Washington, Nov 8 (ANI): A new study has revealed that people living in volcanic areas may be at a higher risk of thyroid cancer. In the study, Gabriella Pellegriti, M.D., Ph.D., of the ...

Washington, Nov 8 (ANI): Increased exposure to air pollution might put infants at an increased risk of developing bronchiolitis, reveals a new study. The researchers found that traffic-derived air pollutants as well as ...

Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): Increased exposure to air pollution might put infants at an increased risk of developing bronchiolitis, reveals a new study. The researchers found that traffic-derived air pollutants as well as ...

Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): A new study has revealed that people living in volcanic areas may be at a higher risk of thyroid cancer. In the study, Gabriella Pellegriti, M.D., Ph.D., of the ...

Washington, October 16 (ANI): A new study has determined that magnetic leaves can be powerful tools for monitoring air quality and planning biking routes and walking paths. The study was carried out by ...

By Prashant K. Nanda Bangalore, Sep 12 (IANS) With the H1N1 virus claiming 53 lives in Karnataka, the state authorities are blaming frequently travelling IT professionals and pollution in cities like Bangalore for ...

New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Very small dust particles that lodge inside the lungs were at a level above prescribed norms in residential areas of 86 out of 125 Indian cities last ...

Washington, May 29 (ANI): A new study has shown that shown that a biofuel eliminating even 10-percent of current gasoline pollutant emissions would have a beneficial impact on human health. While the focus ...

London, May 18 (IANS) Exposure to microscopic particles through air pollution can affect some of our genes, modifying the development and the outcome of cancers and other diseases. "Recently, changes in gene programming ...

Washington, May 18 (ANI): Exposure to environmental pollutants even for a short period can prompt genes to undergo reprogramming, and thereby increase an individual's risk of developing cancer and other diseases, say ...

Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Even as the West Bengal government is engaged in frantic efforts to phase out old vehicles, green activists claim that Kolkata is fast heading towards disaster due to ...

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Gobindgarh in Punjab, known for its iron and steel factories, is the most polluted city in the country, Minister of State for Environment and Forest Namo Narain ...

New Delhi, January 31 (ANI): Every 30 seconds, a Chinese infant is brought into the world with physical defects owing to the countrys environmental pollution, reveals an official of the National ...

Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a method to accelerate stability testing of biodiesel fuel made from soybeans and also identified ...

Washington, January 6 (ANI): Those who believe that their children are safe from the harmful effects of tobacco because they always smoke outside their homes, or inside only when kids are ...

Washington, December 30 (ANI): Those who believe that their children are safe from the harmful effects of tobacco because they always smoke outside their homes, or inside only when kids are ...

Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): Engineers in the UK have developed a new kind of thermometer that is tough enough to measure the temperature inside big explosions, while managing to survive the ...

Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): High levels of air pollution may increase the risk of appendicitis, finds a new study. The research has been presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the ...

London, October 2 (ANI): Engineers in the UK have developed a new kind of thermometer that is tough enough to measure the temperature inside big explosions, while managing to survive the ...

By V.Krishnaswamy Beijing, Aug 7 (IANS) The Beijing Olympic Games Organising Committee will have its fingers crossed in the fervent hope that the skies, which have had haze hanging over it for the ...

By Chang Ailing Beijing, July 27 (Xinhua) A Beijing environment official said here Sunday that the city would see a clear sky soon with the weather cooling down with the onset of ...

Washington, June 14 (ANI): Researchers from Germany have found that traffic-related pollution in metropolitan areas is associated with an increased risk for atopic and respiratory diseases in children. The researchers said that ...

Washington, May 13 (ANI): Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, have found that long-term exposure to air pollution appears to be associated with an increased risk of deep vein ...

Washington, May 13 (IANS) It's not just your lungs that are at risk from air pollution - a new study has linked this modern menace to the formation of blood clots as ...

London, Feb 28 (ANI): A new study has revealed that global warming is twice as lethal as previously believed. According to a report in New Scientist, the study, carried out by Mark Jacobson ...

New Delhi, Nov.20 (ANI): Air pollution is costing China 3.8 percent of its gross domestic product, causing more diseases and claiming more lives, the World Bank has warned. While it has put the ...