Dubai demolishes 40 ugly buildings, more to follow
August 23rd, 2012 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 23 (IANS/WAM) At least 40 abandoned buildings have been demolished in Dubai this year by the municipality because they posed a health threat, security risk and distortion of ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Banned pesticides: Court wants report by Aug 17 (Lead)
May 1st, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed an experts' committee to submit a report by Aug 17 containing guidelines to prevent the rampant use of banned ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Banned pesticides: Court wants report by Aug 17
May 1st, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed an experts' committee to submit a report by Aug 17 containing guidelines to prevent the rampant use of banned ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Dutch women advised to remove breast implants
January 12th, 2012 - 4:30 am ICT by IANS
The Hague, Jan 12 (IANS) Women in the Netherlands have been advised to remove their breast implants as a precaution because they raise the risk of ruptures and other complications.Women ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Growing fat - via free market forces!
December 22nd, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) Thanks to free market forces, fast food joints are mushrooming all over rich countries and promoting the obesity epidemic.
"It's not by chance that countries with ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Check use of banned pesticides, court tells government (Lead)
December 8th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the central and Delhi governments to finalise steps within two months to prevent the rampant use of banned pesticides ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Herbicide tolerant GM crops pose serious health threat: Greenpeace
August 4th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Introduction of herbicide tolerant genetically modified (GM) crops, which are at the field trial stage in India, can pose serious threat to health and environment, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Resistant gonorrhoea strain may threaten global health
July 11th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 11 (IANS) A new strain of gonorrhoea, resistant to all available antibiotics, is likely to turn the once easily treatable infection into a global health threat.
Universite Laval ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Salmonella biggest food-borne threat to US
June 8th, 2011 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 8 (IANS) Salmonella poses the greatest health threat to America, the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention said.Salmonella infection has risen 10 percent over the past ... Read more...
Posted in World |
WHO to help India probe superbug’s threat (Lead)
April 14th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday said it will assist India in studying whether a multi-drug resistant superbug alleged to be present in Delhi's water, ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
WHO to assist India in superbug research
April 14th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday said it will assist India in studying whether the multi-drug resistant superbug alleged to be present in Delhi's water ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Link between high-fat diets, type 2 diabetes clarified
April 12th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 12 (ANI): A new study has clarified the link between high-fat diet and type 2 diabetes.A diet high in saturated fat is a key contributor to type 2 diabetes, a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Ulterior motive behind Lancet allegation: Expert
April 11th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A leading health expert Monday said international health journal Lancet may have an ulterior motive behind its accusation that the Indian government was "suppressing truth" ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
No superbug hazard: Health ministry
April 11th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) There is no major health threat by the presence of a multi-drug resistant bacteria in Delhi's environment, the union health ministry said Monday, even as ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
BCG World Atlas - a website that offers TB info from 180 countries
March 23rd, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 23 (ANI): Tuberculosis is a major health threat worldwide. Every second, someone in the world is newly infected with TB bacteria.Now, ahead of World TB Day on Thursday, Canadian ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Blast rocks Japanese nuclear power plant, reactor container not damaged
March 12th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- An explosion rocked the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan on Saturday afternoon, officials said, but the critical reactor container was not seriously damaged.Japanese government ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Eating cheese every day ‘could increase bladder cancer risk’
February 10th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 10 (ANI): New research suggests that a daily helping of cheese could increase the risk of bladder cancer.Eating more than 53g - roughly the same size as a small chocolate ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
EPA: Saccharin is not a health threat
December 18th, 2010 - 2:26 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Dec 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to the latest reports from the Environmental Protection Agency, saccharin is no longer a health threat. It ought to be mentioned that it was believed ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Berlin 2010: TB, HIV and Lung Health: From research and innovation to solutions
November 2nd, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by admin
By Shobha Shukla - CNSThe 41st Union World Conference on Lung Health will be held on 11-15 November 2010 in Berlin, Germany, and is expected to be attended by 2500 delegates from ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Aircraft cabin air ‘no more harmful than office air’
October 6th, 2010 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 6 (ANI): A new study has revealed that an aircraft cabin is no more of a health threat to passengers than sitting in an office.According to the research by the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Millions of Cans of Similac Baby Formula Recalled Due To Beetles
September 23rd, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Abbott Laboratories, the maker of Similac Infant Formula has announced a voluntary recall of cans as well as plastic containers of the powdered formula because it may be ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
New York to implement the smoking ban in parks and beaches
September 16th, 2010 - 1:40 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) New York City authorities have announced that they would extend its smoking ban on some places outdoors.The city's mayor - Michael Bloomberg announced on Wednesday that the city ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Cranberry juice can block Staph infections
September 2nd, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 2 (ANI): Making a surprising discovery, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have found that cranberry juice cocktail blocked a strain of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) from beginning the process ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Noida to rope in private players to deal with garbage (Lead)
July 30th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Noida, July 30 (IANS) With piles of garbage and untreated sewage becoming one of the biggest problems in Noida, authorities are now planning to rope in private players to clean up the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Remote sensing system can sniff out hidden explosives
July 12th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 12 (IANS) A remote sensing technique could sniff out hidden explosives, chemical, biological agents and illegal drugs from afar.
The new system, using terahertz (THz) wave technology, can also "see ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Govt Documents Claim Airline Foods Can Be A Health Threat
June 29th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 29, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): US government documents have claimed that the two of the largest airline caterers in the world, prepare their food in unsanitary conditions.As per the ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Airline Food Can Cause Health Threat For Passengers
June 29th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
June 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A recent inspection report from the Food and Drug Administration said that airline food may be injurious to health. A reputed news source reported that Food ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
“60 Minutes” Focuses On Epilepsy
June 28th, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
June 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) CBS' '60 Minutes' focused on the disease that has emerged as America's biggest health threat in the recent years- epilepsy. The show was hosted by Katie ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Whales threatened by toxic metals in the oceans
June 25th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jun 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) American Scientists say they have discovered high levels of toxic metals and heavy metals in whales.The toxic metals include cadmium, aluminum, lead, chromium, silver, mercury ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Leaded gasoline chief culprit for 20th century neurological defects
June 16th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 16 (ANI): Leaded gasoline is to be blamed for nearly two-thirds of toxic lead ingested or inhaled by African-American children in Cleveland during the latter two-thirds of the 20th century, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Red alert: Lead found in red shades of lipstick
May 27th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 27 (ANI): Warning for women: Your favourite red lipsticks that make you look attractive, composed, sexy and ready for the world, may in fact be causing you more harm than ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Invasive kudzu contributes to surface ozone pollution
May 18th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 18 (ANI): Kudzu, an invasive vine that is spreading across the southeastern United States and northward, is a major factor in the large-scale rise of the pollutant surface ozone, says ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
UN agency says Icelandic volcano poses no health threat
April 21st, 2010 - 2:34 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – The United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said that even though the Eyjafjallajokull volcano has been ejecting ash lately it poses no health threat beyond immediate ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Samsung Cautions About The Possible Side Effects Of Watching 3DTV
April 16th, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Apr 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Samsung Electronics, which is the biggest electronics firm of the world, has made an announcement that has created a sensation among the gadget lovers and technology ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Disney’s “The Princess And The Frog” On DVD Now
January 31st, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The latest animated musical feature film from the stable of Disney named "The Princess and The Frog" will be made available in Blu-Ray and DVD edition ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |