New ultra-sensitive device sniffs out toxic metals
September 13th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 13 (IANS) Swiss and US scientists have developed an ultra-sensitive device to detect the tiniest traces of heavy metals in drinking water and fish, which could be over ... Read more...
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Blinding amoeba targets contact lens users
September 7th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 7 (IANS) A deadly amoeba present in tap water, showers and swimming pools, is targeting contact lens users by chewing through their eyeballs and causing blindness.The bug has ... Read more...
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Tattoos drive new source of bacterial infection?
September 7th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) If you end up with a rash on a new tattoo, don't brush it off as an allergic reaction or a normal part of the healing ... Read more...
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House panel concerned over railway food, water quality
May 21st, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over the quality of food and drinking water in trains and at stations and has suggested several steps to ... Read more...
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BP drug lowers weight in spite of high fat diet
April 13th, 2012 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 13 (IANS) ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitor captopril (CAP), a drug commonly used for the treatment of hypertension and cardiac conditions, can reduce the weight of mice even on ... Read more...
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West Bengal: only a quarter use tap water
March 27th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) The West Bengal census report of 2011 revealed Tuesday that only 25.4 and 54.5 percent of households use tap water and have electricity in their homes.According ... Read more...
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What will you miss during foreign tour
March 24th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 24 (IANS) While touring a foreign country what things would you miss the most? Parents, children, or homecooked food? Britons admit to yearning for favourite television shows, home ... Read more...
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Do’s and dont’s this Diwali
October 24th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Here are some tips on how to celebrate a safe Diwali this year:
Do's:
1. Buy crackers from only licensed shops, avoid Chinese products.
2. Keep fireworks in boxes, away from children.
3. Burst crackers ... Read more...
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Delhi JD-U demands removal of contaminated water plants
April 25th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 25 (ANI): Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Delhi unit General Secretary and spokesperson Prabhat Ranjan on Monday expressed displeasure over the black marketing of drinking water in the national capital and ... Read more...
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Rihanna delays charity project over extra flab
April 22nd, 2011 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
The svelte songstress has acted in UNICEF's Celebrity Tap campaign, which asks stars to donate bottles of their own tap water to raise money and awareness for childrenin need of ... Read more...
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Men drinking tap water at risk of turning pear-shaped
April 21st, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 21 (ANI): A new study has warned that men could start turning pear-shaped from drinking tap water.Experts are starting to link chemicals called "foreign oestrogens" - that get into the ... Read more...
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Radioactivity levels in Tokyo’s tap water declared safe for infants
March 27th, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar 27 (ANI): Radioactivity levels in tap water at Tokyo water purification plants have been detected to be safe for infants' consumption.The levels continued to drop after samples were detected ... Read more...
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Death toll in tsunami hit Japan tops 10,000 two weeks after disaster
March 25th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar 25 (ANI): The official death toll caused by an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Japan has topped 10,000, while around 250,000 people are still taking shelter in some 1,900 ... Read more...
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Sea water off Kukushima has high level of radioactive iodine
March 24th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Radioactive iodine in seawater near an outlet at the Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant has been detected at 147 times the safety limit, the Kyodo ... Read more...
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Radioactive iodine exceeding limit for infants found in Tokyo water
March 23rd, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar 23 (ANI): The Tokyo metropolitan government has cautioned that infants should not be provided with tap water for drinking purposes because radioactive iodine exceeding the set limit for them has ... Read more...
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Fukushima nuclear power plant crisis will be effectively overcome: IAEA chief
March 22nd, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 22(ANI): The situation at Japan's quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant remains very serious, but it will be effectively overcome, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Yukiya Amano has said.The ... Read more...
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Tokyo tap water found to have radioactive iodine beyond Japan’s regulated standards
March 20th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar 20 (ANI): Radioactive iodine beyond Japan's regulated standards has reportedly been detected in the tap water in Tokyo apparently because of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power ... Read more...
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Radioactive iodine detected in Tokyo tap water
March 19th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Traces of radioactive iodine were discovered in tap water in Tokyo in the wake of the disaster at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, Japanese media ... Read more...
