A National Research Council panel said that the Environmental Protection Agency should study the combined effect of phthalates rather than studying them individually. NRC panel said that the agency must adopt a “paradigm shift” in the way it assesses the chemicals’ toxicity to humans.
Previous studies have shown the presence of phthalates in everyone, including pregnant women and babies. A report released from the National Research Council said that phthalates and other hormone-disrupting chemicals pollute the air, water and dust and are found in hundreds of consumer products — including bug spray, perfume, pesticides, shower curtains, food containers, and plastic toys.
Madras Medical Mission (MMM) of Chennai is renowned in the field of cardiology. Recently it saved life of a 60-year-old chartered accountant of the same city. He was admitted to the hospital by his colleagues when he fell in a faint one day. Senior consultant cardiologist Dr. Ulhas M Pandurangi concluded that the old person was suffering from arrhythmia. He was than operated and the AICD was implanted in his heart.
According to Deborah Anderson, a researcher from Harvard Medical School, the popular drink Coca-Cola douches do not kill sperms. Nearly five decades ago, Coca-Cola was used as a contraceptive that worked as an after-sex spermicide that worked well among women in the third-world countries. But the results of a new clinical trial debunk the efficacy of Coca-Cola douches, the Australian Associated Press reported.
A new study has revealed that a simple walk in the park a day, keeps your mental fatigue away and can improve your memory. The 'Psychological Science' journal reported that researchers from the University of Michigan have found that spending time in nature may be more beneficial for mental processes than being in the urban areas. The findings of the study were based on two experiments in which researchers test how interactions with nature and urban environments would affect the attention and memory processes of people.
The West Bengal government said that the culling operations in bird flu-hit Malda are almost over.
According to a senior district officer, over 16,000 chickens have been killed in Malda district.
While giving this information to the media persons, District magistrate Sreedhar Ghosh said that 16,963 poultry have been culled out of the target of 25,000 in English Bazar block of the district.
According to Deborah Anderson, a researcher from Harvard Medical School, the popular drink Coca-Cola douches do not kill sperms. Nearly five decades ago, Coca-Cola was used as a contraceptive that worked as an after-sex spermicide that worked well among women in the third-world countries. But the results of a new clinical trial debunk the efficacy of Coca-Cola douches, the Australian Associated Press reported. 
A new study has revealed that a simple walk in the park a day, keeps your mental fatigue away and can improve your memory. The 'Psychological Science' journal reported that researchers from the University of Michigan have found that spending time in nature may be more beneficial for mental processes than being in the urban areas. The findings of the study were based on two experiments in which researchers test how interactions with nature and urban environments would affect the attention and memory processes of people.
The West Bengal government said that the culling operations in bird flu-hit Malda are almost over. 
