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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Testicular cancer risk set early in life
The risk of testicular cancer is established in large part by environmental exposures early in life, results of a new study suggest, although the researchers admit that at this point they aren't
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Prices of 60 essential drugs reduced
The Pakistan Ministry of Health has been able to get reduced prices of 60 essential drugs, from 10 to 15 percent, from nine local and four multinational pharmaceutical companies. This measure has
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140 kids admitted for diarrhoea
Nearly 140 children from a school in suburban Tirumullaivayil were admitted to a government hospital in Tondiarpet in north Chennai two days ago with symptoms of diarrhoea and vomitting, of whom 30
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WTO health is wealth for Big Pharma
Leading Indian pharmaceutical firms such as Ranbaxy Laboratories, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Cipla, Dr Reddy's, Nicholas Piramal and Zydus Cadila will be the major beneficiaries of the recent World Trade
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Over 140 orphanage children got cholera
About 140 inmates of an orphanage, in the age group of 5 to 15 years were admitted to the government Hospital in Tamil Nadu for Communicable Diseases complaining of severe vommitting and diarrhoea.
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Virus hits 300 on cruise ship
A regional Princess cruise ship will cut its trip short after as many as 300 people aboard contracted the Norwalk virus, the New York Times
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Take heart, fruits can really do the trick
Contrary to popular belief that no less than five portions of fruit and vegetables a day is the required amount to protect against heart disease, a Greek study says otherwise. According to it, just
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NGO to check malpractice in medicine opens city office
'People for better treatment'(PBT) a West Bengal based non-governmental organisation(NGO) working to check pervasive medical malpractice in the country by providing support and information to the
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Smoking banned at UN headquarters
The United Nations has banned smoking at its headquarters, but some chain-smoking diplomats expressed their intention to defy Secretary-General Kofi Annan's order and continued to puff away. In
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Why some smokers get lung cancer
The mystery of why some smokers get lung cancer while others escape has been solved. Scientists have developed a blood test to identify those most at risk of contracting the disease. They have found