Health Threats
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Dabur US arms sued for selling products allegedly causing cancer
The company has denied the complaints, which it says are based on ‘unsubstantiated and incomplete study’.
Scroll Staff
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Rajasthan: Swine flu claims five more lives, toll since January 1 rises to 48, say authorities
A total of 1,173 people of the 5,061 people whose samples were tested were diagnosed with the virus strain.
Scroll Staff
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As drug-resistance spreads, the world is at risk of a new HIV epidemic
The new HIV epidemic likely to start in poorest countries with little capacity to handle it.
Edsel Maurice Salvana
Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Interview: Infectious diseases are resurfacing in forms that are difficult to treat
Dr Richard Cash, who helped develop oral rehydration therapy for cholera, on India’s vulnerability to drug-resistant infections.
Priyanka Vora
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SC orders BSNL to shut down mobile tower after man claims it caused his cancer
This is the first time a cell tower is being deactivated because of an individual's complaint about its allegedly harmful effects.
Scroll Staff
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Why gluten-free food is not the healthy option you thought it is
People with coeliac disease need to avoid gluten, but a gluten-free diet is otherwise best avoided. It raises the risk of type 2 diabetes.
James Brown, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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74 children dead as encephalitis outbreak in Odisha’s Malkangiri district continues
State director of health services Dr Chittaranjan Nayak said a vaccination programme against the disease would start on December 1.
Scroll Staff
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Smoking may protect against Parkinson’s disease – but it’s more likely to kill you
Smoking causes 96,000 premature deaths a year in the UK. The fact that it protects against Parkinson's disease is not a reason to take up the habit.
Thomas Caspari, The Conversation
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St Stephen's College students to adopt odd-even formula for cell phone usage
More than 70% students voted in favour of the idea when it was proposed during an assembly meeting.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’