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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Haryana to distribute free medicines
The Haryana Government has decided to give away 225 medicines free of cost to patients at its halth institutions to provide economical health facilities to people in the State, according to the Chief
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Researchers concerned over effects of mosquito coils
Research just published, suggests that a single coil produces more fine particles than 75 cigarettes.Apart from irritating the eyes, lungs and the air passages, substances adhering to those particles
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Rs 409-cr Haryana health plan
The Haryana government will spend rs 409 crore to raise the health standard of the people of the state in the current financial year, according to the state Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash
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Eli Lilly aims for new drug
Eli Lilly tried to dispel new and old clouds overhanging its potential sales and profit growth, estimating earnings at the high end of their forecast range and continuing to prepare for a key
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Quick test for SARS infection is unveiled
Scientists unveiled a simple 15-minute test kit for SARS infection amid lingering concern in the region that the epidemic might make a comeback. A Singapore- based biotechnology company, Genelabs
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'MCD figures on dengue cases fictitious'
Even as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi officials maintained that there has been no spurt in dengue cases in the Capital and the situation is under control, Opposition councillors said that the
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Mobile phones long-term health hazard, says study
Mobile phone users have been warned against the long term health hazards posed by the device in a scientific paper prepared by two professors of Punjab Engineering College in Chandigarh. "It is the
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Kumble wants to bowl out polio forever
Ace legspinner Anil Kumble put it quite aptly while offering an analogy between cricket and polio. He declared recently: "If we want to win the battle against polio, we must get ten on ten. We cannot
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40,000 lose eyesight every year
There are more than 12 million blind in the country. Of them, the vision of 1.3 million can be restored with just a simple cornea transplant. Monday(8th September) National Eye Donation Day and
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Now heart-healthy corn
A new breed of corn that mixes the conventional seed with a bright-blooming relative offers the promise of helping prevent clogged arteries and reducing harmful cholesterol. Corn oil and other food