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Mayor denies cholera deaths

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Mayor Saidai S Duraisamy has stoutly denied cholera deaths in Chennai, saying that not a single death occurred due to cholera or ADD (Acute Diarrheal Disease) over the last nine months since he assume

Civic schools lie in deep neglect

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Students of corporation schools are most vulnerable to water borne and communicable diseases. DC visited several corporation schools in Chennai and found appalling sanitation conditions prevailing in

Dengue claims 10th life

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The BBMP continues to deny that there is a serious dengue outbreak in the city and has gone to the extent of threatening to file a complaint against the doctor who has given a report confirming that t

50% of TB patients have diabetes: Study

As many as 50 per cent of people with tuberculosis in Tamil Nadu are either diabetic or have pre-diabetes, a study conducted by a city hospital has found. The study also found that most of the diabeti

Doctors remove tumour from retina

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When opthalmologists at the Government Eye Hospital here diagnosed 23-year-old Nagapooshnam with orbital teratoma, they did not consider it a rare case.

“We surgically remove scores of tumours and gr

Kama Sutra is all about sensuality, not sexuality

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When sexologist Dr Narayana Reddy received his first copy of the Kama Sutra as a wedding gift, he did not bothered to read it assuming that it would be nothing but a voyeuristic collection of differen

Kama Sutra is all about sensuality, not sexuality

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When sexologist Dr Narayana Reddy received his first copy of the Kama Sutra as a wedding gift, he did not bothered to read it assuming that it would be nothing but a voyeuristic collection of differen

Chile bans marketing of toys in children's food

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McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and other fast-food companies are being accused in Chile of violating the country's new law against including toys with children's meals.

These and other companies are k

Swathi Krishna out of hospital

“I have now words to express my gratitude to all those who prayed for me. I am indebted to the doctors, nurses and other staff of the hospital and all those who helped me,” said a beaming Swathi Krish

Hotels lack freezers

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The recent raids on hotels and eateries in the city by the food safety authorities and the corporation health squad have revealed that only less than 10 per cent of those in the food industry have pro

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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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