Chemotherapy may lead to mental impairment
Standard doses of chemotherapy could lead to permanent mental impairment in some patients now, new research has showed. Cognitive problems associated with the cancer treatment are subtle,
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Simple way to control high BP
People with high blood pressue often fail to respond to medication, leading their doctors to prescribe more and more pills for them. Instead, doctor should help them remember to tack the pills they
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Gene maps give clues to cell regulation
Newly published research into how cells avoid disease could lead to better drugs and diagnostic tests, according to US scientists. Writing in the journal Cell, a team of Massachusetts scientists say
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Gene therapy grows new blood vessels to heart
Gene therapy has been used for the first time to grow new blood vessels leading to the hearts of patients with severe blockages, doctors said. A team at Tufts University in Boston said that 14 men
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Gas stoves linked to childhood asthma
Exposure to gas stoves in the home may lead to respiratoryproblems in children, especially those with asthma, researchers report. Research reveals 'a significant adverse effect of gas stove exposure
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SC notice to vaccine-makers
The Supreme Court issued show cause notices to the four leading establishments, accused of causing in human treatment to old horses and mules for extracting blood to prepare vaccines and asked them
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Gutkha contains toxic heavy metals
Gutkha contains large amounts of toxic heavy metals like lead, copper and zinc, which could be more harmful than tobacco, according to a recent study conducted by the Indian Institute of
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'Chuna' for tobacco can cause blindness
An additive to chewing tobacco, popularly known as chuna, can lead to blindness. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) admitted at least seven children with severe burns in the eyes
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Homoeopathy more effective for dengue: homeopaths institute
The Institution of Homoeopaths, Kerala, called for a probe into the causes leading to a number of deaths from viral and dengue fevers in the state and claimed homoeopathy can cure dengue in just
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Pesticide fatigue
Makes the busy bee a lazy pollinator
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Pollution and mortality
Possible biological mechanisms by which pollution affects mortality
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Lying in ambush
The contagious TB bacillus, present in a state of dormancy in many of us, is raising its ugly head again, upsetting all the currently practised modes of stopping it
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Spotlight `Herbal' is chemical, `baked' is fake
Herbal is actual ly chemical, baked is fake and organic is certainly not organic. On the eve of Holi, a sample survey conducted by the Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR) has shown that most of the colours being sold as herbal colours actually contain harmful chemical sub stances including benzene, nickel, auramine and lead chromium.
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A solution to the solvent
Researchers develop solvent free chemistry a boon for environment
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Unknown ailment
IN A desperate bid to combat Vhe spread of a fatal disease that has already claimed 14 lives 91thce April, Malaysia has sought help on the Internet. The health ministry has posted a notice on
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Double jeopardy: what the climate crisis means for the poor
The fifth Brookings Blum Roundtable report, "Double Jeopardy: What the Climate Crisis Means for the Poor" focuses on two of the most pressing challenges for global policymakers: reducing global poverty and stabilizing the Earth's climate. Developed following in-depth discussions with leading experts from the climate change and development arenas, including former Vice President Al Gore and Dr.
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Hype about salt
To eat or not to eat is not the question, says a critic of 'low salt' theory
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A caution unheeded
Heavy metal content in food was found to be above the critical level 20 years ago
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INDONESIA
The eastern coast of Surabaya, the second largest city of Indonesia, is highly contaminated with mercury, cadmium, copper and lead. The latest findings have been reported by two researchers from
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Incinerator in Ohio ignites controversy
While US vice president Al Gore cast his lot with the anti incinerator, industry greens, residents of East Liverpool, Ohio, got together to protest the loss of the incinerator job bonanza.