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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Two is enough
The Supreme Court has done well to uphold the judgement of the Punjab and Haryana High Court rejecting a multiplicity of petitions challenging the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act 1994, which disqualifies
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About 3000 people bidi workers ailing from chest diseases in Netrakona
About 3000 people including children and women working in various bidi factories in Netrakona district (Bangladesh) have been suffering from tuberculosis and other chest diseases. It is learnt that
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Doctors warn pilgrims of communicable diseases
The Andhra Pradesh state committee of the Jana vignana vedika called upon pilgrims who intend to take a dip in river Godavari on the occasion of 'pushkarams' commencing to take adequate precautions
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AHRC pulls up GMC over city health hazards
The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC), a body entrusted with the upkeep and maintenance of the health and hygiene of the city, has been pulled up by the Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) for
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Viral fever in Narayanpur circle
Most of the families of flood-affected areas of Narayanpur revenue circle in Assam have been suffering from viral fever which takes epidemic form. It is also suspected that some of them are suffering
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State to be fully covered under revised TB plan
Karnataka is all set to be the 10th state to be fully covered under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) which will ensure that everybody in the state has access to
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Mystery cancer wiping out Tasmanian devils
A mysterious cancer is killing Australia's Tasmanian devils, whose spine-chilling screeches, dark color and reputed bad temper prompted early settlers to give them their chilling name, wildlife
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Govt to launch campaign against spurious drugs
Realising the presence of spurious drugs in the markets of Pakistan , the government decided to launch a massive campaign against the sale of such medicines in all the provinces of the country. The
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Lankan doctor invents inhaler and tablets for Asthma patients
A Sri Lankan doctor Dr. Anil Goonetilleke has invented an inhaler and tablets for Asthma patients which will be competitively priced for which he will be awarded the Presidential Award for Inventors.
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Massive operation to eliminate Filaria
In a massive operation to eliminate Filaria, the Sri Lankan Health Ministry along with World Health Organization (WHO) and the pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) had planned to give free