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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Cos gear up to tackle HIV/AIDS
Recognising the importance of tackling Human Immuno deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in organisations, proactive companies have now started drawing up
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Sushma fiat: No condoms, use abstinence
Union Health Minister Sushma Swaraj has had her way. The ABC of AIDS is up for revision: Abstinence and Being faithful come upfront, while the place of 'C' - the condom - as a method of prevention
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HIV high among Surat sex workers
A staggering 43.2 per cent of sex workers in Surat have seroprevalence of HIV or are HIV-positive.These are the findings of a cross-sectional study of sex workers in a health camp in 2000, conducted
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Fight against tobacco giants trips on a legal technically
Florida appeals court threw out a landmark $145 billion punitive damage award against the nation's cigarette makers saying the case should never have gone forward as a class-action lawsuit but rather
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Bayer sent dated drugs to Asia, Latin America
A division of the pharmaceutical company Bayer sold millions of dollars of blood-clotting medicine that carried a high risk or transmitting AIDS to Asia and Latin America in the mid-1980's while
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Taking a cue from international firms, India Inc gears up to tackle AIDS
Recognising the importance of tackling Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS) in organisations, proactive companies have now started drawing up 'Workplace
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China claims SARS on the decline
The Chinese mainland reported 26 new severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) cases and four new deaths from the disease. The cumulative SARS cases rose to 5,271, while the number of SARS patients
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Sharp rise in Taiwan SARS cases
Taiwan reported 65 new SARS infections the island's biggest daily jump in cases as a U.S. health expert assisting the island developed symptoms of the deadly virus. The official with the Centre for
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Scientists told to focus on bluetongue research
Dr V K Taneja, Deputy Director General, Animal Sciences, ICAR urged scientists to prepare a status paper on bluetongue by mapping the affected areas, diagnostics and short and long term approaches
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WHO warns floods in China may boost spread of Sars
The World Health Organisation has warned that serious flooding in southern and central China could fuel the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) while undermining the ability of local