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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Pushkaram water dangerous
Pilgrims who spend more time in the Pushkaram waters would get fever and skin ailments and direct consumption of the water would affect the respiratory system, a medical officer, who was deployed at
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Focus to be laid on diseases prevalent in region
The Institute of Communicable Diseases (ICD), which was set up the Assam Medical College and hospital premises somewhat loosely on the lines of the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD),
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China wages next health war
As China emerges from the shadow of severe acute respiratory syndrome, Beijing appears to be shifting its attention to another disease that is infectious, feared and potentially fatal : AIDS. China
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WHO project on resistance of antibiotics to be conducted in PGI
The World Health Organisation has undertaken a project to ascertain the extent of antibiotic resistance in India. The project started in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Health, is to be
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Duelling with disparity
Leishmaniasis or kala-azar, a tropical diseas, is prevalent in 88 countries. It affects 12 million people around 200 million worldwide are at risk, mostly in Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Nepal and
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First eye flue, now cholera & malaria
At least two children died of cholera with the disease spreading to Adarsh nagar, Ghaziabad. Earlier, a similar condition prevailed in Dundakhere slum clusters. However, the administration has not
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Herbal sweets
Hindusthan Sweets, Jadavpur, said to be the first ISO 9001:2000 certified sweetmeat manufacturer in India, has formulted a range of herbal sweet-meats and yoghurt with medicinal properties and high
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HRT 'doubles risk' of breast cancer
The most common form of hormone replacement therapy doubles the risk of breast cancer, a study of 1m British women has shown. The alarming findings, published today in the Lancet medical journal, are
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Brighton to ban smoking in pubs
Brighton is planning to become the first British city to follow New York's example and ban smoking in pubs and restaurants. The local council and health chiefs want to outlaw all smoking in "enclosed
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Mbeki finally sings agreements for grants to fight HIV
A symbolic turning point in South Africa's battle with HIV/Aids came yesterday when its governemnt singed long-delayed grant agreements with the global agreements with the global fund established to