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May 24: Scientists have urged people not to eat the popular vegetable alligator weed, known locally as Seema thotakura or Seema ponneganti, as it can cause serious health hazards.
A slender bangle with dangling silver balls, a piece of jewellery with dolphins on it, a tiny turquoise ring: all pretty, and tainted with lead.
The Bhakra hydro-electric project, along with taming the Satluj, did check floods and provide irrigation water to the state, yet when the harvested dam water is excessively carried away, it leads to
Melbourne researchers have discovered a new way of triggering cell death, in a finding that could lead to drugs to treat cancer and autoimmune disease. Programmed cell death, also called apoptosis,
JAIPUR: The state has seen an alarming increase in swine flu cases in January and is leading the country in both reported flu cases and deaths related to it. According to Integrated Disease Surveillance
Health hazards due to complex problems of air pollution in metropolitan cities are very well-recognized. Vehicular emissions are one of the main sources of air pollution. Rising income and increasing necessity for personal mobility and inadequate availability of mass transportation facility has resulted in a rapid increase in automobile ownership and its utilization in Delhi.
Health experts have claimed that reverse osmosis water purifiers do not provide 100 per cent virus-free water and can lead to Hepatitis A and E. On the World Hepatitis Day, they advised citizens to drink
It is neither terrorism nor natural disasters but the unavailability of safe drinking water which leads to the highest number of deaths in Pakistan. According to the UN, consumption of contaminated
Blood lead level BLL and growth parameters including weight and height, in children, living in lead mining area was surveyed.
Microplastic contamination has been found in tap water in countries around the world, leading to calls from scientists for urgent research on the implications for health. Scores of tap water samples
India has registered significant improvement in an area where it has lagged — maternal deaths have reduced from 167 in 2011-13 to 130 (per 100,000 live births) in 2014-16 with Kerala leading the table,
With growing concerns over consumption of gutkha leading to serious health problems, the Assam State Health department, has started collecting samples of the same for laboratory analysis.
LUDHIANA: The rampant practice of stubble burning has emerged as a major problem in Punjab leading to pollution of the environment as well as posing a major health hazard. To spread awareness about the
Health has been a neglected issue in past Indian general elections. But this year, it has received more recognition by those vying to lead the world’s largest democracy.
Prioritising CHD could lead to lower infant mortality rate in the State With around 250,000 children being born with congenital heart diseases (CHD) every year, experts met here to recommend screening
HOUSTON: Harmful particulate matter in the atmosphere may lead to birth defects and even fatalities during pregnancy, according to a study conducted in mice. Researchers at Texas A&M University in the
VK Pandey’s team in Uttar Pradesh, India’s largest state, randomly picked about a dozen packs of Nestle’s Maggi instant noodles for a series of tests. The results showed that lead levels breached official
A landlord in Washington DC has admitted that he violated laws by not notifying his tenants about the health hazards associated with the lead-based paint applied on the walls of his house. The
Lead Content In CRT Sets Putting Waste Handlers At Risk As LCDs and LEDs are fast replacing the old-fashioned cathode ray tube monitors, the capital is faced with a huge health risk. Both the informal