Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Oxidative stress status and Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity were studied in blood samples obtained from 61 agricultural workers engaged in spraying organophosphorus (OP) insecticides in the mango plantation, with a minimum work history of one year, in the age range of 12-55 years. Controls were age-matched, unexposed workers, who never had …
Animal studies have demonstrated that low paraoxonase-1 (PON1) status (i.e., low catalytic efficiency and/or low plasma PON1 activity) is associated with neurotoxic effects after exposure to several organophosphate (OP) insecticides. However, few human studies have investigated associations between PON1 status and intermediate end points, such as serum cholinesterase [butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) …
Hypotheses about the genesis of novel H1N1 influenza (the pandemic strain of swine flu) range far and wide. Some public health and epidemiology experts are taking a fresh look at concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) , which they say provide ideal conditions that facilitate the mutation of viral pathogens into …
Nanoparticles have been blamed for two deaths at a Chinese factory, in a report that claims to be the first to document human disease caused by the particles.
Researchers found almost half of keyboards harboured the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus which can lead to serious infections if it enters the body ally harmless when it is on You may have no other option than to use shared computers in your office or at an Internet cafe, but a new …
The brass metal workers are affected by the flakes of brass during making of brass made utensils that causes the decrement as well as impairments of pulmonary functions. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the pulmonary function status of the workers engaged in manufacturing of brass made …
Environmental pollution study was undertaken in the stone crushers of Chitrakoot area, U.P., to assess the dust exposure risk in stone crushers. The stone available in the area is igneous rock based granite.
As part of an ongoing medical surveillance program for U.S. veterans exposed to depleted uranium (DU), biological monitoring of urine uranium (U) concentrations is offered to any veteran of the Gulf War and those serving in more recent conflicts (post-Gulf War veterans). Since a previous report of surveillance findings in …
Sukh Ram strips to his bare minimum and slithers into a stinky manhole as traffic whizzes above him. With no masks to protect against odious fumes, no protective gloves and a primitive spade as a tool, his job is to clean a choked drain of muck so that it does …
They Work In Harsh Conditions Without healthcare facilities Aruna Raghuram | TNN Ahmedabad: They may be the salt of the earth, but in Kutch they live in deplorable conditions. For one, good health seems unattainable for women salt workers, or agariyas. A study conducted by head of Peace Research Centre …
Methods to improve health and life of workers discussed Health status: Apoorva (centre), Special Secretary, Health Department, launches a report on the status of bidi workers at a function organised by the Tamil Nadu Voluntary Health Association in Chennai on Thursday. E.Vidhubala (right), head of the Department of Psycho-oncology, Adyar …
New Delhi: After a TOI report last week that highlighted deaths of sewerage workers due to lack of facilities, the Delhi High Court has demanded a report from PWD in this regard. It has asked PWD that why despite HC orders to provide safety equipment to sewerage workers the situation …
Two safai karmachari with the Public Works Department (PWD), Delhi, died a tragic death on Thursday afternoon when the sewer they were working on in the Model Town area started emanating poisonous gases and they inhaled the same. The incident took place at about 1 pm, when three labourers got …
HC Irked Over Failure To Adopt Safety Measures New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued contempt notices to the vice chairman of Delhi Development Authority (DDA), CEO of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and MD of Delhi Small Industries Development Corporation (DSIDC) for failing to adopt safety and health …
labour welfare ignored: The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre and state governments of Haryana and Delhi on a public interest petition seeking welfare measures for mine and construction workers. The petition filed by non-profit People
