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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Genes coming in the way of your quitting smoking
Scientists found that individuals with the abnormality tend not to be heavy smokers, but seem to find it especially difficult to give up the habit. However, the same gene appears to protect against
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First clinical trial of Aids vaccine to begin in 2004
India is on the threshold of the first clinical trial of a preventive Aids vaccine. Addressing their first interactive meeting with various representatives of the society in Bangalore. Mr Mark
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DRL to take drug development till final stage on its own
In a major shift in its business strategy, Dr Reddy's Laborat-ories Ltd (Dr Reddy's) has decided to go for an independent drug development up to the formulation stage. "We have decided against
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4 Himachal Pradesh districts show drop in child sex ratio
Not wanting to be left behind its neighbours, Himachal Pradesh is fast catching up with Punjab and Haryana as far as female foeticide is concerned. Four of its districts, bordering Punjab, have
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Insulin insights
About 194 million people (or three per cent of the total population) already have diabetes. By 2025 the figure could exceed 300 million. Resultant complications include blindness and visual
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Deal close on drug supply to poor nations
The US and other World Trade Organisation members are close to a deal to ease the supply of essential medicines to poor countries, potentially removing one of the biggest stumbling blocks in the Doha
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China may prosecute official over Aids revelations
Chinese prosecutors are preparing charges against a health official in the central province of Henan for allegedly leaking secret documents about the spread of Aids, according to people familiar with
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Some milk packets become fermented before expiry date: DPH
The Maldive's Department of Publish Health said some milk packets that are available in the market fermented before the expiry dates of the packets. According to a circular released by DPH, tests
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Strategy modified for Polio eradication in Sindh
WHO representative to Pakistan, Dr Muhammad Khalif Bile along with Dr Rehan Hafeez, National Programme Manger for Expanded Programme for Immunisation (EPI) held threadbare discussion with Sindh
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3 schizophrenia drugs linked to diabetes
Three drugs commonly prescribed for schizophrenia and other psychotic illnesses increased patients' risk of developing diabetes when compared with older antipsychotic medications, according to