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Toxic amphibian defenses at higher risk of extinction
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 23 (ANI): A recent study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, found that amphibians which use poisonous defenses are more likely to get extinct than other species.
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Delhiites head to hill stations to escape air pollution
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 9 (ANI): A majority of Delhiites are thronging or heading to hill stations nearby to escape from the toxic levels of air pollution.
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HomePunch records 400 pct sale surge in air purifiers as toxic clouds engu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 8 (ANI): India's exclusive e-megastore for home and kitchen appliances HomePunch has stepped up its operations as consumers are logging in for respite from air pollution clouding visibility and affecting health across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
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Gas leak at Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilize plant kills four
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bharuch (Gujarat) [India], Nov 3 (ANI): At least four people were killed and nine other injured after a toxic gas leak at the TDI (Toluene disocyanate) gas plant of Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizer Limited Company (GNFC) at Dahej here on Thursday.
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Roadside trash burning in India produces toxic rainbow
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington.D.C [US], Oct. 26 (ANI): A recent environmental study conducted to examine the samples of smoke particles emanating from burning roadside trash piles in India, has shown, that the chemical composition and toxicity is dreadful for human health.
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Chinese crackers Crackdown: Delhi government forms 11 teams
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 25 (ANI): The Delhi Government on Tuesday constituted 11 district-wise teams headed by sub-divisional magistrates and assisted by executive engineers of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to "curb the sale and purchase of illegally imported Chinese crac
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Here's how Alzheimer's disease can be possibly prevented
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 22 (ANI): A new study has found out that consuming pills that prevents the accumulation of toxic molecules in the brain might someday help prevent or delay Alzheimer's disease.
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New survey brings out financial stress in cancer patients
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 8 (ANI): For most cancer patients, the uncertainty and stress that can come with its treatment is compounded by what is now known as "financial toxicity", suggests a recent study.
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Toxicant level in e-cig emissions 95 percent less than regular cigarette s
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
WashingtonD.C. (USA), Oct. 5 (ANI): In a comprehensive chemical comparison between smoke and e-cigarette emissions, researchers have found that toxicant level in e-cigarette vapour was 95% less than in conventional cigarette smoke.
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Household dust can decline IQ level in children, trigger respiratory probl
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Sept. 24 (ANI): Household dust exposes people to a wide range of toxic chemicals from everyday products, states a recent study conducted at the George Washington University.
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Prescribing anti-depressants to children raised by 30% in 10 years: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [England], Sept. 10 (ANI): A recent study says that though there's a steep rise in prescribing of anti-depressants to children over the last decade, more than 40 percent are drugs, which do not work and can even have toxic side-effects.
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PeeCee shows-off her singing talent with Britney Spears' 'Toxic&
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 23 (ANI): Her singing talent is no less than her acting skills- Priyanka Chopra proves it yet again with her own version of Britney Spears' 'Toxic.'
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