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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Four horsemen of the Apocalypse?
Malaria is unsurprisingly the most troublesome disease in Iwaya. As Anwan Soulu, a local health worker, observes, the dirty water is a breeding ground for mosquitoes. On the plus side, in Nigeria, as
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In Kochi, every one out of four kids is asthmatic
Every one out of four children in Kochi is asthmatic and this number is likely to go up in the coming years as the pollution levels in the city keep increasing. And the doctors are concerned by the
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Lanka leads South Asia in Save the Children survey
The latest global survey by the international development and relief organisation Save the Children has revealed that Sri Lanka is leading the South Asian region in terms of quality of life indices
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DJB tube-well play havoc with people's health
In one small south Delhi colony, every family has at least one member laid up in bed with water-borne disease. The culprit is the groundwater from the tubewells dug by the Delhi Jal Board to augment
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Toll tops 500, China keeps fingers crossed
The global death toll from SARS passed 500 after China reported five more deaths from an illness the government is trying desperately to stop spreading out of control in the countryside. The Health
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Global AIDS Fund comes up far short
The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is far short of the cash it needs to do its job, despite promises of money from the United States, a US Government report said. The fund, set
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Indian pharma companies not yet ready with SARS drug
Even as the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) continues to take its toll in different parts of Asia, the Indian pharmaceutical industry is coping with the challenge of finding a drug for the
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Ind-Swift supplies up to SARS affected areas
Ind-Swift Laboratories, one of the largest manufacturer of Macrolides in India has acclaimed that its supplies of Macrolide Antibiotic drugs in SARS affected areas have significantly increased.
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Hi-tech nose to sniff out lung cancer
Italian scientists have developed an electronic nose that can detect lung cancer by smelling distinctive compounds in the breath of patients. The University of Rome researchers believe the device
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Healing touch: Time to turn to Chinese herbs
As conventional treatments prove elusive and health experts question risky anti-viral and steroid combinations being administered in places like Hong Kong, traditional Chinese medicine is asserting