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Tag: "contamination" at medical news

Rise In Waterborne And Malaria Cases Anticipated In Britain

... to heavy rainfalls", he warned. The widespread contamination of water resources (more probability of sewage being washed off fields, into rivers and sea) during heavy rainfall could also lead to diarrhea, more so when people get inclined to recreational sea swimming. It is further believed that changes in m...

Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe

...ins in these districts may be the reason for water contamination leading Cholera outbreaks in these two districts....

Herbal Medicines with Animal, Human Body Parts! - Swami Ramdev Accused

...gurus to enjoy the spotlight, following reports of contamination of herbal and other ayurvedic medicines with animal // and human body parts. Miracle cures may now become possible through medical products prepared from human skulls and bones and even animal testicles. // The source of raw materials for such prep...

Cheese Products Withdrawn From Sales Due To Food Poisoning Hazard

Following reports of contamination of a type of Camembert cheese with the microorgani...lingness to cooperate in the identification of the contamination source. Suspicion has fallen on large flocks of starlings nesting on a few of his 80 supplying farms...

Efficacy of fish oil supplements in pregnancy.

...rranted here as well. In this case, the concern is contamination with mercury, which is neuro toxic at certain levels. Some fishes with mercury levels have been mentioned below: Canned light tuna: 460 mg of EPA/DHA and 20.4 mcg of mercury. Catfish: 470 mg of EPA/DHA and 8.5 mcg of mercury. Salmon (fresh, frozen...

Environment a major factor in occurrence of Type 2 Diabetes

...esearchers suspected may be an important source of contamination that attributes to the development of diabetes, as...ether diabetes in the subjects with high levels of contamination was caused by PCBs and or DDT, previous studies indicated such a causal relationship might exist....

Garlic inhibits fungal growth and protects food

...ic extract can be used a inhibitory against fungal contamination // of food.The fungus on which the effect was seen was Aspergillus, a potent strain which spoils foods a lot. It is the commonest fungi to spoil foods and is a menace. The extract was taken in various concentrations and tested on the fungus culture...

Bird Flu Alert Sounded In Tamil Nadu

...fe hunting practices, as a potential risk of water contamination by infected blood of the injured birds is probable. A notice has also been issued to the general public to bring to notice the death of any water birds in or around the area. The local people can communicate information if any to the wildlife warde...

Running Water Restored In Chinese City

... had sparked fears of a second chemical leak, said contamination of a nearby river was under control. The blast in Dianjiang, a county in the Chongqing region, killed one worker and evacuated 6,000 people. About 800 residents and Communist Party members were helping clean the contaminated portion of the Guixi Ri...

Malachite green adulteration in seafood exports

... to other countries. Malachite green and microbial contamination is tested by EIA laboratories before certifying th...rmen for preservation of aquaculture products from contamination of fungus growth during storage and travel. Leucomalachite is the product of malachite green which p...

Benzene Slick In China Highlights Water Pollution

...'s rivers are menaced with shrinkage, dysfunction, contamination and other problems," Chen Bangzhu, director of a government-run population, resources and environment committee, said at a national conference on lake water quality Wednesday. "The worsening conditions of these endangered rivers are caused by a boo...

Chinese City Suspends Water Supply Fearing Pollution

... million-strong population, fearing possibility of contamination by chemical spillage.// The city government in Ha...ay "made a U-turn by admitting that fears of water contamination in Songhua river... were behind the city's four-day water supply cut", the official China Daily said...

Qualms Of Bird Flu Risk During Haj Pilgrimage

... Haj should be called off in case a human-to-human contamination of the virus is discovered. // According to Didier Pittet, director of the Infection Control Programme at Geneva’s University Hospitals, millions of pilgrims who gather in Mecca for Haj risk creating the conditions in which a pandemic strain of flu ...

A Novel System For Clinical Banking Of Umbilical Cord Blood

...BC depletion are performed, in order to reduce the contamination risk and to speed the nucleated cell separation//. Their findings appear in the journal Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases (available online 19 August 2005)Umbilical cord blood is a source of hematopoietic progenitor cells and is used as an alter...

Compulsory testing for heavy metal content in herbal medicines

In response to reports of heavy metal contamination in herbal/ayurvedic medicines, testing of levels o...merican Medical Association had showed heavy metal contamination in about 80 per cent of samples tested. The permissible limits for arsenic, lead and cadmium have ...

Controversy over spread of Mad Cow disease from India

...ays that if the outbreak occurred due to dead body contamination in the river banks, then there would have been a major epidemic in north India....

Natural Sulfur Can Treat Pain From Osteoarthritis

...ography) and absence of heavy metals and microbial contamination were certified by an independent laboratory. Researchers found from using the WOMAC visual analogue scale that compared to the placebo, MSM produced significant decreases in WOMAC pain and physical function. No notable differences were found in WO...

Water Borne Diseases causing More Havoc in Mumbai

...ctor for outbreaks associated with flooding is the contamination of drinking-water facilities, and even when this happens, as in Iowa and Missouri in 1993. The risk of outbreaks can be minimized if the risk is well recognized and disaster-response addresses the provision of clean water as a priority. The danger...

Arsenic in drinking water

...nking. It is now generally agreed that the arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh is of geological origin. The arsenic derives from the geological strata underlying Bangladesh. Situation The most commonly manifested disease so far is skin lesions. Over the next decade, skin and internal cancers are li...

Air Pollution Linked To Heart Disease And Heart Attacks

...ke, heart failure flare-ups, and lung trouble. Air contamination also has long-term effects on heart health, reports the Harvard Heart Letter. A long-term Harvard study begun in the mid-1970s showed one important effect of chronically breathing polluted air: additional early deaths due to cardiovascular disease....

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