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Watch Out! Pollution hazard from E-waste recycling in India & China

...re hundreds of times higher than typical levels of household dust. The levels of lead in dust collected from similar Indian workshops were approximately five to 20 times more than the average levels. The report provides a compelling case for immediate action in both countries to address workplace health and ...

Arsenic in drinking water

...s, hand-pumps and springs. Simple technologies for household removal of arsenic from water are few and have to ...minary successes in using packets of chemicals for household treatment. Some mixtures combine arsenic removal with disinfection. One example, developed by the WH...

Testosterone patch for women Rejected For safety Reasons

...ently . Procter & Gamble, global manufacturer of household products, wants to market the patch to women who have become menopausal after ovarian surgery however due to the rejection by members of the FDA panel the drug is kept on hold until more data is available to assess the drug. At a recent meeting pan...

Exposure to cigarette smoke when in the womb can lead to asthma

... asthma in childhood. Passive smoking by the other household family members also may contribute towards the incidence of asthma in children. Researchers are of the opinion that 25% of the incidences of asthma can be explained by the exposure to tobacco smoke in the prenatal stage. The estimated data of the re...

Association between childhood diet and stroke

...tween 1937 and 1939. The had completed a seven day household inventory. Fruit and vegetable (excluding potato) consumption and intake of vitamin C, vitamin E, carotene, fish, oily fish, fat, and saturated fat were analyzed. The results showed that higher intake of vegetables in the childhood was associated w...

Abuse in Childhood Could Result In Heart Disease in Adulthood

...al, physical or sexual abuse, physical neglect, or household dysfunction (i.e. incarceration, substance abuse, mental illness, or domestic violence) are 30-percent to 70-percent more likely to develop ischemic heart disease as adults than people who reported not having these negative childhood experiences. Res...

Vaccine To Stop the Spread of Chickenpox

...ness of these cases in the community as well as in household settings will assist with further vaccine policy decisions," conclude researchers....

Lifestyle Linked To Depression

...e graduates and those who reported having a higher household income also reported fewer episodes of depression. Thus researchers say although most people who report depressive symptoms several days each month probably do not have a diagnosable mental disorder, those above a certain threshold of sad, blue or d...

Troubled Childhood found to affect your Liver

... more than 17,000 people about abuse, neglect, or household dysfunction such as divorce or domestic violence during childhood. Overall, nearly 7 percent of patients reported liver disease. Researchers say, “An increased likelihood of reporting liver disease for each of 10 adverse childhood experiences was obs...

Exercising Good For Stroke Survivors

...ergy, such as dressing, bathing, walking and doing household chores. Recent research shows , stroke survivors should be urged to exercise more at least 20 minutes of aerobic exercise, three to seven times a week, can help reduce the risk of another stroke. Strength training, to build up weak muscles, should b...

Exercise Effective in Reducing Cancer Risk

...Exercise was defined as moderate activity, such as household chores or 30 minutes of walking, and higher levels of activity, such as 60 minutes or more of a cardiovascular regimen. Results from another study conducted by researchers from Brigham support the theory that exercise benefits at-risk cancer patien...

The Effectiveness Of Antibacterial Products In Reducing Infection

... the use of antibacterial products, such as soaps, household cleaners and laundry detergents, do not reduce the...age child living in the house. One group was given household cleaning and personal hygiene products that contained antibacterial ingredients and the second group...

Vision Loss Due To Diabetic Retinopathy a Major Cause Of Concern

...er effect on emotional reaction to vision loss and household and personal care areas. Based on their findings researchers conclude that , low-vision rehabilitation services with programs aiming to improve outdoor mobility, print reading, participation in leisure activities, and psychological health could be ...

How a man's mind really works

...man's, so he doesn't see or even feel the dust and household mess in the same way. Anyhow, the male brain attaches less personal identity to the inside of a home and more to the workplace or the yard -- which is why he doesn't get worked up about housework. Male hormones such as testosterone and vasopressin s...

Troubled Childhood found to affect your Liver

...archers surveyed patients about abuse, neglect, or household dysfunction such as divorce or domestic violence during childhood. Overall, nearly 7 percent of patients reported liver disease. Researchers say, “An increased likelihood of reporting liver disease for each of 10 adverse childhood experiences was obs...

Hope for 11 million children facing death from illnesses

...an be improved by focusing on six priority issues: household water security, hygiene and sanitation, air pollution, disease vectors, chemical hazards, and injuries and accidents. - Health of adolescents – can be safeguarded when valuable relationships are established with trusted adults, and there are structur...

Do you heed to healthy eating advice?

... there is a strong link between healthy eating and household income. Almost 40% of women in the highest earning households eat five portions a day compared to just 20% in the poorest households. It was also found that women generally eat more fruit and vegetables than men and are more likely to eat five portio...

Watching television linked to smoking

... other risk factors such as weight, ethnicity, IQ, household income level and household structure. Among the adolescents in the study, smoking increased from about 10 percent in 1990 to m...

What makes young girls smoke

...oncerns, poor conduct, stress, and a single-parent household at ages 11 to 12 were the most important factors leading to daily smoking at ages 17 to 19. Researchers thereby conclude that the findings show that we need to offer young teenage girls healthy ways of controlling their weight and dealing with stres...

Influenza drug delayed

...ead of flu in families. When the first person in a household who developed the flu took the drug as well as all other family members, 63 percent of the households were protected against the flu. The results with this drug are marvelous. Two other flu medications, amantadine and rimantadine, are available but o...

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