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Dental Amalgam Doesn't Pose Health Risks In Children

...an alloy powder of silver, copper, zinc, and other metals held together like glue by mercury. The mercury comprises about half the total weight of a filling. The discovery raised concerns about the possible toxicity of chronic low-level exposure to mercury from dental amalgam. The toxicity of mercury at hi...

State Govt To Provide Safe Drinking Water To Bhopal Gas Victims

...igher than in other areas. High levels of heavy metals such as nickel, chromium, mercury, lead and other toxic materials have been found in the soil. Thousands of survivors, including those born after the disaster, are still battling the after-effects of the deadly leak - from illnesses ranging from de...

The Multi-Faceted Chemical Benzene

...ermissible limits. Ascorbic acid will react with metals like iron and copper found in water to create hydroxyl radicals. Meanwhile, when exposed to an acidic environment found in many soft drinks, sodium benzoate breaks down into benzoic acid. When the free radical hydroxyl reacts with the benzoic acid, t...

Novel Metal Detector To Measure Zinc Level In Humans

...more exciting breakthroughs in measuring levels of metals in human cells. Edited IANS...

Aluminum Salts In Underarm Deodorants Increase Risk Of Breast Cancer

...ts and increased risk of breast cancer//. Salts of metals like cadmium and aluminum are believed to exert estrogen-like efforts on breast cancer cells, leading to malignant transformation. Under laboratory conditions, these salts have even been found to accelerate the growth of breast cancer cell lines, h...

Health Minister Promises Strict Quality Control On Herbal Medicines

...will be responsible for the validation of 10 heavy metals found in the traditional herbal drugs and any dev...rs to safeguard products, ensure that banned heavy metals are not there and all ingredients of classical formulations are mentioned on the bottles. "We need ...

Aluminium and Iron Could Play a Vital Role in Multiple Sclerosis

...versity, Staffordshire, compared the levels of the metals aluminium and iron in the urine of people with MS and others without the condition. They said that MS could be linked to difficulty in processing iron and aluminium. The results showed significantly higher levels were found in both groups. The stud...

How Healthy Are Herbal Products? US Findings.

...contained high levels of mercury and lead as these metals are proved to affect the kidneys, nervous system especially the brain. When accidentally ingested by pregnant women may lead to deformities or death of the developing fetus. People who have already been using the products are asked to immediately r...

NY Health Dept Bans 3 Ayurveda Drugs

...Thomas R. Frieden, was quoted as saying. "These metals are poisons and can cause damage to the brain, nervous system, and kidneys. Children and pregnant women (and their foetuses) are especially at risk. If you or your children have used these products, immediately call a physician to request a blood lea...

Indian Ayurveda in troubled waters abroad.

...ause the samples which were tested contained heavy metals like lead, mercury, arsenic much beyond the permis...e reason attributed to the presence of these heavy metals in the medicines is pollution of soil and water.The names of the medicines found to contain high con...

Export Of Ayurvedic Medicines Affected Due To High Heavy Metal Content

... that has revealed alarmingly high levels of heavy metals in the exported traditional medicinal preparations...s has highlighted the high concentrations of heavy metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic, which could lead to toxicity if used for a long time. The levels ...

Excavations Reveal Clues Of Early Warfare

...read towards the north as people went in search of metals and raw materials. The civilization at Hamoukar is reported to have had no connection with the southern civilization, and both the civilizations fought a war at the site. The presence of Uruk pottery at the site proves that they had taken over the ...

Lead levels in disturbed soil post-Katrina unsafe

...hers analyzed the sediment and soil samples for 26 metals and more than 90 semi-volatile compounds. In ad...d snakes and an alligator, also contained multiple metals and pesticides, but these levels were within an expected range, the researchers say. Of the 47 mosqu...

Bird Flu Likely To Reduce World Energy Demand

...ficant impact on demand for precious or industrial metals unless it developed into a global pandemic and damaged world economic activity. “In that case, metals prices would likely suffer, while gold could benefit from its safe-haven status in times of uncertai...

High concentration of heavy metals in Herbal medicines

...pable of causing serious health problems. Heavy metals disrupt metabolic function in two basic ways. Firs... The recent reports of high concentration of heavy metals in ayurvedic or herbal preparations have raised much concern and controversy. According to a study t...

Compulsory testing for heavy metal content in herbal medicines

...s and Cosmetics Act 1940, making testing for heavy metals such as arsenic, lead, mercury and cadmium mandato...vy metal content and indicate clearly that ‘‘heavy metals within permissible limits’’. This move is believed to ensure a better quality control over herbal me...

Metal In Medicines Can Fight Diseases Effectively

...d that if molecules are made out of combination of metals like copper with organic chemicals to make drugs, these will be affecting a wide range of diseases that are caused by virus.// Researchers have successfully tested such molecules against portions of HIV and Hepatitis C virus RNA in the laboratory. ...

Initiation Of New Study To Help Children With Sickle Cell Anaemia

...Desferal, an iron chelator (molecules that bind to metals so they can be eliminated from the body), are painful and inconvenient, often prompting children to forego the injection, since iron buildup does not initially cause the child discomfort, but the injections always do. In an attempt to increase the ...

Natural Sulfur Can Treat Pain From Osteoarthritis

...esolution gas chromatography) 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 ...

Be Wary Of Heavy Metal Poisoning From Ayurvedic Medicines

...medies containing dangerously high levels of heavy metals have raised reasons for concern among the consumer... herbal ingredients that are processed using heavy metals such as mercury, lead and arsenic. While small amounts may possess therapeutic properties and cause ...

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