Health Hazards
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US: Johnson & Johnson asked to pay $29 million to cancer patient who used its talcum powder
This is the latest development in over 13,000 lawsuits the firm is facing across the US.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: If you’ve ever wondered why you get itchy, here’s your answer
Blame histamine.
Scroll Staff
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How your light bulbs could be playing havoc with your health
The wrong kind of light can seriously impact your well-being.
Marisela Mendoza, The Conversation
Trending
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Watch: Pune viewer accuses Times Now anchors of being partial to Modi government on dial-in show
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How a cryptocurrency exchange in Mumbai flourished despite RBI’s ban on virtual coins
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India’s Covid vaccine production will stop in weeks unless US supplies critical components: Report
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India is running out of oxygen, Covid-19 patients are dying – because the government wasted time
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Lahore and Amritsar: Two cities joined at birth are dying together
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Toxins present in PET bottles of soft drinks made by PepsiCo and Coca Cola: Government study
Antimony, lead, chromium, cadmium and the compound DEHP or Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate were found in beverage firms' polyethylene terephthalate packaging.
Scroll Staff
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New study finds smoking can permanently damage DNA
Researchers examined 16,000 people and found that 19 of the 7,000 affected genes among smokers fail to repair itself even after 30 years.
Scroll Staff
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In a garbage-infested village outside Delhi, fevers have been claiming lives this monsoon
But the district health administration refutes claims of a 'mystery virus'. The causes of death were different in each case, they say.
Menaka Rao
Video
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Watch: Spanish dancer Ariadna Hafez’s mesmerising underwater tango performance
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Watch: Migrant workers thronged inter-state bus stand in New Delhi before lockdown announcement
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Watch: Delhi couple shouts at police officers when told to wear masks inside their car
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Watch: Pune viewer accuses Times Now anchors of being partial to Modi government on dial-in show
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Uttar Pradesh Covid-19 crisis: Pyres spill over to pavement outside Ghaziabad crematorium
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Thanks to the 2015 floods, the mosquito season in Chennai may get pretty bad
The boats that the corporation used to spray larvicide along the city’s three main water bodies were damaged in the floods.
Vinita Govindarajan
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Radiation from uranium mines in Jharkhand village is crippling its children
Residents of Jadugoda say that many are born with deformities, but the government denies that there is a problem.
Amita Bhaduri
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What's wrong with white LED streetlights?
The American Medical Association has said that these lights can be bad for health and the environment.
Richard G. 'Bugs' Stevens, The Conversation
The Reel
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Film flashback: In ‘Mississippi Masala’, migration, an inter-racial romance and the idea of home
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Tribute: Vivekh’s comedy captured the imagination of the urban youth
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‘Horror was my playground’: What it meant to be a member of the Ramsay film clan
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The final edition of the Rising Gardens festival has films about solidarity between women
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IFFLA 2021 programme includes ‘Fire in the Mountains’, ‘Biriyaani’, ‘Koozhangal’ and ‘Seththumaan’
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Alert and ready for action: why it’s time to ban energy drinks for under-18s
Given the heightened risk of harm, governments should ban the sale of energy drinks to anyone under the age of 18 years old.
Amy Peacock, Nic Droste and Peter Miller, The Conversation
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Millions of lives at stake as India makes up its mind whether white asbestos is deadly
India has changed its stand once on whether to include the carcinogen in a global list of hazardous substances. What will it do this time?
Rashme Sehgal
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You're susceptible to deadly air pollution even if you don't leave your home
Urban Indians are routinely exposed to toxic elements in paint, batteries, soap and cosmetics, experts warn.
Aarefa Johari
The Field
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IPL 2021: Just kept the same mindset that worked for me last year, says Punjab Kings’ Mayank Agarwal
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Formula One: Verstappen wins chaotic GP at Imola, Hamilton second after rare mistake
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IPL 2021, CSK vs RR preview: MS Dhoni, Sanju Samson look to build on winning momentum
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Champions League: PSG end virus-hit Lyon’s five-year title reign to reach semi-finals
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IPL 2021: Was worried about my technique after Australia and made a small change, says Prithvi Shaw