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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Apex court stays UP ban on gutkha
With the Allahabad and Madhya Pradesh high courts banning pan masala and related tobacco items, the Supreme Court stayed the Allahabad High Court order on appeal by several manufacturers. The Andhra
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Diabetics highest in India
The Indian diabetic population is estimated to touch 57.2 million from the present 32 million by 2005, largely on account of the changing food habits and lifestyles, according to the latest WHO
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No monsoon, no mosquitoes
Delhiites may have missed their date with the monsoon this year, but the heartening news is that it has brought them freedom from mosquitoes. Absence of stagnant water and drying up of drains has
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HIV cases baffle experts
Unprotected sex and blood transfusion are facts that explain the worldwide spread of the dreaded disease AIDS. It is also known that HIV infection develops into full blown AIDS within ten years,
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Government confused on gutkha ban modalities
The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh has said that if the Government of India is really serious, it should ban production of gutkha. Meanwhile, the state government is under utter
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Protein that helps spread cancer cells tracked down
Scientists have discovered how a key protein helps cancerous cells spread through the body in a finding that could have pave the way for new drugs to slow down the progression of the disease. The
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Brekthrough in stem cell technology
Embryonic C stem (ES) cells can now be used safetly in patients as Singapore scientists have eliminated any risk of them transmitting animal diseases to people. Professor Aria Bongso has succeeded in
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Minister issues dengue alert
Delhi Health Minister Dr. A K Walia has sent out instructions to medical superintendents to check the breeding of mosquitoes in hospitals after Aedes mosquitoes causing dengue were discovered at
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Assam may also impose gutkha ban in the state
The Assam government has started exploring the legal aspects of imposing a ban in the manufacture and sale of gutkha in the state even though the pro-gutkha lobby is trying hard to influence the
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West Nile outbreak is a warning, not a crisis, officials say
The largest outbreak of illness from West Nile virus since it was first detected in this country in 1999 is the latest warning against lowering the guard against this and other mosquito-borne