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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New Sars warning in Toronto
Canadian health officials said that they had detected about 20 more possible cases of Sars in the Toronto area, in addition to the 26 suspected and eight probable cases reported. Two deaths have
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SARS alert lifted, Hong Kong breathes easy
The World Health Organization's advisory against travel here, reviled as a curse on the region's economy, has now been lifted, but economic growth may not fully rebound quickly. Removal of the
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Rumour and superstition make fight against polio falter in Aligarh
More and more children in Aligarh district are ending up with twisted limbs as organisations like the WHO, UNICEF and Rotary International and the district authorities find that their concerted
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Experts to test SARS vaccine soon
Scientists in Hong Kong and mainland China have developed a potential vaccine for SARS which they will soon test on animals, a microbiologist on the team said. Laboratories worldwide have been racing
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Race for anti-viral drug heats up
Viruses and bacteria are often lumped together as germs. But when it comes to drugs to treat the illnesses they cause, the microbes are worlds apart. There are dozens upon dozens of drugs that kill
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Smokescreen decision for tobacco lobby
Coming on the heels of the World Health Organisation's treaty seeking to ban tobacco advertising
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Clinical trials for Ayurvedic AIDS treatment to begin soon
The first ever clinical trials for an Ayurvedic treatment of AIDS will begin soon. The Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha, in association with the Mumbai-based J J Hospital and the
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In Afghanistan, motherhood is a fight for survival
Afghanistan has among the world's highest rates of both infant mortality and maternal death because of difficulties during pregnancy or during childbirth. Millions of women across rural Afghanistan
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An about face on tobacco
The Bush administration finally came to its senses last week and stopped trying to undermine a tobacco-control treaty that was approved by the World Health Assembly in Geneva. The decision ended a
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Fish intake controls depression
Many women are afrain to add fish to their diet for the perceived effects of mercury and its impact on the brain development of the foetus. But a new study has revealed that omega-3, an essential