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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Demographic bonus or burden?
Poverty and population are the twin challenges facing many parts of the world and it is not a coincidence that the developing countries where the demographic transition is taking place have the
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100 succumb to encephalitis in Assam
Over the last one month, 100 persons, mostly minor children, lost their lives in the six districts of upper Assam due to Japanese B Encephalitis, according to health minister Bhumidar Barman. The
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Abortion pill sounds alarm bells in UP
The rampant illegal over-the-counter sale of Mifipriston, the new abortion drug, has been sounding alarm bells in the Uttar Pradesh. The doctors are an agitated lot and so are the pharmaceutical
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Kidney transplant protocol sans animal tests raises concern
Experiments being conducting by Ahmedabad based Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research (IKDRC) to evolve a new protocol for post-kidney transplant care are being contested on the ground that the
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100 affected by diarrhoea
A four-year-old girl of Vasia village in Dabhoi taluka died of dehydration following diarrhoea which has afflicted about a 100 people in Dabhoi and Vasai village (Gujarat). The district health
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Pilot study on emergency contraceptives
The Gujarat government may soon contribute more towards birth control than just staid pills and 'Nirodh', to promote the family planning and health programme. Emergency Contraceptive pills (EC) could
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DRDO device for mountain sickness
The Defense Research Development Organization has developed a high designed as a portable first-aid device that provides emergency treatment for varying degrees of acute mountain sickness. According
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Now, herbal clothes!
In a year or two, herbal clothes might well become a fashionable prescription for the health conscious, that is if Mr. Mudapathi Balakrishana, a garment exporter from Kannur, in north Kerala,
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US move to cut funds to UNFPA hits RH care in Nepal
Health experts in Nepal have expressed deep concern over the the United States government's recent decision not to grant US $ 34 million to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for the year
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Integrated health scheme launched
The Nepal government has launched an Integrated Paediatrics Management Programme with the objective of providing treatment facilities for diseases like pneumonia, gastro-enteritis, measles and