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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Sania to be new face of girl power campaign
While emphasising the small family norm, the government is now seeking to address the issue of preference for a male child which is leading to widespread female foeticide. And who better than to
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Literacy gives a boost to small family norm
Increase in literacy levels, particularly among women, this past decade has resulted in the emergence of more "small families" in the Capital. This also seems to have been responsible for increase in
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Govt says 75 more in Essential Drugs List
The Union Government informed the Supreme Court that it has added 75 drugs to the Essential Drugs List (EDL). The issue of drug pricing had landed in the Supreme Court following a Public Interest
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Bush may struggle to fulfil Aids funding pledge
President George W. Bush will have difficulty fulfilling his promise to lead the rich world's efforts to combat Aids and poverty. Having to wend through the Byzantine Capitol Hill appropriations
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J B Chem to launch respiratory products
J B Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd plans to enter diabetes, respiratory and oncology segments and is set to launch three to four products in these segments soon. An anti-cold tablet and a drug for
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39 cholera cases in Rehri Goth confirmed
Aga Khan University (AKU) laboratories have identified and confirmed thirty-nine cases of cholera in Rehri Goth in the suburbs of Karachi. Cholera outbreak linked to seasonal episodes of
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A harsh prescription
If the health minister, Ms Sushma Swaraj, has her way nothing less than a death sentence awaits those manufacturing spurious drugs, as she is reported to have told an industry delegation to that
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NGOs urged to help control population
Speakers at a meeting said that the high population growth rate in Pakistan could only be brought down to the desired level if the government and non-governmental organizations worked with full
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Some services of AMDC clinic to be given free on World Population Day
To mark the World Population Day, AMDC (Maldives) medical clinic will provide some of the services of the center free from 12-17 July. The clinic said consultation of pregnant women and conducting
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Bill to protect traditional knowledge of plants
A new bill to preserve the traditional knowledge associated with medicinal plants, is to be drafted by the Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka. This follows the recent incidents of bio-piracy