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Kim Barker (ProPublica) 07 October 2013
A Health and Human Services official, unable to attend a clinical drug trial conference, still made an appearance The taped speech sounded almost like a confession, even a hostage plea.   “My name is Chris Galvin,” the faceless voice said, blaring out over the microphones in a...

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Moneylife Digital Team 07 October 2013
The apex court has turned down BCCI's proposal for setting up a special purpose committee to probe spot-fixing scam in the IPL T20 tournaments The Supreme Court on Monday while rejecting a suggestion by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for special committee has proposed a...

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Moneylife Digital Team 04 October 2013
Moneylife Foundation held an exclusive, in-depth session which delved into different options for fixed income investments. Each investment option was discussed in detail for its advantages and disadvantages Moneylife Foundation hosted its 184th seminar with the event titled “High...

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Gaurang Damani 04 October 2013
Several studies have been conducted all over the world, including India, on the harmful effects of cell phone radiation. Here are some practical and simple tips on how you can take precaution and protect yourself from radiation India has about 100 crore mobile phone users and there will...

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Kara Brandeisky (ProPublica) 03 October 2013
A roundup of interesting stories about US government shutdowns We’ve been here before: The U.S. government has shut down due to lack of funding 18 times in its history. Most of those shutdowns were short-lived, usually lasting only a few days or a little over a week. The longest shutdown...

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Tim Harford is back making the dismal science sound very interesting Will we be richer or poorer in 10 years’ time? Why isn’t austerity working? Is the economy running out of control? All these are pertinent questions that are usually answered by academicians, experts, economists and...

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A whole dubious industry has sprung up in the US to help you take care of your money Indian savers and investors are all too familiar with how financial products are mis-sold. After all, the financial services industry, not just in India but world over, has incentives to generate sales;...

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Aditi Roy 02 October 2013
Forced prostitution is a ghastly form of human trafficking that affects thousands of young girls. Aditi Roy writes about an effort to rescue them and give them a new life Forced prostitution, the ghastliest form of human trafficking is rampant in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Unsuspecting...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 October 2013
Obama says the longer this shutdown continues, the worse the effects will be as more families will be hurt and more businesses will be harmed With both Democrats and Republicans sticking to their stands on a new budget pushing the shutdown into the second day on Wednesday, President...

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Theodoric Meyer (ProPublica) 02 October 2013
The designation could make it harder for Syrian refugees to come to the US, even if they haven't actually taken up arms against the regime Authorized by Congress, the CIA has started sending weapons to Syrian rebels. But under a legal definition of terrorism adopted by the U.S....

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 October 2013
Putin has been nominated for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize by a Russian advocacy group for his  role in preventing a US missile strike on Syria and initiatives to dismantle Damascus’ chemical weapons Russian President Vladimir Putin has been nominated for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize by a...

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Rote learning and quality of education has killed the essence of medical education. Students must be told not to fear failure as a learning process Rote learning has killed the essence of education. To get near-100% marks in entrance examinations, students are encouraged to memorise...

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Medical developments from around the world Popularity of Treadmill Work Stations For some years now, studies have revealed that sitting for a long time is bad for health and leads to obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. Health conscious companies, in the United...

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Moneylife Digital Team 30 September 2013
Several NGOs, activists and citizens were startled at the complete lack of clarity on the huge costs involved in complying with RBI's latest diktat on e-KYC. Also, lack of clarity on the issue of whether each biometric based transaction will involve a transaction cost to UIDAI - who pays this...

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Nina Martin (ProPublica) 30 September 2013
Two years after the US Supreme Court decision tossing a sex discrimination case against the giant retailer, lawyers for women and minorities are navigating an altered legal landscape When the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 5-4 decision in Wal-Mart v. Dukes in June 2011, no one needed a...

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Moneylife Digital Team 27 September 2013
The apex court also took strong exception to Srinivasan still holding the charge of BCCI when his son-in-law has been charge-sheeted in IPL spot-fixing case The Supreme Court on Friday restrained N Srinivasan from taking charge as president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)...

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Stephen Engelberg  and   Robin Fields (ProPublica) 27 September 2013
Scientists, regulators and manufacturers have come up with numerous proposals that could reduce the toll of deaths and injuries from one of America's most popular drugs Over the past several days, we’ve highlighted the deaths and injuries caused by overdosing on acetaminophen, the active...

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The enormous funds that flow from the powerful pharmaceutical industry helps to keep this myth or ‘no more beyond’ alive, despite many evidences to the contrary The medical fraternity, aided and abetted by the giant pharmaceutical industry, believes and propagates the idea that mankind...

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TruthInAdvertising.org 26 September 2013
E-cigarette companies are avoiding health claims and smoking-secession claims, either of which would invite an FDA crackdown. The television ads produced by e-cig makers Blu and Fin only promote the lack of smoke-smell and ash Is “take back your freedom” a misleading slogan for an...

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Jannis Brühl (ProPublica) 26 September 2013
There is intriguing evidence pointing at long-ago help from Moscow, and help from Western European countries In the wake of a recent Russian-U.S. deal averting American airstrikes, Syria has begun to answer questions about its chemical weapons stockpile. One thing inspectors don’t have...

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