States said to ignore lead tests
Federal investigators say most states of U.S. are flouting a 1989 law that requires young children on Medicaid to be tested for lead poisoning. As a result, they say, hundreds of thousands of
Federal investigators say most states of U.S. are flouting a 1989 law that requires young children on Medicaid to be tested for lead poisoning. As a result, they say, hundreds of thousands of
More than 60% of Gauteng children have unacceptable blood-lead levels in their systems, exceeding the US levels at which health workers would be legally required to take action. Lowered
Although two widely used vaccines can make children run fevers that in rare cases may cause seizures, the seizures do not lead to lasting problems, researchers are reporting today in the largest
The Government of India today appears to be reaffirming its faith in coercive methods by formulating anti-people population policies leading to fears that attempts are being made to push coercive
Scientists said this week they have made a breakthrough in understanding how malaria develops resistance to drugs, a finding that could lead to the production of new medications to tackle the deadly
The term 'organic' is used for food in growing which chemical pesticides or fungicides have not been used. Since such farming methods lead to relatively low yields, these farm products have a higher
A study by St Stephen Hospital and AIIMS revealed that there is a link between the birth of premature babies and high pollution levels, leading to risk of having low birth weight (LBW) babies, Lok
Diarrhoea is the leading cause of child deaths in South Asia. Universal access targets have been set in the region and changes made, yet governments are still failing to act with the urgency required. At current rates of progress, the 2015 MDG target for sanitation will not be met in South Asia until 2043
Five years ago, HIV was one of the 20 top causes of death in the armed forces, seventh leading cause of death in the Army and the second most prevalent reason of death in the Navy. Today, according to
four villages affected by pollution emanating from the Hindustan Zinc Limited ( hzl ) in Gujuwaka in Visakhapatnam, will be shifted to a safer place if the government implements the
Death rates from cancer are "set to fall dramatically" by 2030, according to Cancer Research UK. It says fewer people smoking as well as improvements in diagnosis and treatment will lead to a 17% drop
Scientists have demonstrated that undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells can be turned into blood cells. The work, conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, demonstrates that
Cancer might become the leading cause of death for non-communicable diseases by 2015 in the country if the current trend of significant increase in different cancers’ continued unabated, two cancer experts
103 Children found seriously affected in Zhejiang province Lead pollution from workshops in eastern China seriously poisoned 103 children and has affected hundreds of other residents in the country's latest case of unfettered industrial toxins, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. The pollution from tinfoil-making workshops in Yangxunqiao town in Zhejiang province left the child
<p>The specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), announced today that it has classified outdoor air pollution as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1). Read this release by IARC.</p>
The Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative is the global effort rallying action towards a transformation in the energy sector by the year 2030. With targets to increase energy use, expand energy
Researchers found almost half of keyboards harboured the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus which can lead to serious infections if it enters the body ally harmless when it is on You may have no other option than to use shared computers in your office or at an Internet cafe, but a new study has revealed that these terminals are breeding grounds for germs
One in every ten Sri Lankans suffers from diabetes, which has become the leading cause of blindness, renal failure, lower limb amputation, strokes and heart diseases. Nearly 3.8 million people around the
An acid produced in the mouth due to gum disease invigorates the virus that can lead to full-blown AIDS; a Japanese researcher said billing the finding as a world first. A group of bacteria causes periodontal disease a chronic inflammation that erodes bony structure in the gum posing a threat to the teeth and the entire body, the researcher said.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today introduced The Art of Saving a Life project, a new initiative that brings together more than 30 world-renowned musicians, writers, filmmakers, painters, sculptors