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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No case of SARS in India, says government
Asserting that no case of dreaded SARS has been reported in the country so far, the government said it had taken a number of steps at international airports and ports including the screening of
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Experts for check on female foeticide
The two-day national conference on advanced imaging has left a terse message for radiologists and doctors to strictly follow the provisions of the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Test Act and check the menace
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SARS: Delhi detects first suspect case
After Bhopal, Mumbai and Hyderabad, it was Delhi's turn to put on a mask. A 41-year-old resident of West Kidwai Nagar, Maria, was detected as a possible SARS case soon after she arrived at the Indira
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American tourist SARS negative, says Minister
The National Institute of Virology, Pune has found the American national, Rebecca Ralegh SARS-negative, according to the Maharashtra Health Minister, Digvijay Khanvilkar. Mr Khanvilkar told the
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Some pain relievers may cut risk of breast cancer
Regular use of over-the-counter painkillers like aspirin and ibuprofen may lower a women's breast cancer risk after menopause, new study results suggest. The large US study found that
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Traders protest tobacco ban
Traders from Kerala, Bihar, Assam, Maharashtra, and Gujarat deplored the proposed law that would ban sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products within 100 yards of education institutions and
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Guidelines set to check SARS
The Punjab Directorate General of Health Services has taken pre-emptive measures and prepared instructions for air travellers and crew to check the incidence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in
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'Rs2.8bn to be spent on AIDS awareness'
The government has approved a project worth Rs2.8 billion to spread awareness against AIDS, said a health department official. "The amount has been approved to run a sustainable campaign regarding
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Antiradiation pills are urged for children
Households, schools and child-care centers near nuclear power plants should keep potassium iodide pills on hand to protect children from thyroid cancer in the event of a release of radiation, the
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HIV group defends SARS patients' rights
A group of people with HIV urged the government Wednesday to protect the rights of patients diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome. The group, members of which contracted the AIDS virus in