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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NICD team reaches Shimla, mystery fever toll rises to 11
A team of doctors from the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has landed in Shimla to ascertain the cause of a mystery fever that has caused a scare here. The four member team is led
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Healthcare plan for Haryana poor
The Haryana government is negotiating with the Centre for getting financial support for a scheme to offer primary health care services to the urban poor. A meeting was held between officials of the
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India has 50 m carriers of Hepatitis B
Liver diseases are among the most important causes of serious illness and are responsible for death of patients between 20 and 50 years the most productive part of human life. India ranks among the
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FDA suspends sale of Bisleri water
The Maharashtra state Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has suspended the production and sale of Bisleri drinking water after detecting some irregularities at its Andheri factory.
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20 die of leptospirosis in S Gujarat
At least 20 people have died of leptospirosis and 40 others affected by the disease in Surat, Navsari and Valsad districts of South Gujarat. State Health Secretary S K Nanda said that 177 patients in
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HP mystery fever claims 5 more, toll reaches 18
Five more persons fell prey to the mystery fever at the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC), Shimla, taking the death roll to 18 this year. Five more patients admitted to the IGMC were
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Eat almonds to reduce cholesterol level
The Almond Board of California which represents over 6,300 almond growers, is all set to launch an awareness campaign in India on health benefits of almonds, including its cholesterol reduction
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Take to medicinal plants, NGOs urged
Financial Commissioner of Forest and Wildlife P. Ram has said that Punjab has undertaken a major protect for the cultivation of herbal and medicinal plants. Addressing a gathering of NGOs, government
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MCD to keep a tab on breeding of dengue mosquito
The Delhi government has asked the health department of Municipal Corporation of Delhi to launch surveillance operations to detect dengue mosquito breeding in Gautam Nagar and
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Number of dengue patients goes up to 16
Dengue has caused an alarm in Noida with the number of patients having risen from 7 to 16 now. The health department has confirmed the cases. The patients are being treated in three reputed hospitals