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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Bowel diseases linked to bug in milk
Changes to the way milk and water are prepared for human consumption may be needed to fight "a public health tragedy" linked to a bug causing illness in hundreds of thousands of people, it was
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Couch potatoes are born idle, say scientists
Couch potatoes may be born, not self-made. Research from New Zealand suggests that overeating and sluggish behaviour could begin in the womb. In the US some 30% of the population is clinically obese
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Worst cholera outbreak in 5 yrs
As many as 715 cholera cases have been reported from various parts of the Capital, the MCD said. Health department officials said it's not an epidemic. MCD's health officials said insanitary
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Panels to check cholera
This July, the number of cholera cases in the Capital has broken a five year record after 1998. A total of 390 cases has been reported last month. Prior to this 567 cases were reported in July
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Onion and tomato keep today's diseases away'
An apple a day keeps the doctor away! Most of us grew up with this old adage. But according to a new research, the key to good health is to combine certain fruits and vegetables in the diet to ward
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Hospitals' staff face serious health risk: Unhygienic conditions main cause
At least 50 health professionals in Peshawar city (Pakistan) hospitals have been diagnosed positive for hepatitis B and C in the last six months because of unhygienic conditions and failure on the
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McDonald's solution to obesity bug
From today, fast food chain McDonald's will start selling apples and urging customers to try salads at its 300 Australian outlets. Also new on a menu loaded with dietary information are yoghurt,
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Contaminated water kills two more in Tumkur
Contaminated drinking water claimed two more lives in Pavagada taluk of Karnataka. Two people died and four others were hospitalised after they consumed contaminated water at Palavalli village. With
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Tardeo water contaminated has 44 hospitalised
The water contamination at the Jaifalwadi area in Tardeo, Mumbai was due to attact from e-coli bacteria and the fallout continues with a number of Jaifalwadi residents pouring in hospitals. the
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Kodak announces 100th installation of eco-friendly dryview laser imagers
Kodak Health Imaging a division of Kodak India Limited, the Indian subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Company announced the installation in India of its 100th dry technology, laser imager - the Kodak