Smokers may harm kids via third-hand smoke too
December 30th, 2008 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
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 ... Read more...
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Air pollution linked to increased appendicitis risk
October 7th, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
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 ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Bomb-proof thermometer to measure temperature inside big explosions
October 2nd, 2008 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
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 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Haze continues to worry Beijing on eve of opening ceremony
August 7th, 2008 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
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 ... Read more...
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Beijing environment officials hopeful of good weather
July 27th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
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 ... Read more...
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Traffic pollution can up kids risk of allergies by 50 per cent
June 14th, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
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 ... Read more...
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Air pollution linked to deep vein thrombosis risk
May 13th, 2008 - 1:49 pm ICT by admin
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 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Blame air pollution for clots as well
May 13th, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by admin
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 ... Read more...
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Global warming is twice as fatal as previously believed
February 28th, 2008 - 3:24 pm ICT by admin
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 ... Read more...
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World Bank: Air pollution costs 3.8 percent of China’s GDP
November 20th, 2007 - 7:08 pm ICT by admin
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 ... Read more...
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