Screening and classifying hazardous waste samples
Timely and accurate analysis of hazardous materials is fundamental to environmental protection. In addition to the obvious necessity of identifying a suspected contaminant, a detailed analytical profile can help trace the source of a dangerous material and contribute to selecting the best containment and cleanup strategy. <P>A substantia...Pollution- hazardous for diabetics
Particulate pollution raises the risk of heart problems for diabetic patients.Tiny particles called PM10s, an important component of atmospheric pollution, are known to cause both respiratory and heart problems. Researchers in the US looked at Medicare data for Cook County Illinois for 1988 to 1994 and have uncovered a link between PM10 exposure and heart problems in people with diabetes.// <b...Smoking Hazardous To The Enzymes System In Lungs
It has always been stated time and again that smoking is injurious to health. The maximum harm by smoking is on the respiratory system. The effects of smoking may be understood by the effect it has upon a key enzyme in the // lungs. Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) is important in mood regulation and breaking down compounds that help to regulate blood pressure. In a new study, researchers at...Cardiac Disease May Be Hazardous In Pregnancy
Cardiac disease is one of the leading risk factor for maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Hemodynamic changes pre-exist in women with cardiac disease and the physiological circulatory changes of pregnancy further add to this burden//. The presence of cardiac lesions can increase the maternal mortality rate up to 17%. Worsening cardiac status during pregnancy may need...Exposure to hazardous tissue, a fear of 21 Windsor surgery patients
In yet another shocking news in the medical fraternity comes the incident that here is sale of unscreened body parts to surgery patients in Windsor. // The incident came to light when 21 surgery patients were operated upon with unscreened products, obtained by a U.S. tissue bank known as Biomedical Tissue Services Limited, based in New Jersey. The patients were informed by the administ...Online Drugs Could Prove Hazardous To health Warn Doctors in UK
The doctors in UK have warned that with the rising popularity of the online pharmaceuticals the health of the general health could be threatened.// An article published today in the online edition of the Lancet by Scientists from the Sunderland Eye Infirmary had yesterday, published an article in the online edition of the Lancet, to highlight the case of a woman who self diagnosed her...