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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Vaccination programme to combat rubella stepped up
In the past two months 1,633 young women from various colleges in the Chennai city, Tamil Nadu have been vaccinated for Rubella is the cause for 25.5 per cent of congenital malformations which
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The heat is on : Viral diarrhoea catching its victims young
With the sudden rise in temperature and humidity, the Chandigarh city has witnessed a spurt in cases of viral diarrhoea. And its most vulnerable targets are children in the age group of 2 to 6 years.
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Hospital to start tissue valve bank
Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore, which is celebrating the first anniversary of its new complex, said to be the biggest in Asia, will start a tissue valve bank at a cost of Rs 2 crore. The
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'Doctors lack exposure to occupational health hazards'
Among the most ill informed on occupational health hazards are doctors and industrial workers themselves, speakers said at a meeting. They cited instances of doctors treating silicosis patients for
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An anti-rabies vaccine deadlier than dog bite
Experts say that 1 out of 200 people who are given the vaccine suffer from side effects, ranging from pain and swelling at the site of injection to fever and allergic reactions. There can even be
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User-friendly kit to detect TB to be introduced
Indian scientists are developing Bio-MeMs based micro diagnostic kits to detect Tuberculosis that would reduce time taken to identify the disease to a few hours from over a week. Chandigarh-based
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China admits 339 SARS cases
Amid mounting international pressure, China today admitted that there were 339 SARS cases in Beijing, in addition to 402 suspected cases, and cancelled a week-long national holiday, signalling the
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Punjab to go for health and herbal resorts
After evincing interest in casinos, the Punjab Government has now invited investros for setting up health and herbal resorts in the state.The State Government would identify areas along the
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12 more SARS deaths in Hong Kong
Hong Kong today reported 12 more deaths from the killer atypical pneumonia, the maximum in the territory in a single day, increasing its overall toll to 81, even as the government kicked off an
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Himachal to set up Herbal resorts
With Spa and herbal resorts being the latest fad, especially amongst the foreing tourists, Himachal and Punjab will invite private investors to set up units as part of their tourism promotion