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Rihanna, Swift, Gomez back Unicef water campaign
March 19th, 2011 - 9:05 am ICT by IANS
London, March 19 (IANS) Singers Rihanna Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez are backing a campaign to force restaurant owners to charge for tap water to help fund clean drinking ... Read more...
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Swimming too often in chlorinated water ‘ups bladder cancer risk’
March 17th, 2011 - 11:54 am ICT by ANI
London, Mar 17 (ANI): Spanish researchers have warned that people who regularly swim in chlorinated water or take lots of showers or baths could increase the risk of developing bladder cancer.They ... Read more...
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Japan rocked by second nuclear explosion
March 14th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar.14 (ANI): The second hydrogen explosion in three days occurred at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant on monday, sending a huge cloud of smoke into the air and wounding six workers. ... Read more...
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Japan nuke plant explodes
March 12th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar. 12 (ANI): Japan's Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant exploded on Saturday, a day after a massive earthquake damaged the facility's cooling system.The Fukushima No 1 plant is located about 250 ... Read more...
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Hasan Ali in ED custody till Wednesday
March 8th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Vada paav and ordinary tap water... it was a long way from luxury and home for Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan, who was Tuesday ... Read more...
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Hasan Ali Khan produced in court (Lead)
March 8th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Vada paav and ordinary tap water... it was a long way from luxury and home for Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan, who was produced ... Read more...
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New ‘healthy’ flavoured water has as much sugar as 3 doughnuts
February 21st, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 21 (ANI): A drink that has been parading as healthy flavoured water actually contains as much sugar as a plate of Krispy Kreme doughnuts.The most popular brand, Volvic's Touch ... Read more...
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Traces of lithium prolong human life: Study
February 20th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 20 (IANS) The presence of low levels of lithium in the human body prolongs life, says a new study.
Lithium is one of the many nutritional trace elements and is ... Read more...
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How lithium in ordinary tap water increases lifespan in humans
February 19th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): A new study has found that lithium, which is found in vegetables and drinking water, can increase life expectancy in humans.Professor Dr. Michael Ristow's team along with Japanese ... Read more...
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EPA to limit rocket fuel chemical in tap water
February 3rd, 2011 - 2:24 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Feb 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Environmental Protection Agency in the United States has proposed a cap on the amount of Perchlorate that should be allowed in drinking water.The agency ... Read more...
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Winter chill freezes Kashmir Valley, Leh
January 20th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 20 (IANS) Extreme winter chill, highly slippery roads and frozen water taps continued to pose serious problems to people Thursday as the night temperatures remained below the ... Read more...
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Icicle shape stranger than previously thought
December 26th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 26 (ANI): A new Canadian research has found that subtle differences in wind and water can produce icicles with strange shapes.Using an indoor icicle-making machine, the researchers have challenged a ... Read more...
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Cancer-causing chemical found in tap water of 31 US cities
December 23rd, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) Hexavalent chromium, an industrial chemical and a major health risk highlighted in the movie "Erin Brockovich" in 2000, continues to haunt Americans. A national survey has found that ... Read more...
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Hexavalent Chromium Found In Water Of 31 U.S. Cities
December 21st, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It seems that the Hexavalent Chromium threat still continues to rule many parts of the U.S. According to a recent study it has been revealed that ... Read more...
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Carcinogen in ‘Erin Brockovich’ found across 31 US cities
December 21st, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 21 (IANS) The domestic tap water of 31 out of 35 US cities, which were surveyed, contains hexavalent chromium -- the probable carcinogen made famous by the film "Erin Brockovich". ... Read more...
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Mark Ruffalo placed on US terror advisory watch list
November 30th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 30 (ANI): Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo has been included in the US terror advisory watch list after he promoted a documentary about the effects of natural gas drilling.The 43-year-old actor ... Read more...
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How French granny stuck in loo for 3 weeks kept her spirits up
November 26th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 26 (ANI): An elderly French woman, who was trapped in her windowless bathroom for three weeks, kept herself calm by taking showers and brushing her teeth.The 69-year-old grandmother 's ... Read more...
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