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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51 diarrhoea, malaria deaths in Nalbari
Lack of medical facilities has complicated the situation in Nalbari district in Assam where diarrhoea, dysentery and malaria have assumed in alarming proportion. About 26 lives were claimed by
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'Pollution level in city contributing to asthma'
A multipronged national initiative is the only way to prevent a generation of asthmatics from developing uncontrolled forms of the disease, according to Martyn R. Partridge, chief medical adviser,
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Schroder victory on healthcare reforms
Gerhard Schroder, German chancellor, received a significant boost to his reform plans when the government and opposition agreed to slash heathcare costs. Utta Schmidt, health minister, said some of
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Strong leadership and straight talking help Uganda to curb Aids
When George W. Bush stopped off to visit a support centre for Aids sufferers in Uganda earlier this month the two ends of the spectrum or responses to the epidemic came together. At one end, here was
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New world health group director sets out priorities
Lee Jong-wook the new director general or the World Health Organisation, said his priorities would be to step up the fight against Aids, ensure WHO programmes contributed to tangible health
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Blood dysentery takes epidemic form in North Kamrup areas
Blood dysentery has taken an epidemic form in the vast area of No 1 Suwagpur (Murabari) on the Bhutan border in North Kamrup district, Assam, claiming over 8 lives so far and affecting nearly all
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A silent killer' named asbestos
Exposure to asbestos dust may scar lung tissue, trigger cancer and cause pleural diseases. The International Labour Organisation estimates asbestos kills one lakh people worldwide every year. On 21st
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Diet cuts cholestrolesterol and drug
A strict vegetarian diet can reduce high cholesterol levels about as effectively as cholesterol fighting drugs called statins, researchers said. The diet containing natural plant sterols found in
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Concerns over the safety of neem, a traditional Ayurvedic remedy
Neem is widely used in India, and a wide range of health products containing neem is available in health food stores in western countries. Neem has a long history of use in Hindu Ayurvedic medicine,
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Mayor warns action against builders failing to maintain cleanliness
Mangalore City Mayor Diwaker D has warned builders and other members of the general public raising constructions in the city of stringent action if they fail to maintain cleanliness in the