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
Health
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Bites still bug Kurnool district
There was no breakthrough in the bug bite incident in Vadala village of Kurnool district which claimed four lives in one week. The Kurnool government hospital registered five fresh cases even while
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Killer disease spreads to Bankura
Even as the mysterious killer disease stalking Murshidabad spread wings in the contiguous Bankura district, West Bengal, claiming seven lives and taking 60 ill till reports last came in, Health
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Eveready gets health & safety certification
Eveready Industries India Ltd (EIIL) has announced that that it has become the first dry cell manufacturing company to receive the occupational health and safety assessment (OHSAD) 18001
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Swedish Match to make it 'Click'
WITH the adoption of the World Health Organisation's draft on tobacco control and the passage of the Tobacco Bill in India, there appears to be a concerted effort to deter the sale and promotion of
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Hong Kong is off UN's SARS list
The World Health Organization on Monday removed Hong Kong from the list of SARS-infected areas, marking the end of a four-month crisis during which the deadly respiratory disease spread around the
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HIV/AIDS patients on the rise
The number of HIV infected has been found increasing sharply in Kanchanpur district. The number of HIV infected that was just three between 1991 and 1996 has now climbed to 128 so far. Dr Subeshrak
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No smoking at public places
The Chennai Corporation said its health officer and assistant health officers have been empowered to initiate action against those found smoking or spitting in public
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MCH kicks off malaria action plan
Despite shortage of staff, the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad(MCH) has started implementing the Malaria Action Plan 2003 by handing over anti-larval operations in parts of the city to private
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Only one affected by cholera: Official
Medical and Health Joint Director P Gopal Reddy said that contamination of water was the cause for the spread of cholera in Kandlakunta thanda in the Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh. He said only
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Anti-mosquito 'Dibrom' spraying may cause havoc to man, environ
An American company has been contracted for serial spraying to eradicate mosquito in Bangladesh with dangerous chemical Dibrom. Isolair, an United States company has shipped the spray systems for