Derby winner Martin Dwyer handed two month suspensionIrish IndependentAt the time, Dwyer suggested his mount was not moving correctly and suffered a nose bleed and expected to be cleared at the hearing. Champion jockey Richard Hughes was banned for 50 …
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Anti-tobacco crusaders laud state’s taxing bid
Times of India In Maharashtra, 2.6 crore people are users of tobacco and approximately one-third of them will be affected by serious illnesses like cancer, lung diseases, etc. The state bears 70% of the total cost of the disease burden by tobacco. The health cost is … |
Hindu Business LineHear, hear!Hindu Business LineMcCain Foods India has introduced a new cheese-based appetiser called Potato Cheese Shotz. … It can also be used to provide an effective method to induce a deep lung secretion sample to test for diseas…
NEWS.com.auBangladesh begins 3 day state mourning at presidents deathEnergy BanglaActing president and parliamentary speaker Abdul Hamid Advocate yesterday announced a three-day state mourning at his death which came 10 days after Rahman was flown to S…
New York Times (blog)Scientists Propose a New Architecture for Sustainable DevelopmentNew York Times (blog)Both India and China have doubled their output per person in less than 20 years. But how can development continue without it costing the Earth? A…
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Carbon Copy: Why China’s Air-Pollution Problem Isn’t Unique
The Atlantic Fine particulate matter (pollutant particles smaller than 10 microns in diameter — PM 10 — and 2.5 microns in diameter — PM 2.5) is a critical air pollutant of concern for human health because it is small enough to reach the lung’s most sensitive … |
Times of IndiaNow study proves it – bidi smoking causes cancerTimes of IndiaP. Jayalekshmi of the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) here, who led the study on bidi-induced lung, oral, laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer, said lung cancer risk among former b…
Zee NewsNow study proves it – bidi smoking causes cancerZee NewsP. Jayalekshmi of the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) here, who led the study on bidi-induced lung, oral, laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer, said lung cancer risk among former bidi smokers …
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How the shiny “agate” stones in jewelry and rosary beads are killing workers
GlobalPost KHAMBHAT, India — A few years ago, when occupational safety activists came to Hydersha Diwan’s village here, 300 miles north of Mumbai, he drove them away with threats and bluster. Today, he wishes that he’d listened. Doctors say the 50-year-old is … How the shiny ‘agate’ stones in jewelry and rosary beads are killing workersDaily Democrat |
NEWS.com.auUN Secretary General condoles death of Bangla PresZee NewsRahman was admitted to the facility on March 10 after he was flown to Singapore by an air ambulance for critical lung infection, a day after he was rushed to Combined Military Hospita…