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Woman, 62, Wanted To Buy Sleeping Pills, But Lost Rs 77 Lakh In Digital Arrest
Neeru, 62, was browsing different drug stores' websites to purchase sleeping pills, a medicine she takes every month for her neurological illness. She then received a call from an officer, accusing her of buying "illicit drugs".
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Centre Flags Carcinogen Fears On Acidity Medicine Ranitidine, Orders Probe
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has directed all state and union territory drug regulators to ensure manufacturers of Ranitidine -- a commonly used acidity medicine --monitor NDMA levels.
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Fitness, Healthy Diet Not Enough? Shefali Jariwala Death Stokes Heart Fears
The death of 42-year-old Shefali Jariwala, who shot to fame two decades back with the 'Kaanta Laga' music video, due to a sudden cardiac arrest, has shocked the nation
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US Senators Fear Facebook, Instagram Parent Meta Censoring Abortion Posts
US senators seek answers from Facebook, Instagram parent Meta regarding censored information on abortion posts. The senators questioned how many posts about abortion have been removed since the US Supreme Court overturned a long-standing right to such medical care. Meta, referring to a tweet by spokesman Andy Stone, stated that attempts to provide ...
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Fiat Beats Crypto as Preferred Choice for Financial Crimes in US Treasury Report
Despite widespread fears that cryptocurrencies could be used for criminal purposes, a report published by the US Treasury indicates that the bulk of financial crimes is still using fiat money.
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Medical Journal Lancet Withdraws Study Flagging COVID-19 Drug's Risk
Three of the four authors behind a large-scale study in The Lancet that raised safety fears over the use of common anti-malarial drugs to treat COVID-19 retracted their paper on Thursday, blaming a health care company that supplied the dataset.
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Ex-Bureaucrat Accused In Gang-Rape, Murder Of Jammu 8-Year-Old Surrenders
A retired government officer accused of planning the kidnapping, gang-rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua in January surrendered to the police today. Sanji Ram, 60, had been avoiding arrest since the high court directed the crime branch to arrest him.
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"I Fear For My Life": Lawyer Probing Philippine President's Anti-Drug War
Philippine lawyer Jude Sabio felt it was his duty to bring President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs to the attention of international war crimes prosecutors, but now that a probe into the killings is under way, he fears he too has become a target.
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'I've Begun To Fear As Even Girls Have Started Drinking Beer': Manohar Parrikar
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is a worried man these days as girls have started consuming alcohol.
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Honeypreet Insan Fears Drug Mafia, Is Woman In Burqa on CCTV: Lawyer
A woman in a burqa walks briskly, a handbag dangling on one arm, in security footage believed to be of Honeypreet Insan, the missing "adopted daughter" of jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. The video is from a CCTV in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar, near the home of a lawyer who claims the 36-year-old came to him for help with her court p...
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Germany's Orange Ecstasy Pills Have Trump's Name - And Face - All Over Them
Police and parents have long worried about the dangers of drugs designed to look like candy. The fear, somewhat debunked, is that children would mistakenly get their hands on, say, meth that looks much like a lollipop.
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The Rise Of Heroin Brings Violence And Fear To Mexico
In this skittish town on Mexico's heroin highway, civilians with rusty shotguns shake down passing cars for contributions to the public defense. The police were disbanded years ago. The mayor recently got a death threat and fled in the governor's helicopter.
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This Antibiotic Drug May Disrupt the Formation of Fears and Negative Thoughts
The study was conducted on 76 healthy volunteers who were divided two groups - one that received placebo while the other was given doxycycline.
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Blog: How I, As A 21-Year-Old, Fell For Heroin
Inhaling a tiny bit of melted brown powder off a strip of aluminium foil made me feel god-like. It was homecoming, it was completion, it was Kevlar for the soul. Nothing from the real world got through that. Not fear or sorrow or disappointment (nor joy or meaning either, but at the time I didn't care about all that).
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New Drug May Calm Anxious Dogs During Noisy Events
Dog lovers, take note! A new drug that may help your pooch calm down when it experiences fear and anxiety due to loud noises, such as Diwali fireworks, thunder and construction work, has been approved in the US.
