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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Vanilla is still economically viable
Having known the export potential of vanilla Spices Board during IX plan took up a programme to popularize the crop in Kerala and Karnataka. As a result by the end of the plan period about 320 hectares were brought under cultivation. The programme was extended with a targeted area of 5000 hectares for the X plan.
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Tobacco use in Kerala : Findings ffrom three recent studies
The researchers reviewed the literature on tobacco use in Kerala and present data from three recently conducted unpublished studies.
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Excess morbidity and expenditure on healthcare in families with smokers: A community study
There is paucity of information on health related expenditure attributed to smoking in India. This community study estimated the expenditure on healthcare and morbidity borne by families of smokers and compared with those of families without smokers.
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Ban on tobacco use in films and television represents sound public health policy
On 31 May 2005 (World No Tobacco Day), the Health Minister of India informed the media that the Ministry of Health would ban depiction of any form of tobacco use in films and teleserials with effect from 1 August 2005. Predictably, this announcement triggered a storm of protests from the film industry and sections of the media. (Editorial)
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Indigenous knowledge and medicinal plants used by Vaidyas in Uttaranchal, India
The indigenous knowledge of Vaidyas (the traditional healers) on the making the herbal drugs was studied in the Uttaranchal state of India. Interview and semi-structured questionnaire surveys were conducted among 60 traditional Vaidyas on the preparation of various herbal drugs. The survey has resulted in compilation of 135 herbal drugs, which are used by them for curing 55 types of ailments.
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Magnitude of unresponsiveness to sodium stibogluconate in the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar
<p>The Indian government proposes to eliminate kala-azar, which has been a serious public health problem in Bihar. <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/visceral_leishmaniasis_Bihar_treatment.pdf" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/download.jpg" style="width: 55px; height: 81px; margin: 9px; float: right;" /></a> This study aimed to assess the magnitude of unresponsiveness to sodium stibogluconate in the treatment of new cases of visceral leishmaniasis and to identify the associated factors.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://archive.nmji.in/archives/Volume_18-3_May_June2005/Original_articles/OA18-3_3.pdf" target="_blank">Original Source</a></strong></p>
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Harsh on the marsh
Uttar Pradesh s land reclamation project may hurt many
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Aerial threat to Ganga basin
Significant ozone depletion
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Sawdust scrounger
To remove toxic dye
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Screen test
Cheaper option to detect cervical cancer