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Study: #Smoking cut to 5% may add a year for men, 0.2 for women by 2050 firstcheck.in/study-smoking-…
Study: Smoking cut to 5% may add a year for men, 0.2 for women by 2050

Study: Smoking cut to 5% may add a year for men, 0.2 for women by 2050

Global life expectancy is projected to reach 78.3 years by 2050, but a reduction in smoking to 5% could add an extra year for men and 0.2 years for women, a stu

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#FACTCHECK: #US Vice President Hopeful JD Vance’s #Disease Surge Claims Contradict #Health Data firstcheck.in/fact-check-us-…
FACT CHECK: US Vice President Hopeful JD Vance's Disease Surge Claims Contradict Health Data

FACT CHECK: US Vice President Hopeful JD Vance's Disease Surge Claims Contradict Health Data

CLAIM: JD Vance asserts a "massive rise" in communicable diseases like HIV and tuberculosis in , Ohio, because of a rise in Haitian migrant population FACT: L

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#FACTCHECK Did #KamalaHarris admit that #COVID was a lab grown virus? firstcheck.in/fact-check-did…
FACT CHECK: Did Kamala Harris admit that COVID was a lab grown virus?

FACT CHECK: Did Kamala Harris admit that COVID was a lab grown virus?

CLAIM Kamala Harris admitted that the COVID virus originated in a lab FACT There is no conclusive evidence to suggest that the pandemic was the result of a l

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People identifying as #LGBTQ+ who have undergone conversion therapy are more likely to experience poor #mentalhealth, according to a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal. firstcheck.in/study-conversi…
Study: Conversion practices linked to higher depression, PTSD in LGBTQ+ adults

Study: Conversion practices linked to higher depression, PTSD in LGBTQ+ adults

People identifying as LGBTQ+ who have undergone conversion therapy are more likely to experience poor mental health, according to a study published in The Lance

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World Rabies Day: #India accounts for 36% of 60,000 annual deaths from #rabies. firstcheck.in/world-rabies-d…
World Rabies Day: India accounts for 36% of 60,000 annual deaths from rabies

World Rabies Day: India accounts for 36% of 60,000 annual deaths from rabies

Every year, rabies claims more than 60,000 lives globally, with India alone accounting for nearly 36 percent of those deaths. Despite being entirely preventable

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#FactCheck Slow chewing of #food helps lower blood sugar spikes. #diabetes firstcheck.in/fact-check-slo…
FACT CHECK: Slow chewing of food helps lower blood sugar spikes

FACT CHECK: Slow chewing of food helps lower blood sugar spikes

CLAIM Slow Chewing of food can be a game changer for blood sugar control. FACT Indeed. Slow chewing of food helps lower blood glucose spikes. Can you help

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#FactCheck Does manuka honey have anti-cancer properties? #HoneyComb #cancer firstcheck.in/fact-check-doe…
FACT CHECK: Does manuka honey have anti-cancer properties?

FACT CHECK: Does manuka honey have anti-cancer properties?

CLAIM: Manuka honey has anti-cancer properties. FACT Manuka honey has shown anti-cancer properties in animal studies and on laboratory-grown human cells. But t

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RFK Jr: ‘A sick child is the USA’s most valuable asset’ at #Trump ally’s event. @RobertKennedyJr firstcheck.in/rfk-jr-a-sick-…
RFK Jr: 'A sick child is the USA's most valuable asset' at Trump ally's event

RFK Jr: 'A sick child is the USA's most valuable asset' at Trump ally's event

The US healthcare system is “an existential threat to our country,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday told members of a congressional roundtable on nutrition and

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Study: Increasing #measles cases observed in double-vaccinated adults. #vaccine firstcheck.in/study-increasi…
Study: Increasing measles cases observed in double-vaccinated adults

Study: Increasing measles cases observed in double-vaccinated adults

The majority of measles cases in England are among unvaccinated individuals but the proportion of measles cases in adults who received two doses of the MMR vacc

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#FactCheck Can eating curd, salad, banana, and radish at night cause health issues? #dietcontrol firstcheck.in/fact-check-can…
FACT CHECK: Can eating curd, salad, banana, and radish at night cause health issues?

FACT CHECK: Can eating curd, salad, banana, and radish at night cause health issues?

CLAIM Consuming curd, salad, banana, radish at night with dinner leads to diseases FACT Scientific evidence does not support the claim that consuming curd, sa

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#Sex education isn’t cause of #promiscuity, irresponsible behaviour: Supreme Court. firstcheck.in/sex-education-…
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#Mentalhealth surpasses #cancer as top global concern, including India. firstcheck.in/mental-health-…
Mental health surpasses cancer as top global concern, including India

Mental health surpasses cancer as top global concern, including India

Mental health has emerged as the leading health concern worldwide, surpassing cancer in significance, according to a Ipsos survey that included India. Ipsos is

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Study: #Depression and #autoimmune disease are linked in new mothers, pregnant women. firstcheck.in/?s=autoimmune
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#FactCheck Can #cancer be cured with #lemon water? firstcheck.in/?s=lemon
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#IVF Specialist Petitions Delhi High Court to Allow Embryo Donation firstcheck.in/ivf-specialist…
IVF Specialist Petitions Delhi High Court to Allow Embryo Donation

IVF Specialist Petitions Delhi High Court to Allow Embryo Donation

An Indian in-vitro fertilization (IVF) specialist has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court challenging current regulations that prohibit the donation of unu

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#FactCheck Should you avoid #caffeine completely when trying to conceive? firstcheck.in/fact-check-sho…
FACT CHECK: Should you avoid caffeine completely when trying to conceive?

FACT CHECK: Should you avoid caffeine completely when trying to conceive?

CLAIM: Caffeine should not be consumed at all while trying to conceive. FACT: Recent scientific research suggests that this widely held belief may not be enti

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#FactCheck Should you tie and suck a #snake bite, as shown in movies? firstcheck.in/fact-check-sho…
FACT CHECK: Should you tie and suck a snake bite, as shown in movies?

FACT CHECK: Should you tie and suck a snake bite, as shown in movies?

CLAIM If bitten by a snake, tie off that part, cut the wound, and suck the venom out as shown in movies. Local traditional medicine can also help. FACT World

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#FactCheck Should you tie, cut, and suck a #snake bite, as shown in movies? firstcheck.in/fact-check-sho…
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