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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Four more deaths in HK, China fights allegations
China, accused by the WHO of under-reporting SARS cases in Beijing, dug in its heels on Thursday, refusing to revise its toll and insisting it is dealing responsibly. But there was more evidence not
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Beijing didn't sneeze
Democracies may breed dissent, but dictatorships definitely breed catastrophe. The global Sars (severe acute respiratory syndrome) scare is a case in point. Each day brings fears of yet another
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Fireflies shed new light on cancer treatment
A new British study published in the April 15 issue of
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New drugs block Hepatitis C: Study
New experiment compounds may be able to help the body fight off Hepatitis C, reseachers in Washington said. The research, done by separate teams in Canada and the United States, also led to new
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Sewage pipes spread SARS
A SARS patient with diarrhoea infected hundreds of other people in a Hong Kong apartment complex as the deadly disease, apparently spread through sewage pipes and then from person to person, an
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Singapore declares SARS relief package
Singapore drastically cut its economic growth forecast for 2003 because of SARS and announced a US $130 million relief package to help the economy weather the outbreak of the deadly flu-like illness.
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2nd SARS suspect in RML
The health ministry reported that a 42-year-old man from New Zealand with SARS like symptoms arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Wednesday evening. He arrived via flight TG -315 from
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Sick city awaits clean water
Shortage of good drinking water has brought with it water related ailments to the twin cities of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. As many as 476 acute diarrhoea cases have been reported in the Fever
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Orchid Chem keen on DNA library
Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals is looking at the strategy of using biotechnology as the foundation for its drug discovery programme. According to Dr C. Bhaktavatsala Rao, Deputy Managing
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WB aided healthcare project to cover state
A World Bank sponsored 'India healthcare' project, a mobile computing integrated healthcare system, would be extended to the entire state by the year end, minister for health Dr Kodela Siva Prasad