A study conducted by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) shows that artisans at the Suame Magazine in Kumasi – reputed to be Africa’s largest metal fabrication enclave, are predisposed
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collected health, housing, and environmental data in a single integrated national survey for the first time in the United States in 1999
In this briefing pack, a series of case studies and opportunities for sharing experiences on climate change and health are highlighted across five priority areas of climate action: adaptation & resilience,
It is easy to be cynical of the fuss made about Acquired-Immune Deficiency Syndrome, especially around the World AIDS day on December 1. The sight of many celebrity campaigners for HIV/AIDS may lead
An earring or bracelet which you buy for your child may pose a health hazard for your loved one, with a new study claiming that artificial jewellery found in Delhi
David Leigh, Rob Evans and Mona Mahmood Lead dust harmed children's IQ. The chemical was outlawed in West 10 years ago. Tetra ethyl lead (TEL) is a killer chemical, nowadays banned in the west for use in car fuel.
NEW DELHI: India, the world's fifth largest instant noodles market till the other day, looks set to lose that status as sales in the category have crashed by about 80% across the country following the
Could the devastation caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita have had a silver lining? The sediment washed into New Orleans by the floods accompanying the storms may have blanketed over heavily polluted, lead-laden soil in the city, leading to a decrease in lead levels in the bloodstreams of children across the city.
Management of slaughter house waste and other solid wastes are among the top projects that have a common thread among the people in the district. According to the projects that have been sent to the district Health as part of the Comprehensive Health Plan under the 12th Five-Year Plan, a number of villages and towns in the district have taken it up as one of the leading health-hazard projects.
Low-level developmental lead exposure is linked to cognitive and neurological disorders in children. However, the long-term effects of gestational lead exposure (GLE) have received little attention. The goal of the research was to establish a murine model of human equivalent GLE and to determine dose
An alliance representing five public housing estates affected by the lead water scare has been formed to help residents seek compensation. Convened by Democratic Party vice-chairman Andrew Wan Siu-kin,
Chinese authorities on Monday started administering health checks on all children living near a battery factory in the south of the country and closed the plant after more than 40 children were found with lead poisoning.
Study says it leads to obesity, early metabolic problem. Hyderabad: Infant foods, Similac Alimentum and Similac Isomil, which are widely used for children with lactose intolerance, have been found to
JOHANNESBURG – The World Health Organization (WHO) says one in 10 drugs sold in developing countries is fake or substandard leading to tens of thousands of deaths. Health officials say African children
Food: The test results of Maggi noodle samples sent to India and Thailand found that the levels of lead and monosodium glutamate (MSG) in the product are within permissible levels, said the agriculture
Water with lead levels nearly 80 times World Health Organisation safety standards has been found at the Hong Kong public housing estate where the city’s tainted water scandal began, in the latest round
Swiss consumer giant Nestle has said it plans to resume sales in its Maggi noodles in November, after a food scare saw them taken off shelves. In May, Indian food safety authorities banned the production
Air pollution is a leading health risk factor and important contributor to regional climate change in China and other parts of Asia. China’s particulate matter (PM) air pollution dramatically exceeds health
The Government is to consider a new lead strategy for drinking water. The Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly is to discuss a range of options to deal with the issue of lead in drinking water. Review
Beijing, Aug. 20: More than 1,300 children have been sickened by lead poisoning in central China, the second such case involving a large number of children this month, state media said on Thursday.
