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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicCommon cold

Topic: common cold

Calls for caution over phenylephrine’s efficacy, as FDA panel deems decongestant ineffective

Sumi Sukanya Dutta -
Panel report notes that oral phenylephrine is no better than placebo for relieving nasal congestion. In India, phenylephrine is widely used in cough and cold medicines.

After WHO alert, drug controller general warns against use of cough syrups containing pholcodine

Sumi Sukanya Dutta -
Pholcodine is used to treat dry cough. WHO had flagged risk of anaphylactic reactions in those who took remedies containing Pholcodine at least 12 months prior to surgery.

India’s drug regulator initiates probe into death of 18 kids in Uzbekistan linked to cough syrup

PTI -
Uzbekistan's health ministry has claimed that the children who died had consumed cough syrup ‘Doc-1 Max’ manufactured by Noida-based Marion Biotech.

Inhalers to cough drops or soothing balm — Winter is here and it smells like Vicks VapoRub

Shania Mathew -
From stuffy nose, chest congestion to scratchy throat, good ol' Vicks has been the go-to product for generations.

Is the common cold really much worse this year?

Fidelma Fitzpatrick -
People are reporting their ‘worst cold ever’ this year as winter sets in and Covid rules are relaxed.

Do Vitamin C and herbal remedies help with cold? Experts explain

Duane Mellor -
There are no miracle cures for the common cold.

How common cold might protect you from the coronavirus

Matthew James -
One of the most frequent outcomes of co-infection is viral interference, a phenomenon where one virus out-competes the other.

Does going out in the cold give you a cold?

Libby Richards -
Being wet and cold doesn’t make you sick. There are other factors at play.

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Opinion

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

K. Kalyani -
Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

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Economy

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

+TFP TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

Defence

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

ThePrint Team -
The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

National Interest

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

Shekhar Gupta -
While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.

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