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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Dabur's anti-cancer drug for Abbott
After a year of hectic negotiations, Dabur Pharmaceuticals has struck an exclusive strategic alliance with the $18-billion Abbott Laboratories Inc of the US. According to the agreement, Abbott will
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MCD kick-starts sole platelet machine
The only apheresis owned by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) at the Hindu Rao Hospital's Regional Blood Transfusion Centre (RBTC) became functional, courtesy Rakesh Mehta, the Municipal
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Mercury pollution: Alcoholics at risk
Those who consume alcohol may face more health risks when exposed to regions polluted with mercury, a study has stated. The conclusion was drawn by scientists from the Institute of Geographical
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Pharmacy in microchip!
Scientists have developed a tiny implantable microchip that can be loaded with several doses of multiple drugs to be released at specified intervals over a period of months, reports UPI. The chip -
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Scandalous sex ratio
Gender discrimination is not new in India. But what is revealed in the latest census data on the skewed child sex ration is shameful. The country as a whole had only 927 girls to every 1,000 boys in
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Dengue hits UP, almost 350 cases reported
Uttar Pradesh is in the grip of the dengue scare with more than 350 cases of the epidemic being reported from various parts of the state. In Lucknow, 51 cases of dengue have been reported so far and
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New drug could prevent symptoms of flu: Study
A drug that prevents all the symptoms of flu, from high fever to a stuffy nose, could be available within five years as a result of research by British scientists. A study at Imperial College,
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Separated twin sits for first time
One of the separatd Egyptian twins sat up for the first time in his life and a medical team i Dallas was set to remove his brother from a mechanical ventilator, doctors have
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New dengue cases belie MCD claims
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi seems tobe living in a fool's parade. Even as 111 new dengue cases and anotehr death due to dengue were reported in Delhi today, the municipal commissioner, Mr
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End to flu misery within five years?
A drug that prevents all the symptoms of flu, from high fever to a stuffy nose, couldbe available within five years as a result of research by British scientists. A study at Imperial College, London,