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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A drugs deal for the world's poorest : now the fight over patents and cheap medicine is in middle- income countries
Since Novartis launched it cancer drug Glivec two years ago, it has been hailed as one of the biggest medical breakthrough from the pharmaceuticals industry in years. Glivec, which targets a rare
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SARS data present challenge to Beijing
New research provides the strongest evidence to date that the SARS virus spread from wild animals to humans, underscoring the peril of China's recent decision to remove a ban on the sale and
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Breast cancer risk reduced by exercise
Postmenopausal women can reduce their risk of breast cancer simply by taking a brisk, half-hour walk five days a week, according to a study. "It's not too late to start exercising," says lead author
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CBK likely to skip UN AIDS confab
Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga is likely to skip a high level meeting on the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDs Conference at the UN in September unless she is
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Navy is investigating post-Liberia malaria
Navy doctors are investigating what one official called an incredibly high rate of malaria among marines and sailors who were briefly in Liberia last month. Forty-three patients have been evacuated
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Congressional committee agrees on drug benefits
In a small but potentially significant step, House and Senate negotiators voted today to help elderly people buy prescription drugs with discount cards endorsed by the US government. The cards are
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Female foeticide: SC wants Centre, states to scan ultra-sound clinics
Expressing concern over misuse of technology causing grave imbalance in sex-ratio, the Supreme Court directed the Centre and state governments to strictly monitor the activities of ultra-sound
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Sex determination tests: Centre, States told to enforce ban
The Supreme Court directed the Centre, the States and Union Territories to implement the provisions of the Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act banning sex
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Centre bans chicory in instant coffee
Here is some good news for coffee lovers. The Union Health Ministry has issued a notification that instant coffee powder should be totally free of chicory or, for that matter, any other
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Cadila Pharma launches new cardiovascular drug
The Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd (CPL) has fortified its cardiovascular basket of products with the nitric oxide donating beta-1 blocker, nebivilol, under the brand name, Nodon. With this product