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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Baby Blues
A curious phenomenon is going almost unnoticed in the field of population management. While we have been focused on population growth and fertility, infertility among men and women is on the rise in
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WR grace ordered to pay $54.5 mln in asbestos case
A federal court has ruled against W.R. Grace & Co. GRA.N over cleanup costs of an asbestos site near Libby, Montana, ordering the company to pay $54.5 million, the largest fine ever in a lawsuit
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Hospitals pressured by soaring demand for obesity surgery
Doctors and hospitals across the country are scrambling to satisfy the booming demand for surgery that shrinks the stomachs of severely obese people. Dozens of hospitals are adding special operating
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Kothala Himbutu' for treating diabetes and high blood pressure
The indigenous plant Kothala Himbutu is now being used to derive a medicine for treating diabetes and high blood pressure. Ms. Sky International [Pvt] Lanka Ltd. is a local company currently engaged
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15 pc discount for chemists on drugs from Jan. 2004
The Pakistan Minister for Health, Nasir Khan said that the 15 per cent discount for the chemist on sale of multinational drugs will be restored from January 2004. Talking to the Member National
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Illness similar to SARS emerges
Tests conducted by a leading Canadian laboratory indicate that the SARS virus might be responsible for an outbreak of illness near Vancouver, a development that is puzzling experts because the
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Finally, WTO approves deal on cheap drugs
After some hiccups, the WTO has reached an agreement on allowing poor countries of the world freedom to import cheap copies of patented drugs for mass killer diseases like AIDS, malaria and
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Six dengue cases reported
At least six cases of the dreaded dengue disease have been reported from different parts of the Capital this week. While the Medical Health Officer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, K.N. Tiwari
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Drug resistance
Most people would applaud measures to keep down the price of medicines for the poor. The accord presented to the ruling general council of the World Trade Organisation promises to do just that.
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Majority drinking contaminated water
Around 70 per cent population of Punjab (Pakistan) and 67 per cent population of the City are exposed to unsafe drinking water contaminated with bacteria and excessive dose of metals, causing serious