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Of Pills, Paracetamol, and the Power of Turmeric.

Of Pills, Paracetamol, and the Power of Turmeric.

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Jayshree Gururaj
Apr 22, 2025
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I recently found myself watching an evening news show - unintentionally, I assure you.

The show was discussing the problem of “pill-poppers” in India.

The anchor described Indians “eating pills” at the slightest hint of a headache, fever, or vague discomfort. People, she claimed, were “using these pills like candy.”

The pill she took exception to? A locall…

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