Supplements work to treat vision loss in elderly
High doses of certain dietary supplements provide the first effective treatment for the leading cause of vision loss among the elderly, a new clinical study in US has concluded. The disease, macular
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Caution greets US Alzheimer's claims
An expensive new way of tracking the progress of Alzheimer's disease might lead to breakthroughs in preventing or slowing the condition, it was claimed last night. A technique that uses radioactive
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Easy tuberculosis detection test for children
scientists at the Imperial College, London, are close to finalising a simple blood test for tuberculosis (tb), which will be useful, especially in detecting the disease in children. The test
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The burden of disease in older people and implications for health policy and practice
23% of the total global burden of disease is attributable to disorders in people aged 60 years and older. Although the proportion of the burden arising from older people (≥60 years) is highest in high-income
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36pc of Pakistanis undernourished
Leading aid and development charity Oxfam said 36 per cent of Pakistanis were undernourished, listing Pakistan among the 21 nations of the world which were found to be undernourished according to an interactive
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The FAO action plan on antimicrobial resistance 2016-2020
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/antimicrobial.jpg" style="width: 340px; height: 189px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />The new FAO action plan on antimicrobial
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Save lives by legalizing Unbanked Directed Blood Transfusion (UDBT)
As you may be aware, in India, thousands of mothers and hundreds of accident victims die every year due to unavailability of timely blood transfusion. India has one of the highest maternal mortality rates
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Planting healthy air: a global analysis of the role of urban trees in addressing particulate matter pollution and extreme heat
Planting trees is a cost-effective way to tackle urban air pollution, which is a growing problem for many cities. A study by US-based The Nature Conservancy (TNC) reported that the average reduction of
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CHOCK FULL
Studies in Kathmandu reveal that infants and children are much more vulnerable to vehicular exhaust. Lead in the auto emission can cause severe behavioural changes, affect the child's capacity of
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ZAMBIA/NAMIBIA
A 12- nation African group headed by Zambia and Namibia is gunning for Hiroshi Nakajima, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief. Nakajima has offended the Africans by allegedly making some
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Cancer agent
Cadmium affects the genome
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Travails of a waterscape
<table width="20%" border="0" align="left"> <tr> <td><img src="../files/images/20080430/53.jpg" align="left"></td> <td><img src="../files/images/20080430/53_1.jpg" align="left"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#FF0000">SIDDHARTHA KRISHNAN</font> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><b>AND </b></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#FF0000">PRIYADARSANAN DHARMA RAJAN</font></td> </tr> </table> God's own country is an epithet commonly used fo
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The US experience
Studies conducted in USA have revealed that particulate pollution has a serious effect on the life expectancy of people. Let us assume that a serious episode of particulate pollution leads to heart
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7 million premature deaths annually linked to air pollution
<p>These new estimates released by WHO confirm that air pollution is now the world’s largest single environmental health risks and show a stronger link between both indoor and outdoor air pollution exposure and cardiovascular diseases, such as strokes and ischaemic heart disease, as well as between air pollution and cancer.</p>
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Overdose
Prescription of antibiotics in Northern Ireland increased 207 per cent during 1988-91, say researchers at the University of Belfast. Drugs for heart patients and antacids also registered boosts of
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Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Bangladesh, December 2013
Young children are at risk of serious health problems from toxic materials found in toys widely available in the capital city of Bangladesh. A recent study, undertaken by the Environment and Social Development Organisation, identified high levels of lead, cadmium, bromine and chromium in all but one of 40 toys that were analysed. Read more in this December 2013 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Bangladesh published by the South Asia Environment Portal
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Dense traffic causes social alienation
residing in an area with heavy traffic may not only affect health but also social behaviour. According to a new study, Traffic's Human Toll, heavy traffic on streets in the vicinity severely
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Childhood lymphohematopoietic cancer incidence and hazardous air pollutants in Southeast Texas, 19952004
Cancer is the second leading cause of death among U.S. children with few known risk factors. There is increasing interest in the role of air pollutants, including benzene and 1,3-butadiene, in the etiology of childhood cancers.
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Exporting e xposure
The US ships out highly toxic electronic waste to Asian countries
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Trapping pollutants
A new material could soon be used to remove pollutants from toxic wastes