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
Health
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GHRA blames PWD for water contamination
"When water is supplied by the PWD, can the consumer be blamed for water contamination if the service provider fails in its duty?" questioned the President of Goa Hotels and Restaurant Association,
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When the Buck stops
The Jaundice epidemic should serve as a wake up call to all the civic bodies and all the panchayats and indeed the political executive and the bureaucracy in Goa. Because what the jaundice epidemic
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107 fall victim to jaundice
In a belated action, the Goa state government is undertaking damage-control measures as more than 100 persons have fallen victim to viral Hepatitis (jaundice) in the last few days. While the main
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Anti-polio drive starts in Pindi today
Rawalpindi District (Pakistan) Nazim Raja Tariq Kiani has reiterated the government's commitment to eradicate polio from the district. On the occasion, the World Health Organization (WHO)
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Testicular cancer risk set early in life
The risk of testicular cancer is established in large part by environmental exposures early in life, results of a new study suggest, although the researchers admit that at this point they aren't
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Prices of 60 essential drugs reduced
The Pakistan Ministry of Health has been able to get reduced prices of 60 essential drugs, from 10 to 15 percent, from nine local and four multinational pharmaceutical companies. This measure has
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140 kids admitted for diarrhoea
Nearly 140 children from a school in suburban Tirumullaivayil were admitted to a government hospital in Tondiarpet in north Chennai two days ago with symptoms of diarrhoea and vomitting, of whom 30
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WTO health is wealth for Big Pharma
Leading Indian pharmaceutical firms such as Ranbaxy Laboratories, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Cipla, Dr Reddy's, Nicholas Piramal and Zydus Cadila will be the major beneficiaries of the recent World Trade
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Over 140 orphanage children got cholera
About 140 inmates of an orphanage, in the age group of 5 to 15 years were admitted to the government Hospital in Tamil Nadu for Communicable Diseases complaining of severe vommitting and diarrhoea.
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Virus hits 300 on cruise ship
A regional Princess cruise ship will cut its trip short after as many as 300 people aboard contracted the Norwalk virus, the New York Times