Cannabis is a plant that has uses as a recreational and medicinal drug. Cannabis plants produce a group of chemicals called cannabinoids, which is considered to have mental and physical effects when consumed. Cannabis has been used as a medicine in Eastern as well as Western medical practices over the years. Yet its use as […]
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Unknown facts and amazing properties of certain herbs and food items and their medicinal values have often been shared in various posts on social media over the years. Recently we noticed a post titled “FOODFACT” on an Instagram account called “Veganfitlyfe” with the caption “Find out the gender of Bell Peppers” which had been circulating […]
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Social platforms are an ideal medium to spread hoaxes on internet by often disguising as trusted and reputed sources or websites in order to deceive the average online content consumer. Some hoaxes are spread internationally and keep resurfacing over and over again. In the past few weeks we have observed a growing number of false […]
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The novel Coronavirus has affected all parts of the world with over 3 million contracting the deadly virus as per latest information and accounting for more than two hundred thousand deaths to date. (Source: worldsmeter.info) Wuhan Bio-safety Laboratory located in Wuhan, where the outbreak of this pandemic started, was one of the most highly talked […]
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University of Oxford researchers had begun testing a COVID-19 vaccine in human volunteers last week. At a time when scientists and health care professionals around the world are working round the clock to fast track a cure or a vaccine for the deadly disease, this project grabbed worldwide attention. Dr Elisa Granato, a microbiologist, was […]
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While some countries and regions are considering some form of cessation to the prevailing lockdown situation, World Health Organization has advised them to be extremely cautious in taking such actions. Due to the curtailment of human activities, pollution has vastly reduced and air quality levels have improved enormously in a number of cities around the […]
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As COVID19 continues to wreak havoc around the world with Europe and USA being the worst affected, citizens across the world have been confined to their homes due to lockdowns and curfews. These lockdowns have been imposed by respective governments’ in order to minimize the spread of the coronavirus. As soon as the coronavirus lockdowns […]
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As Covid-19 patients were being detected from different regions of Sri Lanka towards end of March 2020, health officials urged the government to take firm action to combat the spread of the virus. The government acted swiftly by addressing infrastructure issues as well as safety and medical equipment requirements to minimize the spread of the […]
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The COVID-19 crisis is inflicting unprecedented amount of suffering around the world with nearly 80,000 dead and a total of 1.35 million infected with the virus as on 8th April 2020 according to the WHO dashboard, setup to monitor the global situation. With the number of dead mounting and special requests to cremate all dead […]
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The COVID-19 lockdown has been grueling for several people. While the lockdowns and curfews imposed are for the purpose of public safety during the rapid spread of COVID-19, however it has created several complications on a section of the national population. For instance, freelancers, daily wage earners, taxi drivers, labourers etc are all left without […]
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