World Health Organization's warning that it is potentially dangerous to travel to
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MCD hires doc, borrows tools to prepare for SARS
The MCD has finally woken up to the threat of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). With six suspected cases already reported in the Capital, the Corporation has called Belgian specialist William
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Task force to help in fight against diseases
In a step towards combating epidemics with recent resurgence of diseases like multi-drug-resistant typhoid and malaria, the Delhi Medical Association (DMA) has set up a task force to coordinate with