Studies have shown that adverse respiratory health effects seen in the people exposed to cement dust, exemplified in increased frequency of respiratory symptoms and decreased ventilatory function, observed among cement workers could not be explained by age, BMI and smoking, thus are likely to be caused by exposure to cement dust.
The summer heat is increasing by the day. Though rains are predicted, the gushing winds push the clouds away from the district leading to a severe water shortage in the region. The villagers in the
A new study published in the latest issue of Environmental Health Perspectives has revealed that long-term exposure to air pollution may lead to the development of atherosclerosis.Atherosclerosis is
Though Mercury happens to be the most potent and toxic contaminant across the globe it is very rarely seen and understood in its correct perspective. One of the important reasons behind this happens to
A federal appeals court delivered a major victory to the nation's leading tobacco companies, ruling that the government cannot force them to turn over $280 billion in profits if a trial court finds
New Study By US Researchers Finds That Even Strenuous Exercise May Not Lead To Weight Loss If Diet Is Not Controlled Abantika Ghosh | TNN
The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania conducts research on the role policy institutes play in governments and civil societies around
Scientists find high arsenic content in Haryana s groundwater
Leaflets asking people not to administer polio drops to their children as it leads to infertility later on, are currently in circulation in certain Muslim-dominated localities Godhra (Gujarat).
Eating fruit regularly earlier in life may help ward off macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in older adults, a study said. But the report said there appeared to be no strong
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is set to lead the first large-scale study in nearly 18 years on links between respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, and air quality in the capital.
Even "safe" levels of benzene damage immune system cells and could lead to cancer or other problems, US and Chinese researchers reported. A study of factory workers in China shows that tiny amounts
The 50-MW Kakkad hydel power project has been shut down following the detection of a major leak in the concrete inter-connecting (IC) tunnel leading to the Kakkad power house from the Moozhiyar dam
India will take the lead in digitalisation of traditional medicine in the Saarc region in order to prevent its piracy. At the first Saarc Health Ministers' Conference, three major decisions in
FAO and WHO have released new guidelines aimed at reducing the damage done by pesticides that pose especially high toxic risks to human health and the environment. Products with high acute toxicity account
the Union government has recently lifted the ban on the use of non-iodised salt. According to medical scientists, this will lead to a "national disaster'. Health ministers of various states,
Asia has an opportunity to curb a rising noncommunicable disease (NCD) epidemic by addressing NCD risk factors among young people, according to a new PRB publication. NCDs are the leading causes of death
Asia has an opportunity to curb a rising noncommunicable disease (NCD) epidemic by addressing NCD risk factors among young people, according to a new PRB publication. NCDs are the leading causes of death
TAKEDA Chemical Industries Ltd, Japan's largest drugmaker, and the researchers at Kagoshima University have discovered a drug compound that shows promise in fighting HIV, the virus that can lead to
Eighty per cent of US patients who use the anti depressant Prozac switched to a generic equivalent in its first week on the market, underscoring the risks of patent expiration to leading drug
