Tag: "kerosene" at medical news

Ostracized HIV Victim of Bihar Commits Suicide

...ack, 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 fair while his wife was at her parental home with her two children. "The family used to go without...

Patient Sets Medical Counsellor on Fire

...s, 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 police have arrested the assailant who is undergoing treatment for mental disorder. According to the police,...

Coal Stoves May Be Banned In 3 Himachal Towns

...ch 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 surplus in hydel energy and electricity is one of the cheapest in the country. "After the a...

Solar vaccine cooler invented by Indian Scientist

...e 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 cooler between minus two degrees and eight degrees Celsius.' Shende was struck with this idea during ...

Fuel Price Hike Triggers Violent Protests In Nepal

...ent, 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 has been hiked to NRS 76 from NRS 55, leading to fears of escalation in domestic flight fares. An IOC t...

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

...the sloganeering. He had already doused himself in kerosene and lit a match,' Deputy Commissioner of Police (C... community. We don't know why he doused himself in kerosene and set himself on fire,' said Kumar Harsh, a member of the Youth for Equality Forum that is spearhe...

Hearing loss can happen from regular exposure to carbon monoxide

.... 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 monoxide can cause angina, poor vision, and at times brain function impairments. At high levels of conce...

Allergy Risk Increased by Kerosene Use

...n 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 developed countries....

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