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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Three more HIV cases reported
Three more cases of HIV-infected persons, including a woman, have come to light raising the figure of such cases to 48 in the Larkana district (Pakistan) alone. The latest cases have been detected
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City still in Dengue grip, BCC uses PR
Despite receding rains, the list of Dengue victims seem to be growing in the city, even as an apathetic Bangalore City Corporation (BCC) has gone on a publicity blitzkrieg creating awareness on the
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Ibobi urges Central team to disregard census report
Manipur Chief Minister, Okram Ibobi has urged a Central team to disregard the provisional census report of Manipur for 2001. It is felt in all circles that as a part of a long-term policy, population
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Bhutan seeks smoking ban
Since 1729, Bhutan has tried to stop people from smoking, and finally success may be in sight. By the end of this year, the Himalayan Kingdom could become the first nation in the world to completely
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Scrub typhus under control, investigations on
With no death reported and four patients of scrub typhus admitted to the IGMC, the authorities claimed that the disease had been contained in Himachal Pradesh. Dr Harbans Kapoor, Principal of the
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Student caught SARS from lab, officials say
The world's first new SARS patient in three months probably caught the virus in an accident at a Singapore government-run laboratory that researchers the deadly disease, the Ministry of Health said.
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UN report card gives marks on AIDS struggle
The first report card on the United Nation's 2-year old commitment to defeat AIDS gives the world's countries generally low marks in their efforts to overcome ignorance about the disease and provide
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High mortality rates plague state
Madhya Pradesh has one of the highest infant and child mortality rate in the country, not only that 38 percent of the women are undernourished in the state, according to status paper of directorate
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Three polio cases detected in Fata
Two cases of polio were detected in the North Waziristan (Pakistan) during the first week of the current month, while another one had earlier been diagnosed in the Khyber Agency, said an official.
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Old women more prone to heart attack
After attaining the age of 50, women are more prone to heart attack than men due to multiple factors, including high blood pressure and their being diabetic, said President-elect, World Heart