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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Mutated virus strikes?
Doctors in Hong Kong started prescribing heavier doses of medicine during the early stages of SARS after the surprise deaths of six relatively young patients with no other illnesses. However, one
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Census reveals sharp decline in sex ratio in urban areas
Results of the 2001 census show that the child sex ratio, defined as the number of female children in the 0-6 age group per 1,000 male children, has registered a 32 point decline in urban areas over
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Lead leads to thin bones
Bone loss at menopause can cause elevated blood-lead levels that may increase women's risk of high blood pressure, finds a study. Previous studies have linked lead exposure in men with high blood
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Silicosis deaths in Pondicherry
Silicosis strikes glass factory workers, most of them women, in Pondicherry. Seven people are dead and more may be dying. But the government and the factory management tout technicalities in the face
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Lakhs of children deprived of mid day meal
About 1,57,849 children in Bhopal and Hoshangabad division of Madhya Pradesh have been deprived of the mid-day meal in government primary schools. The scheme was started to increase the attendance
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Mysterious fever stalks village; 190 affected
Nearly 190 persons, including 140 children, are down with a mysterious fever that has stalked the remote Choudarypalli village in Devarakadra mandal of the Mahboobnagar district of Andhra
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Muktsar getting impure water
Public health department is supplying untreated drinking water to the residents of this holy city for the last two-three years. According to sources, the water works in Muktsar have a capacity of 1.5
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Amritsar villages make AIDS test a must for marriage
Over 100 villages in Amritsar district of Punjab along the Indo-Pak international border have made HIV tests compulsory before marriage. The move, initiated by Tarn Taran SSP Narinder Bhargav and the
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China's premier says SARS situation 'grave'
China's leaders expressed grave concerns over the deadly SARS outbreak for the first time, following weeks of assurances that the flu-like disease was under control. In China and Hong Kong, another
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Anti-polio drive from today
The Haripur district (Pakistan) government will ensure security of female staff assigned with the task of administering polio drops to children during the five-day anti-polio campaign starting from