Women farmers play a crucial role in South Asia’s agricultural sector and contribute significantly, despite facing numerous challenges. The intersection of climate change, gender, and health can have disproportionate
The latest CSE study found high levels of phthalates, a chemical used to soften plastic, in all samples of children
Mumbai Smokeless tobacco products that are manufactured in India contain heavy metal, reveals a study report published in The Scientific World Journal. The study
Young children who regularly ingest Indian spices and ceremonial powders like vermilion, or sindoor, may be exposed to lead, a dangerous neurotoxin, an American study has claimed.
K. Lakshmi The regulation will cover toys targeted at children below six years Toys with toxic substances pose health risk to children CHENNAI: Imported toys sold in the city will soon be required to carry statutory information about their conforming to the safety standards specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards.
Exposure to environmental chemicals and drugs may have a negative effect on human health. An essential step towards understanding the effect of chemicals on human health is to identify all possible molecular targets of a given chemical. Recently, various network-oriented chemical pharmacology approaches have been published.
Cadmium Levels In Glasses Slightly Above Safe Levels
In a concerted effort to bring out information on toxic substances and their use in everyday products in the public domain, vis-
Beijing: Executions are not enough deterrent for Chinese culprits bent on raking in money in illegal ways, the police has indicated. The Chinese police found the 2008 scandal being repeated in milk dairies and arrested 96 people for mixing the toxic additive melamine with milk. A similar case of contamination had left six children dead and 300,000 sick in 2008.
<p>Vaccine trials in a Madhya Pradesh government hospital are making children sick.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Down To Earth </span>finds out that harmful chemicals in high amounts is the culprit.</p>
