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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Fort and Maradana Railway Stations declared no smoking zones
The Fort and the Maradana Railway Stations were declared as Smoke Free Zones by the General Manager (Operations) of the Department of Railway (Sri Lanka). Mr. Nimal Wijesingbe, General Manager
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Leptospirosis toll in Navsari at 50
With one more death reported due to 'suspected' leptospirosis from Navsari district of Gujarat, the death toll due to the water-borne disease has risen to 50 in the state. While, 22 deaths were
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Where anti-clone collides with pro-baby
Doctors in China have become the first in the world to make an infertile woman pregnant with an experimental technique devised in the United States for women who have healthy genes but defects in
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WHO urges move to cut pollution
Health conditions in Asia's booming cities will suffer unless governments take urgent measures to slash air and water pollution, the World Health Organisation warned. Many urban areas are growing so
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Mystery fever back in Saharanpur, kills 20
The Mystery fever, which killed 54 children in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh last year, is back. Of the 26 cases reproted since September 12, 20 patients have already
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Dengue toll: 9 dead 1,1216 ailing
The MCD has informed that nine people have died from dengue today. While 257 new cases were reported with the MCD today, the total figure has gone up to 1,216 - with 938 being reported from Delhi
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Study shows link between meat and breast cancer
For years, the US-based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has been issuing warnings that consumption of fat in meats, dairy products and other animal derived foods can increase the risk
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Govt readies for mosquito battle
Stung by the spread of the dengue disease, the Union Health Ministry has decided to streamline its programmes to control mosquitoes and preventing diseases like malaria, dengue, kala-azar and
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Bengal Govt. loses track of pulse polio programme
The polio eradication programme in West Bengal seems to be heading nowhere. Despite the army of health workers, the Ministry of Health has lost count of the below-five children. The Government has
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Cadbury sellers face FDA action
The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) is set to file around eight-10 cases under the prevention of adulteration Act against Cadbury India Ltd. The FDA also intends to prosecute retailers found