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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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
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Dengue-control guidelines raise hopes
New dengue-control guidelines hold the potential of enabling decision-makers to more accurately assess the cost-effectiveness of larval control measures. The guidelines are described in the Pan
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Obscure source makes SARS still a threat
The threat of future SARS outbreaks must be considered real as long as the source of the virus remains obscure, the Food and Agriculture Organisation warned. The statement follows a recent
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Alarming incidence of cervical cancer among Indian women
High prevalence of cervical cancer in the country has not been a reason enough for the authorities to start a screening programme. Doctors regret that despite the World Health Organisation expressing
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Singapore on SARS alert
The Singapore General Hospital is on 'heightened alert' after reports that seven healthcare workers in a Hong Kong hospital developed flu-like symptoms. Now, any patient from Hong Kong who goes to
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Govt canteens: enter at your own risk
During a survey of canteens of seven government offices in Panjim on August 22, the underlying theme drawn was 'Eat and drink there at your own risk'. Uncovered food, dark and dingy kitchens,
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Poor hygiene in Margao eateries uncovered
Smoky walls and waiters sans sanitary cards greeted a team of health and municipal officials in some of the eateries in Margao in Goa on Day One of the inspection carried out. Inspection of the 13
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State facing another epidemic outbreak
Even as Kerala State is limping back to normal after a series of epidemic attacks which claimed nearly 150 lives in just two months, the epidemiological report being prepared by the Health
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'Govt failed to check pipes regularly'
Owners of Panjim-based restaurants are of the view that the government instead of setting its system right, is blaming them for the viral Hepatitis outbreak. The hoteliers agreed that they would
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Speed up deal on drugs: WHO
The World Health Organisatipon welcomed a deal to let poorer nations import cheaper generic drugs to fight killer diseases but urged WTO member states to promptly put the plan into