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Sunday Observer2h
Sri Lanka faces a growing toll of preventable drownings
A heartbreaking tragedy unfolded in Mahiyanganaya last Sunday (July 20) when a young couple walking along the Viyana canal ...
The fault in our salt: Are Indians consuming too much salt?
With Indians consuming salt far in excess of the WHO-mandated limit of 5 gm a day, epidemiologists, researchers and food ...
The Logical Indian4h
Cambridge Study Links Air Pollution to 17% Higher Dementia Risk, Urges Urgent Policy Action
New research confirms long-term exposure to air pollutants significantly raises dementia risk, urging urgent government ...
A Massive New Study of 24,000 People Says This Is What Happens to People Who Stay Up Too Late Every Night
Today’s study comes to us from the medical school at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. It involves tracking the ...
The Christian Science Monitor12h
Other nations had a pandemic reckoning. Why hasn’t the US?
The pandemic exacerbated growing distrust between elites and citizens. That has made it hard to take stock of why the United States fared worse than many other countries. Those calling for a pandemic ...
The ultra-processed foods that appear healthy but are quietly doing harm
UPFs are readily available, very popular and often hard to resist, especially when people are feeling pressed for time ...
The fault in our salt: The condiment’s cultural pull in India — and why it comes at a cost to public health
With Indians consuming salt far in excess of the WHO-mandated limit of 5 gm a day, epidemiologists, researchers, and food historians help trace how people took to the flavour enhancer organically, and ...