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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Malaria rising in children
Cerebral malaria in children has risen considerably following the recent rains. Dr Aisha Mehnaz, a senior paediatrician and office-bearer of the Pakistan Paediatric Association (Sindh) informed APP
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Cancer doctors in U.S. increase the frequency of chemotherapy doses
Around the U.S. many breast-cancer doctors are beginning to make a simple change in the timing of chemotherapy that can produce dramatic results. Instead of giving patients cancer treatment every
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Japan finds possible new type of mad cow disease
Japanese scientists launched an investigation into a possible new strain of BSE, or
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Afghans tackle iodine deficiency
In the villages of Afghanistan, they call it the sadness sickness. Some say it is the water that causes the disease. But few people in Afghanistan really know what causes a goiter, the big, bulging,
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Stop! there's a time-bomb on your plate
When The Indian Express went shopping for vegetables, it returned with an excess baggage of toxins and bacteria. Sophisticated lab tests on the vegetables, reveal the extent of unchecked
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100 houses booked in Mukherjee Nagar
More than 100 houses of Dr Mukherji Nagar, in North Delhi were challaned by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD Health Department) in the recently launched drive against dengue in the city. Each
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MCD on 24-hour dengue alert
Following the rise in number of dengue cases in the Capital, Commissioner Rakesh Mehta today informed that the MCD will take preventive measures to bring the situation under control. The MCD has set
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Can Of Worms
Subsequent to the contaminated mineral water and cola controversies, this newspaper had editorially predicted the emergence of increased activism on the part of consumers over food safety issues.
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Gutkha ban in Gujarat will now be stricter
After a prolonged delay, the Gujarat State government finally gave directions to strictly implement the ban on consuming tobacco and gutkha in public places as per the Supreme Court directions to all
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Aliens smoking out Marlboro Man
Marlboro Man has a new reason to worry. Americans are not only smoking less, they are also smoking fewer US- made cigarettes than ever before. One out of every 20 sticks sold in the USA is foreign.