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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Health dept gears up for seasonal diseases
The Health department of Indore has taken some precautionary measures to check the spread of diptheria and chickenpox diseases in the district. Under this, vaccination for diptheria disease to each
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'Around 25 cr affected from various allergies'
Around 25 crore people are suffering from various allergies in the country owing to the rise in pollution level. The situation may further worsen in the coming future. This was said by noted allergy
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Waterborne diseases claim 14
A total of 14 persons died following outbreak of waterborne diseases in several tribal dominated parts of Tripura's Dhalai district during the past few days. The medical team and other medical staffs
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AIDS claims 17 lives
The apprehensions about the threat posed by the AIDS virus seem to be coming true. Although the Health Department of the state has claimed that Ropar is an AIDS-free district, an NGO working on the
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24 contract gastroenteritis
At least 24 more persons have been infected with gastro-enteritis in the Nao-Panao belt of the district where, so far, five persons have already died of it. A team of medical experts which had come
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Glaxo steps up work on SARS vaccine
GlaxoSmithKline Plc has said it was accelerating work on a possible vaccine against the deadly SARS virus but warned its development would take years. Chief Executive Jean-Pierre Garnier said his
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Demographic deeds & destinies
Amartya Sen made the
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Doha to Cancun: it's too early to predict the outcome
"The ongoing Doha trade round is collapsing under Europe's stubborn adherence to its hefty farm tariffs,' writes The Washington Times in a recent editorial. This reaction came after the WTO having
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AIDS vaccine to enter trial phase this year
An indigenous vaccine for AIDS is likely to enter phase
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Guard against MNCs : panel
The parliamentary defence standing committee on science and technology and environment and forests has asked the Centre to monitor the moves by multinational companies to patent drugs developed by