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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The challenge of diabetes
Diabetes is a major public health concern as more and more people are falling prey to the disease in both the developed and the developing world. The World Health Organisation estimates the number of
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Colorado Hardest Hit by West Nile Virus
The West Nile virus has claimed a seventh victim in Colorado, which accounts for two-thirds of this year's deaths from the mosquito-borne virus, local officials said. All the fatal cases in Colorado
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State leaves donor in dark on HIV status
Six months after the central government allowed blood banks to disclose the HIV status of donors, Maharashtra hasn't been able to implement the path-breaking policy change. Tied down by a host of
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After Vardaan, DCC to bring non-tobacco gutka
Dalmia Consumer Care (DCC), the Rs 1,200-crore Dalmia Group's seven-month-old FMCG start-up, is looking at introducing its tobacco-less smoking product in
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South Africa's shift on AIDS
After yearsof unconscionable obtuseness about treating AIDS, the South African government has finally accepted moen medical practices. South Africans willsoon begin to get AIDS treatment throught the
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Singapore halts health declarations
Singapore, one of the places affected by SARS, will stop asking arrriving passengers to fill outhalth declaration cards Monday because the outbreak has been contained. The city-state will use
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Drug to help prostate cancer treatment
Researchers in London have found that a drug designed to emulate the effects of "Vitamin D" hormone may be able to boost the effectivenes of radiation treatment for prostate
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Smallpox vaccines 'appear to last for life'
An international smallpox epidemic, caused by terrorists relasing the virus, is less likely than had been feared because vaccinations have been found to give protection for longer than expected. Nine
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Health awareness campaign launched
The Andhra Pradesh state government on Saturday launched a two-week "Family health awareness campaign (FHAC)" to bring awarenes on the reproductive tract infections, sexually transmitted infections
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Get the high of smoking biri minus side effects
If the makers of Vardan