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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Orange saviour
All of us know that orange juice is good for fighting cold. It is also known to be helpful in warding off heart diseases. But two new studies report that as little as one glass of orange juice daily
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Time Asia salutes medical heroes
The valiant medical staff of Hong Kong's Prince of Wales Hospital have been listed as a group on top of the hero-list for their devotion in the treatment of the deadly SARS epidemic by the latest
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Hepatitis B vaccine compulsory for kids
The Gujarat health department has made Hepatitis B vaccine compulsory for all children and has included it in its universal immunization programme. Health secretary S K Nanda told TNN that though the
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Claritin changes allergy season
Allergy sufferers who rejoiced when Claritin went over the counter are now dealing with an additional headache: At nearly $1 a pill, nonprescription Claritin is more expensive for insured patients
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AstraZeneca acts to curb drug sales to U.S. via Canada
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (AZN) has become the second major drug company to limit sales of its products to Canadian pharmacies and wholesalers as U.S. residents increasingly buy cheaper drugs from
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Researchers probe gene possibly linked to breast cancer
Researchers investigating a gene that they suspect helps spur breast cancer found an unusual racial disparity: The gene appears active more often in the tumors of black women than white women.
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Death rate from virus more than doubles
The death rate from severe acute respiratory syndrome has more than doubled, to 5.6 percent, since the epidemic was first detected in mid-March, causing deep concern among health officials. Although
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New worry for China as SARS hits the Hinterland
China, under international pressure, has admitted that the outbreak of SARS in big cities like Beijing is far worse than originally reported, it now has a problem that is potentially even more
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Breakthrough for scientists in fight against malaria parasite
Researchers have opened the way for new treatments of malaria, the scourge that threatens 500 million worldwide and kills a child in Africa every 30 seconds. Scientists in Thailand and Edinburgh
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Stem cells help heart patients
Fourteen patients with severe heart failure have been treated with their own stem cells - and appear to be improving, according to scientists. The patients are at the Hospital Procardiaco in Rio de