Indians love their ultra-processed foods but with new study linking it to 32 health problems, it’s time to quit
Indians love their ultra-processed foods but with new study linking it to 32 health problems, it’s time to quit

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Ashish Walter
According to a study published in BMG ( is a weekly peer-reviewed medical journal) suggest that ultra processed foods like ice cream, ham, sausages, crisps, mass-produced bread, breakfast cereals, biscuits, carbonated drinks, fruit-flavoured yogurts, instant soups, and some alcoholic drinks including whisky, gin, and rum can increase your risk of death from cardiovascular disease by 50% and a 32% increase in the occurrence of conditions like cancer, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular issues, gastrointestinal and respiratory problems, depression, and anxiety.
indianexpress
24 Students Fall ill After Eating Mid-day Meal At Odisha School
24 Students Fall ill After Eating Mid-day Meal At Odisha School

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Ashish Walter
A government school in Odisha served a mid day meal after which at least 24 students fell ill and were taken to Soro Hospital for immidiate treatment. This incident took place in Udaynarayan Nodal School in Sirapur.
ndtv
Nipah, Chandipura are just tip of the iceberg
Nipah, Chandipura are just tip of the iceberg

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Ashish Walter
Ed Yong, a science writer recently said "we have created the age of “Pandemicene” as we transitioned from the Holocene to the Anthropocene." Colin Carlson warns that climate crisis-propelled flight paths of potential virus spillovers across species as we journey into the future and at least 10,000 species of viruses have the ability to infect humans(Quoted from seminal publication Nature). Virus outbreaks are not natural but determined to win back their violated territories through microbial weapons of mass destruction.
Hindustan Times
‘Living a life of hell’: UPSC aspirant writes to CJI over situation in Delhi’s coaching hubs
‘Living a life of hell’: UPSC aspirant writes to CJI over situation in Delhi’s coaching hubs

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Ashish Walter
Avinash Dubey a civil servant aspirant has written a letter to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud to take action against the authorities responsible for the problem of waterlogging due to which 3 students were drowned in the basement of a coaching Centre in Delhi and to find a permanent solution to the annually recurring problem.
indiatimes
Toxins found
Toxins found in over 100 Indian cough syrups to deaths in the Gambia and Uzbekistan

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Ajay Singh
A report by the Economic Times reveals that over 100 Indian pharma companies have failed quality tests on cough syrups, which contain toxins linked to over 141 children's deaths in Gambia, Cameroon, and Uzbekistan, and have caused an Acute Kidney Injury cluster among them.
Mint
A boy dies of Nipah virus in Kerala, causes the state on high alert
A boy dies of Nipah virus in Kerala, causes the state on high alert

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Nazar Abbas
A 14-year-old boy from Chembrasseri, whose treatment was going on at Kozhikode Medical College and Hospital in Kerala died of Nipah Virus.
The Statesman
Five Lakh to be paid to a woman by doctors & hospital for leaving a needle in her spine 20 years ago
Five Lakh to be paid to a woman by doctors & hospital for leaving a needle in her spine 20 years ago

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Nazar Abbas
In a botched surgery, two doctors left 3.2cm needle in the spine of a woman in Karnataka. It caused her unbearable pain, backache & trauma for almost 6 years to 46 years old.
Times of India
Brain-eating amoeba kills a teenage girl in Kerala
Brain-eating amoeba kills a teenage girl in Kerala

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Nova Chanambam
On Wednesday night in Kerala, a 14-year-old passed away from an amoebic meningoencephalitis infection. According to health officials, this is Kerala's third brain-eating amoeba-related death in the past two months. The teenager, who was born in Kozhikode, Kerala, was admitted to the hospital on June 24 after displaying symptoms such as intense headache, nausea, and vomiting. It is believed that he contracted the illness while taking a bath in a brook close to his home.
Hindustan Times
Why Jamun is considered Amrit in Ayurveda?
Why Jamun is considered Amrit in Ayurveda?

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Nazar Abbas
Indian blackberry also known as Jamun is a dark purple fruit with sweety tart taste. It is considered Amrit in Ayurveda due to a lot of benefits it offers.
The Times of India
A 14-year-old boy dies from rare brain-eating amoeba
Kerala: Teenager dies of infection caused by rare brain-eating amoeba

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Shefali Dhiman
A 14-year-old boy in Kozhikode died of amoebic meningoencephalitis, the third case of the fatal infection in Kerala since May. The previous cases included a five-year-old child from Malappuram and a 13-year-old child from Kannur. Health officials advise caution in 2023 and 2017, keeping in mind previous cases in Alappuzha.
Hindustan Times

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