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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WHO warns floods in China may boost spread of Sars
The World Health Organisation has warned that serious flooding in southern and central China could fuel the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) while undermining the ability of local
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Promising results for new Genentech cancer drug
A drug that starves tumors of oxygen and nutrients has prolonged the lives of patients with colorectal cancer in a clinical trial, providing what doctors say is the first convincing validation of a
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Doctors win battle of the brain bulge
By patching up a burst blood vessel in a 68-year-old patient's brain with a novel metallic device on Tuesday, New-York based Dr Arani Bose and interventional neuro-radiologists of the KEM Hospital
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Heat taking a toll on health of Rajkotians
As a result of severe heat wave conditions in the entire Saurashtra region, over 4,000 people have been affected by dysentery here.While Rajkot city registered 499 cases of dysentery, the number
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SARS not losing power over time
Disease experts said the SARS virus appears to be just as hardy in its 15th victim as its first one, suggesting its ability to spread isn't weakening. The virus' robust nature indicates it is
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25 officials to crack down on smokers
The Tamil Nadu state government has empowered 25 officials, including school headmasters, to act against those found smoking or chewing and spitting tobacco products in public places. A notification
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Sars virus 'came from outer space'
It is not surprising that the World Health Organisation has had trouble fighting the Sars virus. According to one academic, it has probably came from out of this world. Professor Chandra
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AIDS patients denied care'
The Delhi high court has asked a non-government organisation (NGO), Delhi Network of Postive People (DNP +), to provide details about the alleged shoddy treatment being offered to HIV positive
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Single use syringes gain popularity'
State governments hav ebegun to tene towards the purchase single use syringes for their health programme in order to offset the infection risk associated with re-usable syringes, according to Mr
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Nimesulide remains a bitter pill
The Nimesulide controversy refuses to die, With directions from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), Ashwini Kumar, asking pharmaceutical manufacturers to withdraw Nimesulide pediatric