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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WHO chief targets AIDS
The new Director General of the World Health Organisation, Jong Wook Lee of South Korea, who took office on July 21, vowed to provide three million HIV/AIDS patients in poor countries with key anti
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Govt offices mosquito dens
Several prominent government buildings have been fined by the health department of the MCD for creating mosquitogenic conditions. Creating conditions for mosquito breeding is an offence under the
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Rains rev up MCD mosquito chase
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has identified 4,642 building premises across the city and subsequently prosecuted their occupants. Among these figures several government premises, where there
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AP to take lessons from Kumbh mela
Even as the State is reeling under the deadly viral encephalitis fever and other seasonal diseases, the Andhra Pradesh Government now has a bigger task of preventing the outbreak of any epidemics
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AP children still fall prey to encephalitis
Encephalitis is continuing to claim the lives of children in Andhra Pradesh and the toll in the eight-week-long epidemic has now risen to 140. Karimnagar has recorded 46 deaths, the highest in the
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Americans eat till they clean their plates
Most Americans clean their plates, no matter how full those plates, are, according to a survey. The findings, released by the American Institute for Cancer Research, add to the debate over how much
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Fat chance of cutting down violence
American children are fatter than ever before, but they are far less violent and far less likely to get pregnant than most people think, according to a government report released. The Report on
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Australia faces flu threat from NZ
SARS quarantine measures and less frequent flying may have helped protect Australians from the severe flu outbreak predicted by authorities in March. Experts warn, however, that a dangerous flu
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'Afghan war spread HIV in Pakistan'
Pakistan is paying an inadvertent price for the war on terror in Afghanistan - a growing incidence of HIV, a report. A heightened security scenario after the war led to more drug users sharing
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High fat diet linked to breast cancer
Eating too much food high in fat, such as butter, milk and meat, could put women at a higher risk of breast cancer, according to a paper published. Scientists writing in the Lancet medical journal