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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Villagers take ill due to water contamination
Citizens of Koppal town and its neighbouring villages in Karnataka have taken ill due to gastro-enteritis following supply of contaminated drinking water which is a mixture of drainage water with
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New diagnostic test for babies
To ensure the health of newborns and detect any signs of mental retardation as early as a few months, a new technique of screening babies has been introduced at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. Though the
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Showers breed dengue: Slum gets first case
Apart from water-clogged roads and meandering traffic jams, the above normal monsoon this month has given the Capital another worry. Delhi reported its first case of dengue from a slum colony in
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Decline in Jharkhand leprosy cases
Jharkhand, which has the highest number of leprosy patients in India, has something to cheer about. The State has registered a decline in percentage of cases in comparison with previous year.
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Living under shadow of the virus
The people in the poverty-stricken belt of Nalgonda district in Andhra Pradesh are living under the shadow of fear for their children's safety and health. The virulent viral epidemic, identified as
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Essential Drugs List: The ball is in the Court
From Paclitaxel for cancer to Nevirapine, an anti-AIDS drug
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Free drugs needed to combat TB, says WHO report
Even as pharma big-guns invest resources in addressing problems related to multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (TB), the World Health Organisation (WHO) is of the view that a really grim picture is
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3 dengue cases reported
Three cases of dengue have been reported from different parts of New Delhi this week. With this the total number of dengue cases reported in the city has gone up to
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Workshop on occupational health hazards
A five-day national workshop, to educate trainers of various establishments and NGOs in helping labourers manage occupational health hazards, was inaugurated at the Karnataka State Road Transport
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192 test positive for dengue in State so far: Kagodu
Minister for Heath and Family Welfare Kagodu Thimmappa informed the Legislative Council that 192 dengue cases were reported as positive during this year in the State.