Maggi banned in Maharashtra
Maharashtra Food and Drug Minister Girish Bapat has announced a ban on the sale of Maggi with effect from today after lab tests proved presence of lead above the permissible level in the samples tested.
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The human cost of China's untold soil pollution problem
When Zhang Junwei’s uncle died in February 2012, he was only 50. In the three years that he had endured the cancer that killed him, surgeons had removed both his rectum and his bladder. “Perhaps he was
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AMCs Rs 2 cr centre to check your chocolates soon
Lab To Check Food Adulteration Will Come Up At Navrangpura Within 3 Months Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Lead in your chocolate, ammonia in your milk and arsenic in fruits
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Measles vaccination: A matter of confidence and commitment
<p>Measles, a highly contagious viral infection, is in various respects the perfect example of a threat to health that respects neither aspirations nor boundaries between developed and developing countries.<a
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Soldering materials could be behind Hong Kong's lead-in-water scare says review committee
Soldering materials were one of the main causes of the lead-in-water scandal, according to the chairman of a review committee on fresh water quality in public estates. Cheung Tat-tong, from the Review
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Low dose effect of chronic lead exposure on neuromotor response impairment in children is moderated by genetic polymorphisms
Previous research on children of the Cincinnati Lead Program Project (CCLP) showed a strong correlation of blood lead level with postural balance impairment.
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The nutrition advantage: harnessing nutrition co-benefits of climate-resilient agriculture
Investing in climate-resilient agriculture not only improves food security but contributes to eradicating malnutrition, according to the findings of a new report from the International Fund for Agricultural
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Toxic water, tainted justice- Thailand's delays in cleaning up Klity Creek
This 32-page report describes 16 years of failure by Thailand’s Pollution Control Department and public health authorities to prevent further exposure to lead among the village’s ethnic Karen residents.
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Namibia: Non-Communicable Diseases Among Main Killers in Namibia
Omuthiya — Non-communicable diseases are on the increase and remain one of the leading causes of death in the country, says the Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula. Shangula
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A staff support programme for rural hospitals in Nepal
<p>In remote areas, an absence of doctors and nurses leads to poor health outcomes for local populations. To increase access to health-care workers, the World Health Organization recommends interventions
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Tackle water pollution to make food safer
Public concern about adulterants such as formalin in food, underlies the growing number of enforcement drives we are witnessing to make the food we eat safer. However, awareness also needs to be raised
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Diabetes to be SAs leading killer by 2040, study shows
South Africans are likely to live, on average, seven years longer in 2040 than they do now, but the country will see only modest improvement in its global ranking as longevity increases worldwide, according
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Malnutrition and child health care
"More than 100 million children, both in under developed and developing countries, suffer from malnutrition, mostly due to inadequate intake of essential ingredients in the diet, which leads to
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Adverse Health Effects of LED Bulbs, 04/07/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Adverse Health Effects of LED Bulbs, 04/07/2019. Hon’ble Prime Minister launched the National LED Programme on 5th January, 2015 which has two components (i) Unnat Jyoti
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Environmental lead after Hurricane Katrina: Implications for future populations
As a result of Hurricane Katrina, > 100,000 homes were destroyed or damaged and a significant amount of sediment was deposited throughout the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Researchers have identified
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Garbage dump makes pariahs out of Mavallipura residents
Killer landfill: Large-scale contamination leads to health hazards Feasting dogs, scavenging crows and kites dot the three-kilometre dirt trail that leads to the settlement in Mavallipura, Bangalore’s official dump yard, a sea of plastic bags, batteries, shoes, tyres, discarded clothes and rotting food that decays in the sun and floats during the rains. The stink of garbage, which for many Bangaloreans is a vague, indistinct smell, is unmistakable and overwhelming for Mavallipura’s occupants.
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Millions exposed to dangerous lead levels in US drinking water, report finds
More than 18 million Americans are served drinking water by providers that have violated federal laws concerning lead in water, with only a tiny proportion of offenses resulting in any penalty, a new report
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U.S. Senate approves aid for Flint, Michigan, water crisis
The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a broad $10 billion water projects development bill that will help Flint, Michigan, deal with a long-running problem of lead contamination in the city's water supply.
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Clear as air
The grim picture of a lung scarred by pollution is of no shock value today. An ailing populace continues to throw up a phlegm of protests. To shock the conscience of the country, slowly a body of evidence is emerging studies of the hidden health cost th
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The cost of inaction: COVID-19-related service disruptions could cause hundreds of thousands of extra deaths from HIV
<p>A modelling group convened by the World Health Organization and UNAIDS has estimated that if efforts are not made to mitigate and overcome interruptions in health services and supplies during the COVID-19