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Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study saysNew research indicates flight attendants and pilots face elevated cancer death risks. These aircrews experience higher odds of dying from r...
Two habits behind 40% of Preventable Cancers: WHO reveals global insightsA new WHO analysis reveals that over one-third of global cancer cases are preventable, with lung, stomach, and cervical cancers making up a...
Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves 18 missing and feared dead, sheriff saysA powerful blast at an explosives plant in rural Tennessee has left at least 18 people missing and feared dead. The explosion at Accurate E...
What is pulmonary fibrosis? Zakir Hussain had this rare lung diseaseFamous tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain passed away at 73 in a San Francisco hospital, his family revealed on Monday. They stated that his deat...
22.8 million work suffer occupational injuries, 18,970 die every year globally due to excessive heat wave: ILOAccording to a global report, released by the International Labour Organisation on Monday, epidemics of chronic kidney disease of unknown a...
HDFC Ergo Paws n Claws pet insurance cover: Who can purchase, what is covered, what is not, premium, durationHDFC ERGO's Paws n Claws offers end-to-end pet care, encompassing everything from diagnostics to procedures and medications, guaranteeing t...
WHO-led study reveals working under sun causes one in three deaths from non-melanoma skin cancerThe study underscores the urgent need for protective measures, including policies, regulations, and training, to reduce the risk of sun-ind...
Second Covid wave: Govt's decision to carry on with infra projects & its impact on thousands of workersGovernment decision to carry on with core sector projects at the peak of the second Covid wave has been a boon and a bane: it saved the liv...
India, US ink MoUs on health infrastructure, cancer research, technologyAnother agreement was signed between the CDC, DHHS (USA) and the ICMR (DHR) on collaboration in environmental and occupational health and i...
- Kaiga nuclear plant poses no health hazard: NPCL
There has been no increase in morbidity patterns due to radiation in any nuclear power plant in the country, including Kaiga.
- NEERI worried on pollution, health hazards due to shipbreaking
The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) has expressed deep concern over health and environmental hazards caused d...
- DoT to ring in norms for mobile radiation
India will now implement the international guidelines for minimising health hazards due to emissions from mobiles and base stations.