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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Breakthrough in search for Ebola virus vaccine
The United States has developed an experimental vaccine believed to be capabale of protecting primates from the Ebola virus in what is seen as a major breakthrough in fighting one of the deadliest
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Berry safe! It's made by DRDO
If the startling revelations about branded soft drinks have chilled your spine, then check out Leh Berry. The technology for this drink comes from the Defence Research and Development Organisation's
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Diarrhoea spreading in 2 Medak villages
Diarrhoea is spreading fast in Chakriyal and Sivvampet of Pulkal mandal in Medak district, Andhra Pradesh shedding more light on lapses in medicare by government authorities at local
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Pushkaram water dangerous
Pilgrims who spend more time in the Pushkaram waters would get fever and skin ailments and direct consumption of the water would affect the respiratory system, a medical officer, who was deployed at
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Focus to be laid on diseases prevalent in region
The Institute of Communicable Diseases (ICD), which was set up the Assam Medical College and hospital premises somewhat loosely on the lines of the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD),
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China wages next health war
As China emerges from the shadow of severe acute respiratory syndrome, Beijing appears to be shifting its attention to another disease that is infectious, feared and potentially fatal : AIDS. China
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WHO project on resistance of antibiotics to be conducted in PGI
The World Health Organisation has undertaken a project to ascertain the extent of antibiotic resistance in India. The project started in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Health, is to be
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Duelling with disparity
Leishmaniasis or kala-azar, a tropical diseas, is prevalent in 88 countries. It affects 12 million people around 200 million worldwide are at risk, mostly in Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Nepal and
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First eye flue, now cholera & malaria
At least two children died of cholera with the disease spreading to Adarsh nagar, Ghaziabad. Earlier, a similar condition prevailed in Dundakhere slum clusters. However, the administration has not
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Herbal sweets
Hindusthan Sweets, Jadavpur, said to be the first ISO 9001:2000 certified sweetmeat manufacturer in India, has formulted a range of herbal sweet-meats and yoghurt with medicinal properties and high