Health Effects

Heady spin off

SCIENCE appears to have finally found the elusive cure for baldness. Proscar, a drug manufactured by Merck & Co to treat enlarged prostate glands, has an interesting side-effect: in low doses, it

Publication Date:

30/05/1994

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Health Effects, Drugs, Science And Technology

Health

Caffeine bad for foetus

IS CAFFEINE, which is present in tea, coffee and coke, harmful to pregnant women and foetuses? Although there have been indications to the contrary, a recent Canadian study has found evidence that

Publication Date:

27/02/1994

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Coffee, Tea, Health Effects, Science And Technology, Research, United States Of America (US)

Land

Have lead, will damage

The first episode of an S&T serial on STAR Plus takes a hard look at the havoc caused by lead emissions and strategies to counter this.

Publication Date:

14/01/1994

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

2

Issue:

19940115

pp:

0

Tags:

Pollution, Land, Health Effects, Audiovisuals

Industry

Profits from sin

WITH TOBACCO generating nearly $196 million annually just for fourth-ranked Virginia, the effect of smoking on lungs abroad is best ignored. Thousands of jobs in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky

Publication Date:

30/08/1993

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Tobacco, Health Effects, Smoking, Industry, United States Of America (US)

Agriculture

Quality takes back seat in agribusiness

USE OF additives, irradiation and the threat of pesticide residues and food-borne infections have led to the quality of diet being questioned these days as never before. Factory Farming comes as a

Publication Date:

29/06/1993

Author(s): Bhanusingha Ghosh

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

2

Issue:

19930630

pp:

0

Tags:

Agriculture, Pesticides, Food Additives, Health Effects, Radiation, Europe, United States Of America (US)

India

Helping addicts get through their withdrawal symptoms

The manner in which marijuana and heroin affect the brain can provide useful clues to developing more effective painkillers.

Publication Date:

29/04/1993

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Health Effects, Drugs, Science And Technology, Biotechnology, Research, United States Of America (US)

India

Cursory look at science development links

THAT SCIENCE and technology (in the broadest sense) have something to do with development is accepted now almost universally. From the discovery of iron to the harnessing of steam, technology has

Publication Date:

30/03/1993

Author(s): Shobhit Mahajan

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

1

Issue:

19930331

pp:

0

Tags:

Health Effects, Development, Industry, India, Developing Countries

Natural Disasters

The awakening of an ill tempered giant

Volcanic activity in the Zambales range, of which Mount Pinatubo is a part, started 7 million years ago and Pinatubo itself has been active for 1.1 million years. Pinatubo last erupted about 400 years ago.

Publication Date:

30/03/1993

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

1

Issue:

19930331

pp:

0

Tags:

Health Effects, Natural Disasters, Volcanic Eruptions, Displacement, Tribals, Philippines

Sanitation

Helping slum dwellers to help themselves

Involving the community in slum improvement has worked successfully in the Philippines and Mexico. Hidebound bureaucrats in the Third World, who insist they know best, should learn a lesson from these experiments.

Publication Date:

14/03/1993

Author(s): David Satterthwaite, Jorge E Hardoy

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

1

Issue:

19930315

pp:

0

Tags:

Health Effects, Slums, Squatter Settlement, Sanitation, Philippines, Mexico, South America, Developing Countries