Stockholm: Today 29 April,2011 India has agreed to heed to global consensus on banning Endosulfan at the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) which is underway at Geneva. India was completely isolated among other countries when China also stood in support for conditional ban on the pesticide. India is pressing for a good financial package as it would have to bear huge economic cost as a result of the ban.
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Showing posts with label Health News and Updates. Show all posts
Friday, April 29, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
How extensive use of mobile phones affect health
# How the mobile phone functions
# How it affect Health
# can it cause tumours
# The thermal effect of mobile phone
# Precaution that must be taken while using mobile phones.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
BAN ENDOSULFAN - FIGHT AGAINST ENDOSULFAN
Images of victims of Endosulfan
Mission
Mission of this campaign is to get rid of the deadly chemical Endosulfan from India. Be part of an international movement to get governments ban this chemical from use.
Endosulfan, a chemical used widely in India as insecticide, has turned out to be a controversial subject within the country itself with Kerala taking the lead in seeking its ban. Under the Stockholm Convention, 172 countries have come together and are gathered in Geneva now to take a decision on banning endosulfan. The meet began on Monday (Apr 25,2011) and will go on till Friday(Apr 29,2011).
In Kerala The ruling Left Democratic front has declared Hartal strike on April 29,2011 to protest againt the UPA led Central Governments delay in banning Endosulfan.
Images of victims of Endosulfan
Monday, April 25, 2011
Ban Endosulfan | Join the Campaign
UNITE FOR GLOBAL BAN ON THE DEADLY CHEMICAL ENDOSULFAN
Raise your voice for the poor people those suffer from severe health problems created by this highly toxic pesticide.
Mission
Mission of this campaign is to get rid of the deadly chemical Endosulfan from India. Be part of an international movement to get governments ban this chemical from use.
Why Goverment stay back from banning Endosulfan?
India's share in the global endosulfan market is over 70 per cent with an annual production of 12 million litres valued at Rs 4,500 crore. The Indian industry claims that endosulfan is soft on pollinators such as honeybees and beneficial pests such as ladybird beetle while killing harmful ones and, therefore, there is no need for a ban.
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WHAT IS ENDOSULFAN ?
Endosulfan is a chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide of the cyclodiene subgroup which acts as a contact poison in a wide variety of insects and mites. It can also be used as wood reservative. It is used primarily on food crops like tea, fruits , and vegetables on grains.
Commercial names for the product include Thiodan , Endocide, Beosit,Cyclodan,Malix, Thimul and Thifor. Endosulfan is pesticide, which is highly toxic if not properly used. Its chemical name is 6,7,8,10,10-hexachloro-1,5,51,6,9,9a-hexahydro- 6,9-methano-2,3,4-benzadioxathiepin 3-oxide. Its molecular formula is C9H6Cl6O4. It is a neurotoxic pesticide belonging to the group of Cyclodiens. Some of the related insecticides of the same group viz. chlordane, heptachlor,aldrin. Endrin, dieldrin were banned for use in agriculture because of long persistence of their toxic residues in the environment.
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Aerial spray of endosulfan, a pesticide is being blamed for all the health problems in the area by the people. In places like Muliyar, Periye, Enmakaje, Cheemeni and Pedre in the cashew plantations aerial spraying of pesticide to wipe of tea mosquitoes was undertaken by
Plantation Corporation of Kerala (PCK) back from 1978 onwards. Aerial spray of endosulfan using helicopter was banned under High Court order in the area recently as per the petition filed by individuals. In these places, lot of children, who have been exposed to aerial spray,
are considered to be living martyr. After conducting surveys in this region, it was found that the residents suffered from one or other kind of diseases.
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Watch a special report on the ill-effects of endosulfan pesticide.
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Kasaragod is the northern most district in Kerala (India). The district had cashew plantations extends to about 5600 acres, spreading through habitations, water bodies and hills in about 11 village panchayaths. The plantations have been aerially spraying with the chemical pesticide Endosulfan since 1976, regularly till 2001. Following public out cry and the intervention from some courts and governments, Endosulfan spraying was stopped from 2003.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Tomato facts
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Medicine for Blood cancer - Imitinef Mercilet
'Imitinef Mercilet' is a medicine which cures blood cancer. Its available free of cost at "Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai". Create Awareness. It might help someone.
Cancer Institute in Adyar, Chennai
Address:
East Canal Bank Road , Gandhi Nagar
Adyar , Chennai -600020
Landmark: Near Michael School
Phone:
044-24910754 044-24910754 ,
044-24911526044-24911526 ,
044-22350241 044-22350241
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Prevent dandruff
Tips to control dandruff
A few lifestyle modifications, constant hair care, healthy habits and a balanced diet can keep your scalp dandruff-free.
