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Switching from chemically laden products to natural skin/personal care products is the first and the most important step you can take. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here're some toxic ingredients one should avoid in their beauty...

The advertising works cleverly on our self body image issues and before we know it we have bought that expensive, lovely...

30 Oct 2017 6:10 PM IST

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80% of baby food contains dangerous chemicals

Read on to find out more.

27 Oct 2017 3:03 PM IST

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New breath tests can detect various diseases

Scientists are trying to use this technology to "smell" diseases a human nose cannot.

8 Nov 2017 1:02 PM IST

The training programmes researchers compared are tools scientists rely on to test the brains working memory (Photo: AFP)

Brain chemicals that help avoid unwanted thoughts identified

Research may pave way for treating patients of PTSD, depression or schizophrenia.

6 Nov 2017 8:39 AM IST

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Study links flame retardants to infertility in women

Women with the highest levels were 10% less likely to have successful fertilization.

3 Sept 2017 3:42 PM IST

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Some BP drugs may increase lung cancer risk, says study

Use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor drugs (ACEIs) to lower BP is associated with an increased risk of lung...

26 Oct 2018 1:37 PM IST

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Look out for potentially dangerous food chemicals for your kids

Parents take note.

18 Oct 2018 10:28 AM IST

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Beauty products can be reason for pregnancy complications

Environmental chemicals and their effects on reproductive function have become a hot topic in the field of reproductive...

21 Jan 2018 9:20 AM IST

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Here's why washing new clothes before you wear them is crucial

You never know what you could develop.

22 Feb 2018 3:53 PM IST

The chemicals can accumulate in drinking water, persist for a long time in the body, and are difficult to avoid (Photo: AFP)

Weight gain may be caused by chemical in food wrappers and non-stick...

Researchers found that PFASs -- also known as "obesogens" -- were linked to a slower resting metabolic rate.

14 Feb 2018 2:24 PM IST

Both men and women evaluated women more negatively as a leader if the image suggested she was wearing a lot of makeup. (Photo: Pixabay)

Many cosmetics in Indian market contain microplastics or microbeads:...

Microbeads have been recognized as a pollutant globally and are being banned in many countries but there has been little...

30 April 2018 6:22 PM IST

Shoemakers are known to be at a higher risk of the condition due to chemicals in polish (Photo: Pixabay)

Chemicals in paint put people at higher risk of crippling nerve...

People with genes that expose them to such conditions are seven times more likely to be affected by these solvents.

4 July 2018 12:35 PM IST