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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Breakthrough in cancer treatment
Australian researchers unveiled a breakthrough treatment for cancer that uses genetically altered blood cells to attack and kill tumours. Melbourne's Peter McCallum Cancer Centre said it hoped to
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Forest's Alzheimer drug gets FDA approval
Forest Laboratoris said it won approval to market it's Alzheimer's treatement, the first drug approved to treat severe forms of the disease. Forest said US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved
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Bacterial water exposes GMC callousness
The recent detection of contaminated water supplied by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC), with the presence of the dreaded E-Coli bacteria confirmed to an alarming level, has brought to the
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MCD finally fumes' at mosquitoes
It seems that about a month after dengue reared its ugly head in Delhi, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has finally fathomes the seriousness of the situation. In its usual delayed reaction -
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One cholera death, many gastro cases in City
One suspected cholera death and many cases of gastro-enteritis were reported in Bangalore. By late this evening, about 20 persons including children were hospitalised at three government hospitals in
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Dengue scare spreads
Dengue scare threatens to grip Uttar Pradesh State Capital. With over half a dozen dengue cases admitted to various hospitals, the common man has become panicky, and with rumours mongers ruling the
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Kerela bans worm-infested batches of Cadbury, Nestle
In the wake of complaints of worm-infested chocolates on sale in the state, Kerala Health Department baned the sale of two batches each of Cadbury and Nestle chocolates after worms were detected in
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Dengue: Update with Bhalswa toll
The Bhalswa area near Jahangirpuri in New Delhi lives with this overpowering stench. The source is, perhaps, the compost pit at the MCD landfill. But for the past one month, there has also been the
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Paracetamol to carry warning
It appears like a fine balancing act. The government which asked the manufacturers to discontinue paediatric drops of ani-inflammatory drug nimesulide amid a major rw over the drug's safety while
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Congress to support two children norm for MPs
The principal opposition, Congress, is likely to come to the Vajpayee government's aid by breaking ranks with other opposition parties in suppoorting the latter's plans to resurrect the proposed