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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SARS to cause Asian economies to suffer
Asia's economies ae catching the region's virus, with investment banks cutting their economic growth forecasts and one brokerage house warning the disease could do more economic damage in Asia than
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Does pulse polio kill?
Unicef has recorded a very high percentage of polio cases in Kolkata, this year.City has 17 new polio cases in 2
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Kal-azar patients on rise in Dharan
The number of Kal-azar patients has risen in various VDCs of Sundari district with the onset of
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110 affected by 'viral fever' in North Gujarat
At least 110 people in Chichodara village of Banaskantha district in North Gujarat have been affected by a "viral fever" epidemic since April 1, sources said here on
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SARS claims 4 more lives
The deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has claimed two more victims in Singapore, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to eight. The number of SARS cases in Singapore
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Most drug stores in Ahmedabad being run without pharmacists
Notwithstanding the drives carried out by the Food & Drugs Control Department in Ahmedabad to nab errant chemists, there are still a few who continue to flout norms. For instance, less than 25 per
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SARS echo in House
The dreaded severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) found its echo in the Rajya Sabha with members complaining of inadequate medical facilities in the Mumbai and Delhi airports, which receive a
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Punjab steps to combat SARS
The Punjab Government has ordered a multi-layered approach to prevent as well as combat any possibility of the spread of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), also known as "killer
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A new look at female foeticide
An established research organisation, the Institute for Development and Communication, has planned a major initiative to combat the social malpractice of female foeticide. The IDC is organising a two
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AIDS prevention law
The government of Andhra Pradesh is contemplating enactment of a law to promote AIDS control. In addition to prohibiting persons infected with HIV from donating blood or organs, the draft Bill under