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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After PWD water, now some city wells are contaminated
All doesn't seem to be well in Panjim as the efforts to tackle the problem of jaundice have received a set back following a discovery that wells in the city from where water was supplied to some
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Poison gram rerun? 120 hit, probe on
At least 120 people have been hit by food poisoning after consuming gram, that was believed to have been contaminated, at village Karakuchi, in Barpeta district. The Assam Government has ordered the
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(In)Disposable syringes pose health-hazard
No doubt the government is spending a huge amount on educating the masses against the threat of HIV/AIDS and other serious diseases contracted by the use of contaminated syringes but poor allotment
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'Stop eating!' hormone tells people in study
A single infusion of an intestinal hormone made people eat less for the rest of the day, regardless of whether they wre fat or thin, researchers reported on Thursday. The hormone, PYY(for peptide YY
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UNICEF chief lauds progress on children health
The Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Ms Carol Bellamy, acknowledged India's progress and commitment to children and expressed appreciation for the bold and ambitious
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Rs 354-cr project to upgrade food, drug labs
FoodD and drugs seem to have found their pride of place on the Union Health Ministry's radar, even as it rolls out an estimated Rs 354-crore World Bank project to upgrade laboratories in both
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Apollo launches 8 chest clinics
Apollo Hospitals has launched eight Chest Pain Clinics in Hyderabad. They have been designed to provide round-th-clock and immediate access to quality heart care to those who develop chest
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New blood test for cancer
Researchers in Israel have developed a new blood test which can identify smokers who are at the greatest risk of developing lung cancer. Reserch carried out at the Weizmann Institute has uncovered a
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Dentists say hard cheese after cola can reduce tooth decay
While the debate over the safety of fizzy drinks rages in India, dentists here have conducted their own study. According to them, fizzy drinks should be drunk only through a straw and then followed
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Unicef report card fails India in sex ratio
UNICEF executive director Carol Bellamy acknowledged India's commitment and expressed appreciation for the bold measures taken by it to create a favourable policy environment. But, she said India's