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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Ranbaxy labs gets US FDA nod for Fluconazole
Ranbaxy Laboratories has received a tentative approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Fluconazole for Oral Suspension, 10 mg/ml and 40 mg/ml, which is
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Aids pandemic brings out the passion in Bush
President George W. Bush used a stopover in Uganda to highlight his proposals on battling the Aids pandemic in Africa and to praise Yoweri Museveni, his Ugandan counterpart, for his role in combating
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Dengue fever on the rise in Kolar district
The number of dengue fever cases is increasing in Kolar district in Karnataka. The district has been hit by dengue fever since four years, the sources said adding that they had never come across such
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Now midday meal cooks will attend hygiene classes
The district administration at Chikmagalure, Karnataka, has organised special training in mass cooking for volunteers of Stree Shakthi groups in the district. This is aimed at creating awareness
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Milk adulteration rampant in city
Milk consumers of Guwahati city beware! A recent study conducted by a laboratory has found several samples collected from city vendors to be adulterated. The Kamrup metropolitan district
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Evidence of AIDS 'superinfection'
Evidence is growing that "superinfection" with more than one strain of HIV may be more common than previously thought, which could complicate efforts to make a vaccine, experts said at an
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Orissa's declining sex ratio
In recent statistics are any indication, the eastern state of Orissa is becoming increasingly anti-girl-child. Over the past decade, Orissa has witnessed a drastic reduction in the sex ratio of
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NGOs see flaws in govt policy on HIV
The National AIDS Control Programme (Pakistan) does not spend a single penny on the treatment of persons, who are either HIV-positive or are suffering from full-blown AIDS. This flaw in the NACP's
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Consumption of rain water causes disease in Kachho
The gastroenteritis cases are increasing in different parts of Johi, Sehwan and Khairpur Nathan Shah Talukas (Pakistan). The doctors have confirmed 69 gastroenteritis patients were admitted to
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WHO sponsored health programme for children
The Pakistan Health Ministry in collaboration with WHO formally launched its "Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) for Sindh, following a preparatory phase. It is in the very context