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Social Media Has Direct Impact On Mental Health: US Surgeon General To NDTV
There is a direct connection between social media use and mental health, especially among teenagers, the US Surgeon General Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy told NDTV today.
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Mpox Virus Outbreak: Understanding the Complex Transmission and Global Spread
Mpox, a viral disease that has been around for decades, is currently experiencing a surge in cases across multiple regions. The complexity of this outbreak stems from the fact that three different variants are spreading simultaneously in different populations and locations. The most affected areas include the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...
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70 Million Indian Adults, 12.5 Million Children Are Obese, Says Lancet Study
India is grappling with a potential obesity epidemic, especially among its youth, according to a new global analysis published byThe Lancet.
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World AIDS Day 2022: Theme, Significance, History And Importance
HIV became and continues to be a global health epidemic due to a number of shortcomings, including division, inequality, and contempt for human rights.
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"One For The History Books": UN Moves Closer To Global Plastic Treaty
The United Nations is to launch formal negotiations on Wednesday for a global treaty to address a plastic trash "epidemic" that supporters say is a historic moment for the planet.
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Big Tech Should Reimburse Victims of Online Scams, British Lawmakers Say
Big tech companies whose online platforms carry advertisements for scams should be made to reimburse victims, British lawmakers said, as part of wider efforts to combat a growing epidemic of online fraud in Britain.
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World No Tobacco Day 2021: Here's Why Quitters Are Winners
World No Tobacco Day 2021: Today is World No Tobacco Day. The theme of 2021 theme and campaign of World No Tobacco Day is: Commit to Quit. Ending the global tobacco epidemic is a defining challenge in global health
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Michelin-Star Restaurant Successfully Reopens As Burger Joint Post Covid-19
The restaurant had shut shop for a few months due to the global lockdown situation. It has now reopened as a burger-only affair with just two burgers on its menu.
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Coronavirus: Top 11 Popular Food Myths Around The Disease Busted
There are many alternative cures and preventive measures doing the rounds on the internet. A fact check on them reveals that most of them are untrue.
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Global COVID-19 Death Count Crosses 1 Lakh: Report
The number of deaths linked to the novel coronavirus reached 100,000 on Friday, as the tally of cases passed 1.6 million, according to a Reuters tally.
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Coronavirus: This Picture Of Corona Pakoda Goes Viral On Social Media. Seen It Yet?
A picture of 'Corona Pakoda' has gone viral on social media, and netizens are loving the Pakoda that resembles the Coronavirus strain.
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Coronavirus May Be Over By June If Countries Act: China's Medical Adviser
The global coronavirus pandemic could be over by June if countries mobilise to fight it, a senior Chinese medical adviser said on Thursday, as China declared the peak had passed there and new cases in Hubei fell to single digits for the first time.
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US Bans All Travel From Europe For 30 Days Amid Coronavirus Scare
US President Donald Trump has suspended all travel from Europe to the United States for 30 days amid scare over novel coronavirus or COVID-19, adding that the "strong but necessary" restrictions would not apply to the UK where 460 cases of the illness have been confirmed. "Europe saw more cases because governments failed to stop travel from China, ...
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Global Stock, Oil Markets Bounce Back After Coronavirus Triggered Monday Mayhem
Oil and equity markets staged solid rebounds on Tuesday after the previous day's pummelling, with signs of co-ordinated action by the world's biggest economies to cushion the economic impact of coronavirus helping pull investors out of panic mode. Most benchmark government bond yields also rose from record lows hit the previous day, as hopes for st...
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Manmohan Singh Sees India "Slipping Away", Says PM Must Reassure Nation
India faces imminent danger from the trinity of social disharmony, economic slowdown and a global health epidemic, Manmohan Singh says in an article published in The Hindu newspaper on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi "must convince the nation, not merely through words but by deeds, that he is cognisant of the dangers we face and reassure the n...
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Social Media Has Direct Impact On Mental Health: US Surgeon General To NDTV
There is a direct connection between social media use and mental health, especially among teenagers, the US Surgeon General Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy told NDTV today.
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Mpox Virus Outbreak: Understanding the Complex Transmission and Global Spread
Mpox, a viral disease that has been around for decades, is currently experiencing a surge in cases across multiple regions. The complexity of this outbreak stems from the fact that three different variants are spreading simultaneously in different populations and locations. The most affected areas include the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...
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70 Million Indian Adults, 12.5 Million Children Are Obese, Says Lancet Study
India is grappling with a potential obesity epidemic, especially among its youth, according to a new global analysis published byThe Lancet.
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World AIDS Day 2022: Theme, Significance, History And Importance
HIV became and continues to be a global health epidemic due to a number of shortcomings, including division, inequality, and contempt for human rights.
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"One For The History Books": UN Moves Closer To Global Plastic Treaty
The United Nations is to launch formal negotiations on Wednesday for a global treaty to address a plastic trash "epidemic" that supporters say is a historic moment for the planet.
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Big Tech Should Reimburse Victims of Online Scams, British Lawmakers Say
Big tech companies whose online platforms carry advertisements for scams should be made to reimburse victims, British lawmakers said, as part of wider efforts to combat a growing epidemic of online fraud in Britain.
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World No Tobacco Day 2021: Here's Why Quitters Are Winners
World No Tobacco Day 2021: Today is World No Tobacco Day. The theme of 2021 theme and campaign of World No Tobacco Day is: Commit to Quit. Ending the global tobacco epidemic is a defining challenge in global health
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Michelin-Star Restaurant Successfully Reopens As Burger Joint Post Covid-19
The restaurant had shut shop for a few months due to the global lockdown situation. It has now reopened as a burger-only affair with just two burgers on its menu.
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Coronavirus: Top 11 Popular Food Myths Around The Disease Busted
There are many alternative cures and preventive measures doing the rounds on the internet. A fact check on them reveals that most of them are untrue.
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Global COVID-19 Death Count Crosses 1 Lakh: Report
The number of deaths linked to the novel coronavirus reached 100,000 on Friday, as the tally of cases passed 1.6 million, according to a Reuters tally.
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Coronavirus: This Picture Of Corona Pakoda Goes Viral On Social Media. Seen It Yet?
A picture of 'Corona Pakoda' has gone viral on social media, and netizens are loving the Pakoda that resembles the Coronavirus strain.
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Coronavirus May Be Over By June If Countries Act: China's Medical Adviser
The global coronavirus pandemic could be over by June if countries mobilise to fight it, a senior Chinese medical adviser said on Thursday, as China declared the peak had passed there and new cases in Hubei fell to single digits for the first time.
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US Bans All Travel From Europe For 30 Days Amid Coronavirus Scare
US President Donald Trump has suspended all travel from Europe to the United States for 30 days amid scare over novel coronavirus or COVID-19, adding that the "strong but necessary" restrictions would not apply to the UK where 460 cases of the illness have been confirmed. "Europe saw more cases because governments failed to stop travel from China, ...
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Global Stock, Oil Markets Bounce Back After Coronavirus Triggered Monday Mayhem
Oil and equity markets staged solid rebounds on Tuesday after the previous day's pummelling, with signs of co-ordinated action by the world's biggest economies to cushion the economic impact of coronavirus helping pull investors out of panic mode. Most benchmark government bond yields also rose from record lows hit the previous day, as hopes for st...
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Manmohan Singh Sees India "Slipping Away", Says PM Must Reassure Nation
India faces imminent danger from the trinity of social disharmony, economic slowdown and a global health epidemic, Manmohan Singh says in an article published in The Hindu newspaper on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi "must convince the nation, not merely through words but by deeds, that he is cognisant of the dangers we face and reassure the n...
