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COVID-19: Delhi HC suspends breath analyser tests for air traffic controll
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday suspended breath analyser tests for air traffic controllers till March 27 in view of the possibility of COVID-19 spread.
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Covid-19: Every Singapore household to get free hand sanitiser
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Singapore, Mar 18 (ANI): All 1.5 million households in Singapore will be provided with up to 500ml of zero-alcohol hand sanitisers for free, announced Temasek Foundation said, as the city-state reported its largest single-day jump in Covid-19 cases on Tuesday.
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Zydus announces world's first drug for treatment of NASH
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Mar 5 (ANI): Global pharmaceutical company Zydus Cadila, on Thursday announced that the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved its new drug application (NDA) for Saroglitazar, a medicine for the treatment of a liver disease called Non-Cirrhotic Non-
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Alcohol advertisements make teenagers vulnerable to alcoholism: Study
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 29 (ANI): It is common knowledge that advertisements impact peoples' purchasing decisions to a significant degree. A new study has exposed the vulnerability of youth towards developing a drinking habit due to the influence of alcohol advertising.
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Study links alcohol advertisement exposure to increased teen drinking
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 24 (ANI): Advertisements have been a great influence on people when it comes down to consuming goods. A new analysis has shed light on the fact that youth are considered more vulnerable when exposed to alcohol advertising, which can ultimately cause them to start d
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Goa to create special 'liquor' zones on beaches
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Goa tourism minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Wednesday said in order to keep the beaches clean for the national and international tourist we have marked some areas on popular beaches to establish picnic zones where liquor drinking would be allowed.
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Total liquor ban not possible in Rajasthan, says state Excise Minister
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur(Rajasthan) [India], Feb 18 (ANI): Complete ban on alcohol in Rajasthan is not a viable policy, state Excise Minister Shanti Dhariwal on Tuesday told the legislative Assembly.
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Nitish Kumar pitches for nation-wide ban on liquor at an event in New Delh
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Addressing a convention on "Liquor-free India", Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called for a nationwide ban on alcohol.
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People with alcoholic parents have impaired brain transition ability
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 16 (ANI): A recent study has demonstrated that the brains of individuals whose parents suffered from alcohol use issues are unable to switch between active and resting states. This abnormality manifests itself in the affected people regardless of their own drinking
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Fewer liquor stores can lower homicide rate, study suggests
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), Feb 16 (ANI): New research in Baltimore suggests that bringing down the number of stores that sell alcohol can be a major step towards lowering homicide rates.
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Researchers explore science behind 'beer goggles' effect
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 14 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers explored the 'beer goggles' effect' in which consumption of alcohol makes even physically unattractive persons appear beautiful.
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Hit by cricket ball, man shoots at children in Tehri
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Feb 13 (ANI): Two children were allegedly shot at by a man while they were playing cricket in a village in Uttarakhand's Tehri district on Thursday.
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