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Pod e-cigarettes less harmful than regular cigarettes, new study finds
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 19 (ANI): Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States, according to federal government data -- and some smokers find it nearly impossible to quit.
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Odisha bans sale, use of firecrackers from November 10-30
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 4 (ANI): Considering the potentially harmful consequences of burning of crackers amid the Covid-l9 pandemic situation and approaching winter, the Government of Odisha has prohibited the sale and use of firecrackers from November 10 to 30 in the public i
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Study focuses on why school bullying prevention programmes that involve pe
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): Looking at the specific components of bullying prevention programmes help to explain the complicated pattern: Unlike intensive programs that include parent training, firm disciplinary methods or improved playground supervision, interventions that involve wo
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This Diwali an alternative to earthen diyas -- one prepared with cow dung
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 20 (ANI): This Diwali, you can try a different kind of diya, besides the traditional earthen lamps. You can try out designer diyas made of cow dung, decorated without any harmful colour or adornments.
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Removal of GIV protein could disturb immune system, says researcher
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): The removal of a protein molecule called Girdin, or GIV, hampers the mechanism of macrophages, which is responsible for the destruction of bacteria and other harmful organisms, according to the researchers at the University of California San Diego School of
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Punjab School Education Department intensifies campaign to make farmers aw
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 12 (ANI): The Punjab School Education Department on Monday said that it has intensified its campaign to make the farmers aware about the harmful effects of paddy straw burning on the environment.
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BJP govt harmful to farmers: Congress protest against new Farm Acts in Ben
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 28 (ANI): Asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led governments at the Centre and the state will not be able to suppress the farmers, the Karnataka Congress held a massive protest during a bandh called against the three new Farm Acts, in Ben
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Make sure your cosmetics are free of this constituent!
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], September 10 (ANI): While cosmetics can help in giving a glow and bounce to dull and lifeless skin, some of the harmful constituents can rather increase skin irritation and cause problems.
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Study finds common sunscreen ingredients prove dangerous for freshwater ec
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): While a lot many people do smother their skin with sunscreen before going for swimming, as per the findings of a new study, this may be harmful on the freshwater organisms and has detrimental effects on them.
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Sri Lanka will have India-first approach, will not do anything harmful to
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug 27 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Foreign Secretary Jayanath Colombage has said that Sri Lanka will always have an India-first approach as far as strategic security is concerned.
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Smoking strongly linked to women's lower take-up of cancer screening servi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): While people are aware of the harmful effects of smoking, new research has revealed that smoking is strongly linked to lower use of cancer screening services by women and more advanced disease once the cancer is diagnosed.
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Biden says India-US share special bond, highlights Trump admin's 'harmful'
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): Joe Biden, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, on Saturday (local time) took a snipe at the Trump administration for its crackdown on legal immigration including 'sudden' and 'harmful' actions on H1B visa and promised that if elected he would con
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