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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Gates foundation aid will target high-risk HIV groups
The 100 million dollar Gates Foundation grant to reduce HIV transmission in India will be used primarily to address high risk groups in the 100
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For diabetics, laugher is the best medicine
A small study shows that diabetics may be better able to process the sugar they consume during meals if they order a side of laughter with their food. The researchers led by Dr Keiko Hayashi from the
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Arsenicosis scare
As the arsenic contamination in ground water recently reached an alarming level posing serious threat to public health, the government of Bangladesh has drafted a National Policy for Arsenic
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Legal victory of miners sparks hope
Buoyed by the recent success of a litigation against the owners of disused asbestos mines in South Africa on behalf of workers and their families who have contracted the deadly disease of asbestosis,
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Govt sanctions construction of 2500 health centres
The Madhya Pradesh State Government has given sanction for the construction of buildings for over 2,500 health centres functioning in the state without building. A sum of Rs 5 crore has been
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Smallpox virus spurs immunity against malaria
A one-two punch of malaria DNA virus and the virus used to vaccinate against smallpox spurs the human immune system to mount a powerful defense against malaria, researchers report. This approach
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China to get $4m SARS aid
The Asian Development Bank said that it has approved $4 million in grants to fight the spread of SARS in China and the Asia-Pacific region. A $2 million grant to China, which has been the worst hit,
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Pneumonia vaccine for heart
Vaccine used to prevent pneumonia may also have benefits for the heart, new research indicates. Mice vaccinated using a bacteria that is a common cause of pneumonia developed high levels, of an
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Smoking out tobacco menace
Unanimous adoption of the agreed draft of a Framework Convention on Tobacco Control by the WHO member-countries in Geneva on May 20 is undoubtedly a significant development. It is reasonable to
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The first strain of HIV
One form of the virus that causes AIDS made the jump from animals to people by 1940, a new analysis indicates. HIV-2 didn't become widespread until the 1960s, perhaps spread during a war in the West