BY LALIT K. JHA WASHINGTON Leading US Senators announced on Wednesday that they are introducing a legislation in the Senate which would make mandatory US inspection of drug manufacturing plants anywhere in the world that supply medicines to them.
Of late, Chinese products have come under severe criticism worldwide. The us toy company Mattel Inc recently recalled 19 million Chinese-made toys, because the toys contained lead paint. The
The Indian government comes out with the draft rules for recycling lead acid batteries. Their effectiveness is questionable
New research suggests that millions more children than previously thought might have lead-linked mental impairment, while another study supports a strong link between lead exposure and juvenile
Death rates from cardiovascular diseases have plummeted by 60 percent in the United States since 1950, a federal agency says, indicating that the advance against the country's leading killer has been
In what could boost pharmaceutical companies' sales across the world, US researchers have shown that commonly-used drug paracetamol helps protect blood from changes that lead to hardening of
People who look on the bright side have reason to be optimistic. Evidence suggests that they have healtier, longer lives than their gloom-and-doom counterparts. A new study lead by Dr. Suzanne
ICICI appears to be getting truly futuristic. It is planning to lead a major initiative in promoting human genome research in the country. The research, in which leading Indian and foreign
The US will miss out on the medical and economic benefits of stem cell research as a result of George. W. Bush's decision to restrict federal funding for it, according to a leading US researcher in
As China faces a potential AIDS pandemic, the state-run media has called for an end to the ban on condom advertising. In a country where the media more often follows than leads official opinion, the
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University say they have developed a noninvasive screening test that could sharply enhance doctors ability to detect a gene mutation that leads to colorectal cancer.
As many as 20 per cent of children worldwide are suffering from behavioral or mental problems, which could lead to serious public health problems, according to UNICEF and WHO. The UN agencies blame
Claiming that chocolate contains enough toxic metals like lead to pose a health risk, especially for children, a California watchdog group launched a lawsuit against major chocolate makers for
Australia's national surf lifesaving organisation has warned that a jury's decision to award a New South Wales man nearly $4 million after an accident at Bondi Beach will lead to higher insurance
China plans to vaccinate all newborns against hepatitis B within the next five years, a major step toward eradicating a disease that is widespread and whose aftereffects are a leading cause of death
Slowpoison.com a portal working for lead-free environment in Bangalore, today announced that the members were preparing a Lead Map of Anekal, to determine the amount of lead accumulated in the
Pharmaceutical companies across the world have come in for some harsh criticism from no less a man than Dr Craig Venter, touted to be the author of the human genome. "A leading pharma company had
The SARS virus appears to attack human cells in the same way that the AIDS virus does, which may give scientists clues about how to treat the respiratory disease, a leading AIDS researcher said.
<p>WHO estimates that around 7 million people died in 2012 - 1 in 8 of total global deaths – as a result of air pollution exposure. The estimates confirm that air pollution is now the world’s largest single environmental health risk. The new data reveal a stronger link between both indoor and outdoor air pollution exposure and cardiovascular diseases, such as strokes and ischaemic heart disease, as well as between air pollution and cancer.</p>
Lakhs of bacteria, that usually swin in sewage. Toxic lead, mercury and cadmium that shatter permissible limits. That's what tests conducted on Mumbai's seemingly healthy spinach, carrots and beet
