Kerosene in Medical News

Underwriters Laboratories Reminds Parents to Pay Attention to 'Staycation' Safety Hazards

... fires and 4,900 outside fires. In addition to keeping the grill a safe distance from your home, be sure to: Never use gasoline or kerosene to light a charcoal fire. Never attempt to restart a flame by adding additional lighting fluid to an already-lit grill, as this can cause ...

Two Students Try To Self-Immolate As Anti-Quota Stir Continues

... sloganeering. He had already doused himself in kerosene and lit a match,' Deputy Commissioner of Police ... community. We don't know why he doused himself in kerosene and set himself on fire,' said Kumar Harsh, a ... According to eyewitnesses, Mohanty brought some kerosene in a canister and poured it on himself outside ...

Indoor Air Pollution Biggest Health Threat

... by the indoor pollution. In order to prevent such diseases solid fuels needs to be replaced with much cleaner, efficient fuels. Biogas, LPG, kerosene are some of the cleaner fuel that could be used to reduce the air pollution. ...

Ostracized HIV Victim of Bihar Commits Suicide

... about 150 km from here. The immediate provocation for the drastic act was reportedly a quack, who said his days were numbered. "He poured kerosene oil and set himself ablaze. He died of severe burns," a villager said, adding that at the time of the incident his aged parents had gone to a village ...

Indoor Air Pollution Biggest Heath Threat

... by the indoor pollution. In order to prevent such diseases solid fuels needs to be replaced with much cleaner, efficient fuels. Biogas, LPG, kerosene are some of the cleaner fuel that could be used to reduce the air pollution. ...

Patient Sets Medical Counsellor on Fire

... told him that he did not have AIDS and there was no need to prescribe any medicines. At this, Jaiswal got enraged, doused the counsellor with kerosene and set him ablaze. Shrivastava was rushed to the hospital in the medical college campus and his condition is reported to be serious. The ...

Coal Stoves May Be Banned In 3 Himachal Towns

... and Dalhousie telling them about the hazards of using this unclean fuel (coal). They can switch over to cleaner electricity-operated devices or kerosene and liquefied petroleum stoves for heating," said S.P.Vasudeva, member secretary of the Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board. The state is ...

Solar vaccine cooler invented by Indian Scientist

... Kalam, who has proposed to install them in the clinic at Rashtrapati Bhavan complex. Shende said, 'SolarChill does not use lead batteries or kerosene used in conventional solar chillers. Instead, we use the sun's energy to create a thick layer of ice which helps in maintaining temperature in the ...

Fuel Price Hike Triggers Violent Protests In Nepal

... 9 billion. From Saturday, petrol will cost NRS 84.25 per litre, up by NRS 15 or nearly 25 percent, diesel NRS 59, an increase of 11 percent. The kerosene will now cost NRS 59, which is an increase by 23 percent. The cooking gas will be priced NRS 1,000 a cylinder, dearer by NRS 100. Aviation fuel ...

Hearing loss can happen from regular exposure to carbon monoxide

... have shown the regular exposure to carbon monoxide can damage// the ears of young children. Carbon monoxide enters into the atmosphere from kerosene and gas stove combustions, generators and other liquid fuel powered equipments, car exhaust and tobacco smokes. At moderate concentrations carbon ...

Allergy Risk Increased by Kerosene Use

... between allergic skin sensitization and allergic symptoms and the domestic use of modern fuels for cooking and heating, particularly from kerosene and to a lesser degree gas. The exposure to these pollutants could play a major role in the emergence of allergic diseases in both developing and ...