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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Polio eradication goal pushed to 2005
The polio eradication goal has been delayed by five years, following the epidemic in Uttar Pradesh last year. With the virus threatening to re-infect at least 10 states this year, Union health
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New drug may fight SARS'
An experimental drug tested as a common cold remedy and then shelved may, with chemical tinkering, fight the virus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome, researchers reported. The scientists
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49000 aaganwadi centres to run Bal Sanjeevani Abhiyan
The fourth campaign of Bal Sanjeevani Abhiyan, the ambitious malnutrition eradication programme of Madhya Pradesh state government aimed for children of 0-5 years of age, will be started through more
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'Irrational' use of antibiotics on the increase
This one might come as a shock. As much as 62 per cent of the antibiotics consumed in the country fall under the category of "irrational" use of drugs. And the major culprits in the shady business
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SARS: Death for spreaders in China
China today threatened to execute anyone who intentionally spreads the SARS virus as the virulent epidemic claimed four more lives and left another 52 people infected. "Intentionally spreading sudden
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Obesity costing USA as much as smoking'
Obesity costs America $92.6 billion a year in medical expenses: as much as smoking, a report has said. On average, the obese run up medical bills 37.4 per cent, or $732, higher than people of a
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First confirmed SARS case in U.K.
A case of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome has confirmed in the U.K. for the first time, British health officials said. The Health Protection Agency said the patient, whose identity and location
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The ice is not crystal clear
About 400 tonnes of ice is being produced a day in and around the Hyderabad city, which is used for human consumption and industrial use. About half of the total quantum of ice is made with
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829 sub-standard drugs have flooded market'
Investigations into the multi-crore drug scam unearthed by the Lokayukta revealed a shocking fact that as many as 829 sub-standard drugs were released into the market in the last three years. But for
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Malaria, a major health problem, say studies
The 21st annual conference of Association of Physicians of India, Karnataka State chapter - KAPICON 2003, concluded. The three-day conference was organised to discuss the common health problems such