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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Bengal tea units shut, workers fall to diseases
A study by a Delhi-based fact-finding team has revealed that workers of
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More food for thought
Here's a thought. They should make the mid-day meal scheme an index of effective governance. Not just because its benefits are immense in relation to its costs, but because it targets the most
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Diarrhoea claims seven lives in Chhattisgarh
Seven Korwa tribals of neighbouring Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh have died of diarrhoea in the past two weeks even as over 100 other affected persons were undergoing treatment in the state with
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Return of SARS feared in '2 months'
Like the best bogeymen, SARS is now keeping the world's doctors guessing when, where, how and who it may strike next. Robert Dietz, the media relations officer at the World Health Organisation's
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Animal-to-human hepatitis E case
Japan's Health Ministry warned health officials of the dangers of eating the raw meat of wild animals after reporting the world's first confirmed animal-to-human hepatitis E transmission, an official
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SC ruling on 2 child norm may lead to a law for all
The recent Supreme Court judgement upholding the validity of Haryana's law disqualifying people with more than two children from contesting panchayat elections will certainly give a boost to the
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Lung cancer risk 20 times higher for smokers: study
The risk of lung cancer among smokers is 10 to 20 times higher than for nonsmokers, according to guidelines recently drawn up by a health ministry study group.The guidelines for diagnosing and
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Japan donates Rs. 250 million to improve Maternal health services
The Government of Japan has decided to provide a grant of 250 million rupees (approximately US dollars 2.6 million) to Sri Lanka to improve maternal and child health services in the war affected
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Tories pledge to cut 'health tourism'
The Conservatives last night raised the stakes in the battle for Britain's health agenda by warning that the government's failure to modernise its approach to public health is creating a "time bomb"
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MoD on defensive over Gulf vaccines
British troops in the first Gulf war were given anthrax vaccinations without official safety guidelines being followed, the Ministry of Defence may be forced to disclose. The soldiers were given