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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Six fresh dengue cases in city, alert in MCD
Six more cases of dengue have been reported from the central zone of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. This has raised the number of cases in the city to 15 this year. Of the six cases, three were
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States back death penalty for spurious drug manufacturers
In a major development in the health sector reforms, the Health Ministers of all the States endorsed the Central Government's move to set norms for drinking water and for imposing death penalty for
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US scientists turns Yeast into human protein
In a move that could make producing drugs almost as easy as brewing beer, US scientists have said they had figured out how to use yeast to make vital human proteins. The scientists hope the
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Rains bring viral cold, fever, dengue and more
With the drop in temperature and intermittent rainfall in Bangalore city, virus is on its seasonal rounds. And hospitals are also seeing a substantial increase in the number of common cold, cough and
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Baby Blues
A curious phenomenon is going almost unnoticed in the field of population management. While we have been focused on population growth and fertility, infertility among men and women is on the rise in
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WR grace ordered to pay $54.5 mln in asbestos case
A federal court has ruled against W.R. Grace & Co. GRA.N over cleanup costs of an asbestos site near Libby, Montana, ordering the company to pay $54.5 million, the largest fine ever in a lawsuit
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Hospitals pressured by soaring demand for obesity surgery
Doctors and hospitals across the country are scrambling to satisfy the booming demand for surgery that shrinks the stomachs of severely obese people. Dozens of hospitals are adding special operating
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Kothala Himbutu' for treating diabetes and high blood pressure
The indigenous plant Kothala Himbutu is now being used to derive a medicine for treating diabetes and high blood pressure. Ms. Sky International [Pvt] Lanka Ltd. is a local company currently engaged
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15 pc discount for chemists on drugs from Jan. 2004
The Pakistan Minister for Health, Nasir Khan said that the 15 per cent discount for the chemist on sale of multinational drugs will be restored from January 2004. Talking to the Member National
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Illness similar to SARS emerges
Tests conducted by a leading Canadian laboratory indicate that the SARS virus might be responsible for an outbreak of illness near Vancouver, a development that is puzzling experts because the