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Tag: "unclean" at medical news

...to appear one to two weeks after a catastrophe, as unclean drinking water and damaged sewage systems accumulate the bacteria that cause the disease. But although doctors had seen several hundred cases of diarrhoea in the affected countries, no one had reported a cholera outbreak as of Friday 7 January. The ...

Clean Blades To Be Provided To Self-Harmers

In order to minimize self- inflicted damage from unclean blades and dirty instruments, it has been proposed to provide clean blade to self-harmers. In addition, they can be provided guidance // on where to cut to avoid drastic consequences. This move is comparable to the provision of sterile needles to dru...

Tongue Piercing Is Unhealthy

...cle commented on extreme case, it is possible that unclean piercing equipment can cause other infections, such as blood borne hepatitis. Melvin K. Pierson, DDS, FAGD, AGD spokesperson said that tongue piercing incidents are expected to increase in the age group of 21 to 31 years. “I see a lot of damage caus...

Smoke From Cooking Fuels Cause A Significant Number Of Death Worldwide

... WHO feel that an investment in curbing smoke from unclean cooking fuels would pay itself back seven times over. The organization is of the opinion that under half of the world's six billion people cook with solid fuels, and many a times breathing in smoke equivalent to 40 cigarettes a day. They calculate ...

Delhi Gears up to Fight Chikungunya Fever

...people and sent more than 22,000 legal notices for unclean home conditions resulting in breeding of mosquitoes. Yadav said the capital had recorded 70 cases of dengue till Sep 3 of which 38 are residents of Delhi and the rest visitors. "Karol Bagh, Shahadra and Nazafgarh are the most affected localitie...

Breast Feeding - The Key in Fighting Child Mortality in Africa

...ften in remote villages, home-made feed, made with unclean water, comprised of cereals, animal milk and herbal concoctions or other liquids low in nutrients, are often given as substitutes which can damage the digestion and expose the baby to disease. Another advantage of breast feeding is the warmth that is...

Coal Stoves May Be Banned In 3 Himachal Towns

...ousie 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 already power surplu...