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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EU affirms ban on U.S. beef
The European Union said that it had permanently banned the importation of U.S. hormone-treated meat and asked the Bush administration to drop tariffs imposed in retaliation for loses caused to U.S.
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First heart transplant in State in January
Andhra Pradesh is all set for the first-ever heart transplant in January next year. A team of expert cardiologists from Global Hospitals will shortly leave for Australia for a specialised training in
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Health sector reforms on anvil
The Punjab Health Systems Corporation (PHSC)has plans to introduce reforms in the health sector like implementation of health insurance scheme in the state, public-private collaboration and joint
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Indo-US team to make male pill a reality
Indian and American scientists are working in close cooperation in the field of male contraception and the objective in the long run is to produce a sperm-based vaccine. Over the past two days,
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WHO guidelines questioned
The World Health Organisation's (WHO) revised universal guideline on dengue treatment have come under fire. It says that there is not need to panic till the platelet count reaches 10,000. However,
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Court pulls up all for dengue, seeks figures
With the Delhi civic authorities failing to check the spread of dengue in the city, the Delhi high court asked for area-wise data on the number of dengue-affected people and deaths that have taken
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Where have all the girls gone?
The United Nations Population Fund's finding of India's declining child sex ratio in the age group 0-6 years is depressing enough. From 945 girls per 1000 boys in 1991, the ratio was donw to only 927
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Rural women take to medicinal plants, herbs
Rural women in three districts in lower Assam are growing medicinal plants and herbs endemic to the State. Financing their own schemes from deposits and savings, rural self-help groups have begun to
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France makes brave atempt to stub out smoking habit
Tobacconists went on strike across France yesterday in protest against an increas ein cigarette duties that will m ake the average pack of 20 more expensive than in any other European Union counry
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Diarrhoea, cholera claim 15 in Nagaon
Diarrhoea and cholera, which have taken an epidemic form in Nagaon district, of Assam, have claimed 15 lives including a pregnant woman so far. Reports said that more than 200 people of the district