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Desi Rotaviral Vaccine Can Save A Lakh Children Annually	20.5.2013	Govt of india: PIB Features
Desi Rotaviral Vaccine Can Save A Lakh Children Annually
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Temp drops to 42.6, but heatwave continues	20.5.2013	Allahabad - City - The Times of India
People of Sangam city got a little respite from heat as the mercury dropped to 42.6 degrees Celsius on Sunday in comparison to 46 degrees on Saturday. However, the city continued to reel under intense heat with hot winds prevailing despite the slight temperature drop.
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Oxfam warns of health risks to Syria refugees	20.5.2013	Latest News
Aid organisation Oxfam warned today that the warmer weather will increase health-related risks for hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon, and appealed for urgent funds. With temperatures set to soar up to 40 degrees Celsius ...
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'Most US public swimming pools contain poop bacteria'	19.5.2013	Latest News
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned US citizens that public swimming pool is filled with fecal matter.The researchers from CDC collected water samples from filters at 160 indoor and outdoor pools around Atlanta, and found ...
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Ask, don't tell: the missionary aid model is the wrong way to help Haitians \| Jill Filipovic	17.5.2013	Guardian: Comment is Free
NGOs and aid groups should collaborate with Haitians, not perpetuate an often harmful 'we'll tell you what to do' culture "Haiti is not what you see on CNN." That was one of the first things Haitian entrepreneur Claudel Dumas told me when I visited the country in April. He was right. Yes, Haiti is extremely poor, and infrastructure is sorely lacking. The government is inefficient, and the nation is speckled with visitors there to "help", like missionaries and NGO workers. What's missing from the story, though, are the many Haitians working to improve their country, and who say they would be much better served by collaboration, rather than aid coming from the top down. Many NGOs do fantastic, necessary work, and there's no doubt that most individuals who dedicate their lives to development work are well-intentioned and good at their jobs. But development aid too often comes with a particular power dynamic in which aid-givers set the agendas and the recipients are expected to be grateful. ...
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Mercury touches 45-degree mark in Allahabad	17.5.2013	Allahabad - City - The Times of India
Day temperature touched 45-degree mark on Thursday as the Sangam City continued to reel under intense heatwave conditions.
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Study finds contaminated water supply by KWA	17.5.2013	Hindu: News
High incidence of Hepatitis A in two grama panchayats
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No. 1 swimming pool problem? It's number two!	17.5.2013	MSNBC
No. 1 swimming pool problem? It's number two!
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Over 300 million Indians still defecate in the open: WHO-UNICEF report (Cached)	15.5.2013	Down to Earth
Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan do much better in improving access to sanitation One-third of the world’s population, about 2.4 billion people, will remain without access to improved sanitation in 2015, according to a report recently published jointly by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations International Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF). The report says that three south Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal have shown significant improvement in the past 20 years. In India, however, more than the quarter of the population still practices open defecation.
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Eat bugs, fight hunger and malnutrition (Cached)	15.5.2013	Down to Earth
Beetles, caterpillars, wasps can supplement diets, give nutrition and create employment, says FAO			Also found in: [+]
Syria facing critical shortages of food, other supplies: UN (Cached)	15.5.2013	New Kerala: India News
New York, May 15 : A United Nations inter-agency mission that recently visited the Syrian village of Houla - the site of a massacre of over 100 people in May 2012 - found a critical shortage of food, water, medical supplies and fuel, the world body said Tuesday.
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Health tips for holidays, travelling and food infections (Cached)	14.5.2013	TOI: All Headlines
Health tips for holidays, travelling and food infections
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Man dies due to typhoid in Jamnagar village	14.5.2013	Rajkot - City - The Times of India
The typhoid outbreak in Dhunvav village, some 7km from Jamnagar, has claimed one life. A 35-year-old man, Kantilal Jadav, who was diagnosed of typhoid around 10 days ago, died at his house.
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Steps to contain epidemic reviewed	13.5.2013	Hindu: News
A meeting, on Saturday presided over by Minister for Health V.S. Sivakumar, to review the measures to counter the spread of epidemic called for the strict enforcement of a three-week ban on the s...
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Juice from push-cart may wet & wound your throat	13.5.2013	newindianexpress.com

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Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to use water filters to fight cholera, jaundice - Times of India	13.5.2013	Ahmedabad News
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to use water filters to fight cholera, jaundice Times of India AHMDABAD: For years more than 400 slum clusters of Ahmedabad have been plagued by problems of water contamination and diseases every summer. Periodic cases of jaundice and cholera have been often traced to mixing of sewage with drinking water. ...
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Sale of sip-ups, ice in shops banned in Kollam	11.5.2013	Hindu: Home
District Collector P.G. Thomas has issued orders banning the production and sale of sip-ups (a form of ice-cream packed in plastic tubes) and use of ice in shops selling fruit juices in the distri...
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Low-cost, portable water purifier coming	11.5.2013	Hindu: S & T
Device, meant to provide pathogen-free water, to be tested soon
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Haiti cholera victims threaten to drag UN to court for compensation (Cached)	10.5.2013	Down to Earth
8,000 people have lost their lives because of the disease in the past two-and-a-half years In one of the worst epidemics in recent history in which over 8,000 people have died, cholera victims in Haiti have given the United Nations (UN) 60 days to begin talks on compensation. Else, they will drag the world body to court.
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Synthetic spider venom makes a kinder, safer antidote	10.5.2013	New Scientist: GM Organisms
Synthetic spider venom makes a kinder, safer antidote
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