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Woman, 62, Wanted To Buy Sleeping Pills, But Lost Rs 77 Lakh In Digital Arrest
Neeru, 62, was browsing different drug stores' websites to purchase sleeping pills, a medicine she takes every month for her neurological illness. She then received a call from an officer, accusing her of buying "illicit drugs".
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Centre Flags Carcinogen Fears On Acidity Medicine Ranitidine, Orders Probe
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has directed all state and union territory drug regulators to ensure manufacturers of Ranitidine -- a commonly used acidity medicine --monitor NDMA levels.
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Fitness, Healthy Diet Not Enough? Shefali Jariwala Death Stokes Heart Fears
The death of 42-year-old Shefali Jariwala, who shot to fame two decades back with the 'Kaanta Laga' music video, due to a sudden cardiac arrest, has shocked the nation
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US Senators Fear Facebook, Instagram Parent Meta Censoring Abortion Posts
US senators seek answers from Facebook, Instagram parent Meta regarding censored information on abortion posts. The senators questioned how many posts about abortion have been removed since the US Supreme Court overturned a long-standing right to such medical care. Meta, referring to a tweet by spokesman Andy Stone, stated that attempts to provide ...
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Fiat Beats Crypto as Preferred Choice for Financial Crimes in US Treasury Report
Despite widespread fears that cryptocurrencies could be used for criminal purposes, a report published by the US Treasury indicates that the bulk of financial crimes is still using fiat money.
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Medical Journal Lancet Withdraws Study Flagging COVID-19 Drug's Risk
Three of the four authors behind a large-scale study in The Lancet that raised safety fears over the use of common anti-malarial drugs to treat COVID-19 retracted their paper on Thursday, blaming a health care company that supplied the dataset.
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Ex-Bureaucrat Accused In Gang-Rape, Murder Of Jammu 8-Year-Old Surrenders
A retired government officer accused of planning the kidnapping, gang-rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua in January surrendered to the police today. Sanji Ram, 60, had been avoiding arrest since the high court directed the crime branch to arrest him.
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"I Fear For My Life": Lawyer Probing Philippine President's Anti-Drug War
Philippine lawyer Jude Sabio felt it was his duty to bring President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs to the attention of international war crimes prosecutors, but now that a probe into the killings is under way, he fears he too has become a target.
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'I've Begun To Fear As Even Girls Have Started Drinking Beer': Manohar Parrikar
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is a worried man these days as girls have started consuming alcohol.
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Honeypreet Insan Fears Drug Mafia, Is Woman In Burqa on CCTV: Lawyer
A woman in a burqa walks briskly, a handbag dangling on one arm, in security footage believed to be of Honeypreet Insan, the missing "adopted daughter" of jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. The video is from a CCTV in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar, near the home of a lawyer who claims the 36-year-old came to him for help with her court p...
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Germany's Orange Ecstasy Pills Have Trump's Name - And Face - All Over Them
Police and parents have long worried about the dangers of drugs designed to look like candy. The fear, somewhat debunked, is that children would mistakenly get their hands on, say, meth that looks much like a lollipop.
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The Rise Of Heroin Brings Violence And Fear To Mexico
In this skittish town on Mexico's heroin highway, civilians with rusty shotguns shake down passing cars for contributions to the public defense. The police were disbanded years ago. The mayor recently got a death threat and fled in the governor's helicopter.
-
This Antibiotic Drug May Disrupt the Formation of Fears and Negative Thoughts
The study was conducted on 76 healthy volunteers who were divided two groups - one that received placebo while the other was given doxycycline.
-
Blog: How I, As A 21-Year-Old, Fell For Heroin
Inhaling a tiny bit of melted brown powder off a strip of aluminium foil made me feel god-like. It was homecoming, it was completion, it was Kevlar for the soul. Nothing from the real world got through that. Not fear or sorrow or disappointment (nor joy or meaning either, but at the time I didn't care about all that).
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New Drug May Calm Anxious Dogs During Noisy Events
Dog lovers, take note! A new drug that may help your pooch calm down when it experiences fear and anxiety due to loud noises, such as Diwali fireworks, thunder and construction work, has been approved in the US.
