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At 732 Million, India Tops List on Number of People Without Access to...
In addition to the increased risk of disease, the lack of sanitation facilities also makes women and girls susceptible to harassment. India, the world’s second-largest country by population, has the...
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Arsenic poisoning is spreading. We need drastic steps to tackle it
In a reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, the Union ministry of water resources said 239 million people across 153 districts in 21 states drink water that contains high levels of arsenic. That’s...
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WHO to recognize gaming disorder as mental health condition in 2018
In 2018, playing video games obsessively might lead to a diagnosis of a mental health disorder. In the beta draft of its forthcoming 11th International Classification of Diseases, the World Health...
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Antipsychotic drugs, restraints and seclusion: Mental health treatments...
Melbourne woman Jessica* is still struggling to come to terms with the debilitating impact of being on antipsychotic medications for long periods. She started taking them from her early 30s, when she...
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How alcohol damages stem cell DNA and increases cancer risk
Kate Kelland Drinking alcohol produces a harmful chemical in the body which can lead to permanent genetic damage in the DNA of stem cells, increasing the risk of cancer developing, according to...
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Over 50 children die in Bihar, India, from brain disease linked to lychee fruits
At least 53 children have died in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, in northern India, from a brain disease thought to be linked to lychee fruit, while dozens more have been hospitalized. Acute Encephalitis Syndrome...
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Horns Are Growing on Human Skulls Because of Phone Use
By Zaria Gorvett From the emergence of a spiky growth at the back of some people’s skulls to the enigmatic finding that our elbows are getting narrower, our bones are changing in surprising ways Today...
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Horns Are Growing on Human Skulls Because of Phone Use
By Zaria Gorvett From the emergence of a spiky growth at the back of some people’s skulls to the enigmatic finding that our elbows are getting narrower, our bones are changing in surprising ways Today...
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Primary health centre in Bihar being used as cow shelter even as encephalitis...
Startling medical apathy is coming to light from the state of Bihar where as many as 172 children have reportedly died due to encephalitis, a majority of them at the Kejriwal Hospital and Sri Krishna...
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A New Laser Can Target And Kill Bloodstream Cancer Cells in Real Time
A team of scientists from the University of Arkansas have successfully tested a laser that can track down cancer cells and kill them – all from outside the skin. While being completely non-invasive,...
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