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The Morning Wrap: India Is The Capital Of The World In Antibiotic Abuse; Rajasthan Hospital To Test Cow Urine As Disinfectant

The Morning Wrap: India Is The Capital Of The World In Antibiotic Abuse; Rajasthan Hospital To Test Cow Urine As Disinfectant
Day 305/365. Uggh!I have had a boil growing under my arm all week and finally went to the doctor who cleaned it up - I won't go into details but it hurt like hell with no anaesthetic at all! Anyway I now have to take this lovely pile of pills over the next few weeks.
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Day 305/365. Uggh!I have had a boil growing under my arm all week and finally went to the doctor who cleaned it up - I won't go into details but it hurt like hell with no anaesthetic at all! Anyway I now have to take this lovely pile of pills over the next few weeks.

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Two unidentified men allegedly gangraped a 46-year-old American woman in the tourist town of Dharamsala earlier this week.

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Following the directions of state health minister Rajendra Rathore, the SMS hospital administration is all set to test the effectiveness of cow urine, as a disinfectant.

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Opinion

Jahangir Aziz advises the government to lie low and maintain stability irrespective of what the US Fed does to interest rates. "Policy mistakes now could turn out to be costly later. Hunkering down as a strategy is neither clever nor exciting, but it just may be the right thing to do today," he notes.

Jonathan Mann says of Donald Trump that "...whether or not he can be elected president, we know for certain he’s great TV..."

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G Sampath, cites Amazon's work culture and culture critic Tokumitsu, to argue that 'loving' one's work is mostly a myth." There is no earthly — or heavenly — reason why everyone should have to prioritise work above every other aspect of life."

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