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Study reveals dangerous lead levels in household paints in India
Most paint companies in India sell household paints containing unsafe levels of lead that can affect the health of millions, reveals a new study released Tuesday. The study “Lead in India’s Enamel Household Paints” by Toxics Link found dangerous levels […]
International SOS warns travelers against counterfeit drugs on World Diabetes Day
New Delhi-International SOS has warned travelers against counterfeit drugs on World Diabetes Day and given some suggestions to diabetes patients for planning an overseas trip. Regional Medical Director at International SOS Dr Doug Quarry warned that there is a significant […]
Vaccine not to blame for infant death
QUANG TRI (VNS) — Central Quang Tri Province on Monday announced that the death of a three-year-old kid, who died on Sunday after receiving a Quinvaxem vaccine, was not caused by the vaccination. The kid received the injection on November […]
Doing a Detox
THE concept of detoxification has always intrigued people, and various detoxification methods have been practised since ancient times. Although detoxification is considered an alternative therapy in today’s age of modern medicine, it is more accurately described as a preventive measure […]
Russians do squats for free ride
Passengers on Moscow’s metro subways huffed and puffed to get tickets. Passengers on the Moscow metro puffed and sweated for a free ride on Friday after Olympic officials unveiled a machine that issues a free ticket as a reward for […]
France okays home tests for HIV
Self-testing HIV kits will go on sale in France next year Under a strategy aimed at reducing the spread of the virus causing AIDS, self-testing HIV kits will go on sale in France next year, the country’s health minister Marisol […]
Conference looks at public health sector
DA NANG — Non-communicable conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and injuries caused by traffic accidents account for 70 per cent of health problems in Viet Nam. The rate was revealed by Nguyen Cong Khan, Director of Science, Technology and Training […]
Elderly not driving healthcare costs, professional services do
NORTH GARDEN, Va.- Treating the elderly didn’t drive the U.S. increase in healthcare cost from 2000; 91 percent was from professional services, drugs and devices, researchers say. Dr. Hamilton Moses III of the Alerion Institute in North Garden, Va., and […]
High BP in middle age better predictor of Alzheimers disease in old age
A new study has revealed that middle ages people who have a high measure called pulse pressure are more likely to have biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in their spinal fluid than those with lower pulse pressure. Pulse pressure is the […]
Our skin tells us how long we may live
Research gives us more reasons why wrinkles are bad. Women who look younger than their years may have lower risks of heart disease and stroke and a greater chance of outliving someone the same age but with more wrinkles, a […]
