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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New census to decide delimitation
In a move that may nullify the year-long efforts of the Delimitation Commission, the Government is all set to make the population census of 2001 a basis for delimiting constituencies across the
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China economy to slump as SARS takes toll
People have scrapped vacation plans, shopping malls are nearly deserted and waiters hover nervously for diners who never show up. China's admission that Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is
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Birth ratio turning healthier in Gurgaon
Baby girls in Gurgaon are getting a fair chance at life now. The widening gap in the birth ratio of girls and boys in Gurgaon has been arrested to some extent, say experts. This year's birth ratios
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China syndrome
With the axing of Chinese Health Minister Zhang Wenkang and Beijing Mayor Meng Xuenong by the Communist Party of China, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) seems to have claimed its first
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US wants change in India's drug policy
India's drug policy of stringent price control regime is a major concern for US industries because it creates obstacles to maintaining viable businesses in the country, according to a report by the
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Beijing SARS figures nearly 200, say WHO investigators
The World Health Organisation said on Monday about half of the 402 suspected SARS cases in Beijing were most likely to be confirmed. A team of WHO virologists which investigated the outbreak in
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Have SARS? Take papaya extract, says AIDS expert
One of the scientists who pioneered research into the AIDS virus said on Monday he believed it would be years before a cure for SARS was found, but in the meantime he recommended treatment with a
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China sacks mayor over SARS surge
The mayor of Beijing was fired following the disclosure of a tenfold increase in SARS cases in China's capital and charges he mishandled the outbreak, state-run media said, while Hong Kong's leader
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New effort could help limit infant deaths
More than a million newborn babies die without having access to medical care in India every year. But when Sangeeta Atram, a newly-trained health worker, came across the sick seven-day-old baby in
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Ageing gene isolated
Researchers, led by a team of scientists at the National Human genome research institute, have discovered the gene responsible for progeria, the rare and fatal genetic condition that causes