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Passive smoking hidden risk factor of heart disease
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): According to statistics, about six million people die of tobacco use or exposure to secondhand smoke. This accounts for six percent of female and 12% of male deaths worldwide every year.
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Pidilite Industries posts one pct decline in consolidated sales
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], July 26 (ANI-Businesswire India): Pidilite Industries Limited, India's leading manufacturer of adhesives, sealants and construction chemicals today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2017.
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Centre appeals Opposition to allow both Houses of Parliament to work smoot
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary meeting was held on Wednesday after which Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Ananth Kumar appealed the Opposition to allow both Houses of Parliament to work smoothly as the Centre was ready to discuss
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Ozone recovery may be delayed by rise of paint stripper chemicals
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 28 (ANI): The restoration of the globe's protective ozone shield may be delayed by three decades if fast-rising emissions of a chemical used in paint strippers and pharmaceuticals is not restricted, warns a study.
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Common household chemicals lead to birth defects in mice: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 18 (ANI): A recent study has found a connection between common household chemicals and birth defects.
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Replacement of BPA on water bottles may not cause obesity: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 10 (ANI): Those common chemicals that manufacturers use to make plastic food containers, water bottles and other consumer products, instead of BPA, do not contribute to obesity, says a study.
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Cabinet approves restructuring plan for Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd.
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a restructuring plan for loss making and sick Central Public Sector Enterprise Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd. (HOCL), a under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals.
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Are stinky inflatable pool toys putting your kids at risk?
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 13 (ANI): Turns out, there are many dangerous chemicals lurking in your swimming pool that can risk your children's health.
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UN to begin Syria probe after use of chemicals in idlib attack is confirme
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
United Nations (U.S.), Apr. 12 (ANI): UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has stated that the fact-finding mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) began on the alleged use of chemical weapons in the province of Syria's Idlib.
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Centre taking steps to spread awareness about use of generic drugs
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Steps are being taken by the Centre to spread awareness about the use of generic drugs as well to increase access to them, said Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh L. Mandaviya.
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Beware of fancy sofas! Chemicals sprayed on them ups cancer risk
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], April 10 (ANI): Beware of those fancy fire resistant sofas! A study warns that the fire retardant chemicals, found in these sofas and mattresses can lead to thyroid cancer.
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Now, tracing chemicals from fast-food wrappers in body possible
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 30 (ANI): A team of researchers has come up with a technique that has made tracing hazardous chemicals from fast-food wrappers in the body possible.
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