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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Diarrhoea claims 5 lives in Panchagarh
Diarrhoea claimed five lives and several hundred people fell ill with the disease in the rural areas of Panchagarh district (Bangladesh) during one week. Physicians said stale food and contaminated
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NGOs call for ban on tobacco ads
Different civil society organizations demanded a complete ban on promotion of tobacco in all forms to ensure a healthy society. The organizations, including WHO and International Union for the
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Precaution against diseases stressed
The Karachi minister for women development, Dr Saeeda Malik, has emphasized the significance of advocacy to the masses for taking safety steps against lethal diseases. The minister was speaking at
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Cancer warning over sun creams
Sunscreen manufacturers insisted their products were safe, but said they would continue to develop and reformulate lotions after research found sunscreens did not prevent skin cancer. Scientists
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HIV tests safety norms flouted in GMC hospital
Working against the norms set by the Medical Council of India (MCI), the HIV tests and secluded diseases tests are being carried out at same place in Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu, in
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Molecule found in meat, milk and tumors - Study
A non-human molecule found in red meat and milk makes its way into the human system when eaten - and seems to build up especially in tumors, U.S. researchers reported. The compound, called sialic
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Children taking up smoking rapidly
Burki, Incharge Chest Department, Sindh Government Lyari General Hospital (Pakistan) has registered his deep concern regarding the fact that some 1,000 to 1,200 children between the age of six and
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Wockhardt gets USFDA nod for Bethanechol
Wockhardt Ltd has said that it has received USFDA approval for marketing bethanecol chloride tablets in the US. The tablets will be marketed in the US through a strategic alliance with Ranbaxy
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Tentative approval for Ranbaxy cholesterol drug
Pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd (RLL) has said that it had received tentative approval from the US regulatory authority to manufacture and market five dosages of simvastatin drugs, used for
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Nutrition mission set up
A National Nutrition Mission headed by the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, has been set up to steer, supervise, and coordinate various nutrition programmes for women and children being