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Diabetes touches epidemic level

One in three patients in the state suffer from diabetic nephropathy, a disease that damages the kidneys and is the single most important cause of end-stage renal problems.

Kerala has a high prevalenc

Condom test machine goes dud, raises HIV risk

The government may be spending crores on AIDS awareness and prevention, but its officials are taking things easy. This is especially so in matters like random quality checking of condoms in the market

Condom test machine goes dud, raises HIV risk

The government may be spending crores on AIDS awareness and prevention, but its officials are taking things easy. This is especially so in matters like random quality checking of condoms in the market

Clinical trials in dock in Kerala

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There’s widespread scare over clinical trials and their impact on ill-informed patients, who are often victims of circumstances than willing collaborators in research. This was foreseen long back, whi

Wardens spur mentally challenged inmates to duel, enjoy cruel joke

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The fatal assault on the traumatized Bihari youth, Satnam Singh Mann, allegedly by the staff at Peroorkada Mental Health Centre,Thiruvananthapuram exposes gross human rights violations at such centres

Kerala: UDF drubs LDF, BJP impresses

Dealing a major blow to the LDF, ruling UDF nominee R. Selvaraj on Friday wrested the Neyyattinkara seat in a fiercely fought triangular contest.

CPM to chart own course

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Amid reports that a section of the delegates are opposing the Chinese model of Socialism, CPI(M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury has reiterated the CPI(M) stand that the party is not following the Ch

No scope for snap polls: Prakash Karat

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CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat has said he does not foresee a midterm poll in the country despite the poor performance of the Congress in the recent assembly elections in various states, and i

Investigations leave boat skipper jobless

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Freddy, the skipper of ill-fated St Antony, is lucky to be alive, but with unpaid debts worth `22 lakh on his boat, life is a big question mark.

Freddy, 30, who saw two of mates on the vessel succumb

Leaders upset as Pinarayi Vijayan snipes at V.S. Achuthanandan

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With the CPI(M) Kerala secretary Pinarayi Vijayan presenting a highly critical report against Opposition Leader V.S. Achuthanandan, indicting him on many counts in the organizational reported presente

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

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