Liberia Declared Ebola-Free
The Ebola virus that raged in the West African state of Liberia is now all but history as World Health Organisation (WHO) and other leading diseases control organisations witnessed the declaration of Liberia
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Scavengers at Zambia Mine Site Call Threat of Lead Poisoning Better Than Starvation
Now, with lead sulfide and zinc ore reserves seemingly exhausted, Kabwe, the capital of Zambia's Central Province, is a ghost town, local people say. Nearly a century of mining for lead, cadmium and other
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Africa: Zim Honoured for Leading Fight Against Malaria
Zimbabwe was yesterday honoured alongside five other African countries for leading the way to a Malaria Free-Africa by 2030. The country received the honour from the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA)
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Saving lives, spending less: the case for investing in noncommunicable diseases
A new WHO report shows that close to 7 million deaths could be prevented by 2030 if low- and lower-middle-income countries were to make an additional investment of less than a dollar per person per year
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Greater Accra, Ashanti Regions lead in HIV prevalence rate
The Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions are currently having the highest HIV rates in the country, according to a recent report. This means that the two regions have taken over from the Brong Ahafo and
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Climate change could adversely affect health, says scientist
Changing climate patterns can lead to disastrous health impacts, especially in developing countries like India, a leading scientist has warned, and urged governments and policy makers to pay more atte
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Women’s health expo shows rising cases of osteopenia, anaemia
Nagpur: At a women's health exhibition in the city, across 80% of women visitors (including doctors) were found to have osteopenia, low bone density, which leads to fracture in later life. Some 3% of the
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Punjab's cancer capital goes for reverse osmosis plants
Caught in the throes of cancer, Punjab seems to have finally heard the wake-up call. The state, with an average 90 cancer patients per one lakh population - higher than the national average of 80 per lakh
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Polluted by Pak tanneries, Sutlej poses health hazard
The tanneries in Kasur in Pakistan, where the world-famous handmade “Kasuri jutti” is made, is spreading pollution across the border in Punjab. The tanneries are dumping tonnes of hazardous chemicals into
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Arsenic, lead poisoning causing ‘silent epidemics’ in Sindh
Arsenic and lead poisoning is taking its toll on human health and has caused silent epidemics in the province but not a single intervention has yet been introduced by the government to address the issue,
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Cellphone Use Can Lead To Brain Cancer For Men?
Recent study claims that consistent cellphone use may harm its users, most especially men, and it may lead to serious cases like getting cancer. While the study is not yet completed, advocates pushing
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Lead Sickens 1,300 Children in China
Lead pollution from a newly opened and unlicensed manganese smelter has poisoned more than 1,300 children in southeastern China
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COVID-19 pandemic: Towards a blue recovery in small island developing states
Small island developing states (SIDS) are among the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, which is disrupting key economic sectors that SIDS’ undiversified and
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C.D.C. Lowers Recommended Lead-Level Limits in Children
For the first time in 20 years, federal health authorities have lowered the recommended limit for lead exposure in young children, which they say could add 200,000 children to those believed to have unsafe
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Lead and bisphenol A concentrations in the Canadian population
Bisphenol A, a widely used chemical that Canada is banning from baby bottles, is present in the bodies of 91 percent of Canadians, according to a report that shows just how prevalent the controversial chemical is in daily life.
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Criminal Complaint Accuses Nestlé India of High Lead Levels in Maggi Noodles
Indian food-safety inspectors said Sunday they had filed a criminal complaint against Nestlé India Ltd. after finding dangerous levels of lead in a batch of Maggi 2-Minute Noodles sold in the country.
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From uniformity to diversity: a paradigm shift from industrial agriculture to diversified agroecological systems
A new approach to farming is needed to safeguard human health and avoid rising air and water pollution, high greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss, a group of 20 leading agronomists, health, nutrition
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding phasing out of PVC pipes containing lead, 24/01/2018
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jan Sahyog Manch Vs. Union of India & Others dated 24/01/2018 regarding phasing out of PVC pipes containing lead.</p> <p>MoEF is directed to
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Portable lead analyzer to locate source of lead
The objective of this study was to investigate the sources of lead in the environment in children with elevated blood, with the help of a Field Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzer.
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Prenatal methylmercury, postnatal lead exposure, and evidence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder among Inuit children in Arctic Québec
Prenatal exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has been associated with impaired performance on attention tasks in previous studies, but the extent to which these cognitive