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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Family health survey
The National Family Health Survey undertakne in the country from time to time reveals interesting and important data about the condition of women and children. The condition of women and children is
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Smoking : Age no bar, now teens are okay too
Time for parents of yound children to hear the alarm bells? It sure is . A study by Hriday Shan in 50 New Delhi schools covering nearly 2000 children in Standards 8-10 (ages 13-15), last year
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Proper health care for the needy mooted
Resources in India were very scarce and therefore a proper health care system for the disadvantaged was the need of the hour, said the Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, P.K. Dave,
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WHO says we have SARS?
Is India free of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)? Yes, if you go by the norms laid down by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which has declared that a patient must exhibit certain
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Street children need urgent health care'
With over 4.5 lakh street children living in Delhi, without proper access to primary health facilities and unhygienic conditions, 90 per cent of them suffer from one or the other disease. During a
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China reports 9 more deaths, 181 new cases
China said nine more people had died from SARS and another 181 were infected, taking the death toll to 190 and the number of cases to almost 4,000. The health ministry said five of the new deaths
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'Rail Neer' to be launched soon
As part of its efforts to improve passenger amenities, the Railways is all set to introduce packaged drinking water on board trains and at all the stations. The Union Minister for Railways, Nitish
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Thampan's book breaks coconut oil-cholesterol myth
Since coconut oil is a saturated fat, its consumption will not lead to enhanced serum cholesterol levels which trigger the process of coronary artery diseases, according to P K Thampan, former Chief
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Lack of water causes sores among Chepang children
Children of the impoverished Chepangs, an ethnic community of Churiyamai VDC-2 and 4, Makawanpur district (Nepal) are affected by various types of skin diseases due to lack of personal hygiene.
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Cholera outbreak in Kuttanad confirmed
As health authorities confirmed the outbreak of cholera in Kuttanad in Kerala after 20 days into the incident, one of the patients said she was informed of the infection only a week after she