Smokers beware: No quick fixes to detox the lungs

November 12, 2021

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Despite social media posts declaring that “lungs can be easily detoxed after smoking” with homemade remedies, there’s...

Climate Change

Google, YouTube fix digital ads policy to curb climate change misinformation

November 5, 2021

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The new policy against violating publisher content, Google-served ads, and monetised YouTube videos come into effect from November 2021. The changing landscape...

In Conversation

‘Hong Kong behind in the queue to get the vaccines’

November 2, 2021

Hong Kong, for its population of around 7.5 million, has 22.5 million doses of COVID vaccines on order. And yet, Asia’s World City is falling behind...

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Beware of misleading Instagram posts on breast cancer

October 30, 2021

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Under the guise of spreading awareness, unscientific claims – that have been debunked over the years – continue to be popular on the social media. An...

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The Facebook Papers: How vaccine misinformation thrived

October 29, 2021

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While Facebook claims to have made “considerable progress” with downgrading misinformation regarding COVID vaccines in users’ feeds, the internal company...

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Bitter gourd juice cannot cure diabetes

October 13, 2021

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Contrary to what viral YouTube videos claim, studies show that there could be adverse effects of consuming bitter gourd daily. Experts warn against the...

OP-ED

It’s okay not to be positive all the time

October 9, 2021

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This World Mental Health Day, let’s aim for balance and the acceptance of all emotions, rather than black-and-white thinking. Research shows that emotional...

In Focus

India has a very good system for mass vaccination : Dr. Roderico Ofrin, WHO Representative to India

October 6, 2021

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The special webinar, hosted by the Asia News Network, in collaboration with DataLEADS and The Statesman, was moderated by Pana Janviroj, Executive Director of...

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Lemons are healthy, but they don’t cure cancer

September 24, 2021

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Researchers have been studying anti-carcinogenic properties of limonoids in laboratories for years. However, they haven’t yet found any conclusive evidence to...