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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Smoking banned at public places in Madhya Pradesh
The Madhya Pradesh Assembly passed the Bill banning smoking at public places. The ban would also include smoking in the public transport systems, cigarette advertisements and its sales and
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Australians could be barred entry
Australians returning from overseas may not be allowed into the country if they are suspected of having the deadly pneumonia sweeping the globe. Travellers leaving Canada, Singapore, China, Hong Kong
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Parkinson's disease hope
Five patients with advanced Parkinson's disease have shown "remarkable" improvement after injections of a protein directly into the brain. The experiment, which began more than 18 months ago and is
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Sweetener for doctors in Medicare reform package
Doctors in rural areas would be paid $5.30 and city doctors $2.90 per consultation to bulk-bill pensioners under the Howard Government's plan to reform Medicare. The Government is expected to
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81.22% children suffering from malnutrition in Sagar
The tall claims of the mandarins of health sector of the Madhya Pradesh state seem to be exaggerated. At least this is what comes to the fore from a report of health check up carried out on preschool
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BMC supplies contaminated water in Old city
Residents in many parts of Old City in Madhya Pradesh received filthy and contaminated drinking water. Some distraught residents reached Sadar Manzil with the sample of water. Water samples have been
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On the trail of an Asian contagion
Doctors at the Nanfang Hospital may have done all they can, but Chinese medical officials have not. World Health authorities are frustrated with China's secretive officials for keeping quiet so long
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Changing bias towards boy child is need of the hour: workshop
A workshop held to tackle the problem of declining sex ratio in Panjim city has recommended that a composite programme be held in every village in Goa to sensitise teh masses about this problem and
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Typhoid strikes again, 12 hospitalised
With summer drawing close, typhoid has raised its head in West Kochi with 12 persons being admitted in various hospitals across the city. And health officials have come up with the routine
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6 states again in grip of polio
Despite of government and non-government efforts, there is steep rise in number of children affected with polio. The number of children affected with polio has increased five times as compared to