The simplest treatment is frequent and effective shampooing of the hair and the scalp. Mild dandruff can be treated by regularly shampooing the scalp with a mild, non-medicated shampoo. If this does not help, a medicated dandruff shampoo can be used.
Stop using styling products from gels to hairsprays in your hair. These hair styling products pose a potential threat by drying the scalp. Natural alternatives like henna may be of help for hair colouring.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Helpful INFORMATION
Exceptionally Helpful INFORMATION
A very Highly Useful & exceptionally Helpful INFORMATION, in SAVING SOME one's Life is being fwded for yr use & for SHARING pls,
Kindly, share this valuable information wherever possible.
1. If you see children Begging anywhere in TAMIL NADU, please contact:
"RED SOCIETY" at 9940217816. They will help the children for their studies.
2. Where you can search for any BLOOD GROUP, you will get thousand's
of donor address. www.friendstosupport.org
3. Engineering Students can register in www.campuscouncil.com to
attend Off Campus for 40 Companies.
4. Free Education and Free hostel for Handicapped/Physically
Challenged children.
Contact:- 9842062501 & 9894067506.
5. If anyone met with fire accident or people born with problems in their ear, nose and mouth can get free PLASTIC SURGERY done by Kodaikanal PASAM Hospital . From 23rd March to 4th April by German Doctors.
Everything is free. Contact : 045420-240668,245732
"Helping Hands are Better than Praying Lips"
6. If you find any important documents like Driving license, Ration card, Passport, Bank Pass Book, etc., missed by someone, simply put them into any near by Post Boxes. They will automatically reach the owner and Fine will be collected from them.
7. By the next 10 months, our earth will become 4 degrees hotter than what it is now. Our Himalayan glaciers are melting at rapid rate. So let all of us lend our hands to fight GLOBAL WARMING.
-Plant more Trees.
-Don't waste Water & Electricity.
-Don't/Minimize use or burn Plastics
8. It costs 38 Trillion dollars to create OXYGEN for 6 months for all Human beings on earth.
"TREES DO IT FOR FREE"
"Respect them and Save them"
9. Special phone number for Eye bank and Eye donation: 04428281919
and 04428271616 (Sankara Nethralaya Eye Bank). For More information
about how to donate eyes plz visit these sites. http://ruraleye.org/
10. Heart Surgery free of cost for children (0-10 yr) Sri Valli Baba Institute Banglore. 10.
Contact : 9916737471
11. Medicine for Blood Cancer!!!!
'Imitinef Mercilet' is a medicine which cures blood cancer. Its available free of cost at "Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai". Create Awareness. It might help someone.
Cancer Institute in Adyar, Chennai
Category: Cancer
Address: East Canal Bank Road , Gandhi Nagar,Adyar,Chennai -600020
Landmark: Near Michael School
Phone: 044-24910754 044-24910754 , 044-24911526 044-24911526 ,
044-22350241 044-22350241
12. Please CHECK WASTAGE OF FOOD
If you have a function/party at your home in India and food gets
wasted, don't hesitate to call 1098 (only in India ) - Its not a Joke,This is the number of Child helpline.They will come and collect the food. Please circulate this message which can help feed many children.
AND LETS TRY TO HELP INDIA BE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN
Please Save Our Mother Nature for "OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS"
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
New Year Tips
A GUIDE FOR LIVING IN 2011
Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow ON trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured IN plants..
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Benefits of Chewing Gum
Benefits of Chewing Gum
1. It Just Relaxes You
2. reshens your breath and gives a pleasent feeling
3. Resist the affinity towards smoking
4. Chewing Moistens a dry mouth
5. Reduces ear discomfort when flying
6. Satisfies snack cravings
7. Cleans teeth after meals
8. Tastes good and has only a few calories
Correct timing to take water
Correct timing to take water will maximizeits effectiveness to Human body.
Two (02) glass of water - After waking up - Helps activate internal organs
One (01) glasses of water - 30 minutes before meal - Help digestion
One (01) glasses of water -1 hour after meal - Help digestion
One (01) glass of water - Before taking a bath - Helps lower blood pressure
One (01) glass of water - Before sleep - To avoid stroke or heart attack
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Medindia Health News
Medindia largest health website in india.
Medindia.com (or .net) is Asia’s premier health portal providing a range of services to both healthcare consumers and the medical professionals. Medindia has a net presence of seven years and was started as a social mission to provide the consumers with essential health related information in simple language. Over the years it has evolved into Asian regions most comprehensive portal in the health sector in terms of content, viewer ship, technology leadership and domain expertise.
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