Bottles can be toxic- Part II
In spite of the prohibition on the use of Bisphenol-A (BPA) in baby feeding bottles, the toxic chemical continues to be found in some baby products sold in the Indian market. BPA is an endocrine disrupting
Toxicity Studies
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More to Bt Brinjal than meets the eye
CHANDIGARH: Noted molecular biologist Pushpa Mittra Bhargava has warned that a nod for Bt Brinjal would be one of the biggest disasters for the country.
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45% toys in Indian mkt toxic: CSE
Almost 45 per cent of toys being sold in the Indian market contain toxic chemicals that can seriously jeopardise the health of children playing with them. A study done by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) found high levels of phthalates (a chemical used to soften plastic) in all samples of toys it tested.
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Most plastic teethers toxic, says CSE study
New Delhi: Be wary of providing those soft plastic teethers to your toddlers, they may contain chemicals dangerous to the child
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Majority of toys in Indian market contain toxic chemical: Study
Next time you buy a toy for your little ones, be more cautious as a new study says many of them may contain a toxic chemical whic/h can prove dangerous for children especially those below three years.
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Basis of the Massachusetts reference dose and drinking water standard for Perchlorate
Perchlorate is an environmental contaminant associated with the manufacture or use of aerospace fuels, explosives, and hypochlorite water disinfection products. Perchlorate inhibits iodide transport into the thyroid gland, which may reduce the synthesis of thyroid hormones critical to normal neurologic development.
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Disaster tourism
The CSE
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Evaluation of certain food additives
This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of various food additives, with a view to recommending acceptable daily intakes (ADIs) and to preparing specifications for identity and purity.
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Not learning from Bhopal
<p>It is 25 years of the Bhopal gas disaster—the night when chemicals spewed out of the Union Carbide factory to kill and maim thousands over generations.
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Stress on non-toxic agents in cancer management
JAIPUR: Life science experts from Jaipur highlighted the significance of non-toxic and low-cost strategies for prevention and treatment of cancer at an international symposium on chemoprevention of cancer in New Delhi earlier this week. The global event highlighted the role of dietary, natural and synthetic agents in cancer management.
