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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Tatas eyeing alternative healthcare
The Rs 45,000-crore Tata group is weighing the option of a foray into alternative medicines and nutraceuticals. The group wants to carve out a global presence in these
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Dengue epidemic grips district, 1 dead at Nampur
More than 50 persons in Nashik are reportedly infected by dengue-like disease, claiming one life at Nampur, despite administration's special efforts to curb its
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Diarrhoea toll goes up
Fresh cases of diarrhoea were reported today from parts of North Dinajpur even as the toll from the outbreak went up to 20 with five more deaths reported in the past 24
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Fragile life
Helpless factory workers in Pondicherry glass factory die of
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Winged fears
There is a nation-wide concern over the dengue outbreak that has, at last count, affected at least 5,000 people all over India and claimed several lives in regions as far apart as south Kerala and
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UK makes wilful disease transmission criminal offence
People who knowingly make others ill could be liable to criminal prosecution after the conviction of a man who deliberately infected two women with HIV. It is it theoretically possible, for instance,
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ILO marriage main route in HIV cases
It is not just family, employers and society at large that discriminate against those suffering from HIV/AIDS, but even institutions like hospitals , which are supposed to be caregivers, says a
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US study links gene mutation to long life
A gene that affects the size of molecules in blood cholesterol may help people live to be 100 or older by protecting against heart disease, stroke, diabetes and other diseases, a study has said. The
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China on alert for new SARS outbreak
Chinese disease control officials said that the deadly disease SARS will definitely come back, but the scale of the next outbreak will depend on prevention measures. Zeng Guang of the China Center
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Cadbury strategy
Cadbury India Ltd. announced a three-step strategic programme involving the distribution chain and retail channels so as to ensure that the product reaching the consumer is of the highest quality.