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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Lungs united
It was a historic moment inthe eradication of vice. The 192 members of the World Health Organization have unanimously adopted the framework convention on tobacco control in Geneva a few days ago.
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Tokyo hospitals careless with toxins
Nearly 80 percent of the hazardous materials in Tokyo's hospitals are not kept under lock and key, indicating a generally lax attitude on how toxic substances are handled, according to a recent
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Cities move to ease SARS fears
Two cities in Kyoto Prefecture visited by a Taiwanese doctor later diagnosed with SARS announced they have found no cases of the disease and are safe to visit. Kyoto and Miyazu made the announcement
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N-E triad adopt policy on AIDS vaccine
Political leaders of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland today adopted the "Gauhati Declaration" for accelerating the development of an AIDS vaccine in the region. The declaration, called at the initiative
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Awareness schemes on polio planned
In recent times, West Bengal has become highly endemic for the transmission of wild polio virus. A series of Sub National Immunisation Day (SNIDs) and National Immunisation Day (NIDs) have been
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Poor quality water puts child at risk of cancer
Inadequate availability of potable water and inappropriate sanitation facilities was causing increased incidence of liver infections induced by Hepatitis A and E among the Karachi population
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AIDS case detected in Larkana
A case of AIDS has been detected in the Larkana central prison, Dr Ghulam Shabir Shaikh of the Chandka Medical College Hospital told. The in charge of the CMCH surveillance center for AIDS said an
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Mid-day meal scheme up to class 7, says CM
Following the noticeable dip in drop-out rates after the introduction of mid-day meal scheme in schools, the Karnataka state government is contemplating extending the scheme up to the seventh
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Contaminated water supply
Contaminated water being supplied to North Nazimabad's block 'T', Karachi,(Pakistan) is causing health problems for the residents of the locality. The people of the area had complained that the
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With SARS, antivirus arms race 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