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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Tobacco row
Mr Chandrababu Naidu has reportedly prevailed upon the Centre to get the Tobacco board to intervene in the ongoing auctions for the AP crop. However, that may not be a solution to the growers
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SARS rising in Taiwan
Taiwan reported a record daily rise in the number of SARS infections and deaths while China said the disease had peaked in big cities with no sign of it spreading to the countryside. SARS cases rose
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Mad cow scare returns
The government of Canada announced that an eight-year old cow in Alberta has tested positive for mad cow disease. In response, federal agriculture officials in the United States immediately ordered a
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190 nations sign treaty to ban smoking at WHO meet
More than 190 countries approved the first ever international treaty against smoking, including an eventual advertising ban, aimed at breaking a habit that kills nearly five million people a year.
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SARS still a significant threat : WHO
The SARS epidemic appears to be coming under control, but still poses a significant threat, the World Health Organisation said.
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BSE risk in bones and blood used in meats
Beef waste being used to adulterate other meats includes cow bones which could carry a BSE risk. As the row grew over the use of hydrolysed beef proteins injected into chicken meat, the food
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Rock stars call for action on Aids
Rock stars and charity campaigners Bono and Bob Geldof today urged world leaders to overcome their disagreements over the war in Iraq and unite in the fight against the Aids epidemic. After breakfast
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Global tobacco control treaty unanimously approved
Smokers who are frustrated by the exclusion of their burning tobacco from restaurants, offices and other buildings have more frustration in store. But non-smokers will appreciate the first global
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Lessons from Amoy gardens
A bizarre set of circumstances, including maintenance work on a sewage pipe and the use of overly powerful bathroom- exhaust fans, allowed SARS to spread through a Hong Kong apartment block with
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Cos gear up to tackle HIV/AIDS
Recognising the importance of tackling Human Immuno deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in organisations, proactive companies have now started drawing up