Lead Exposure To Children
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Children's Colourful Clothes May Have Toxic Metals, Study Finds
The study highlights the need for stricter regulations and safer alternatives in textile manufacturing.
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Second-Hand Smoke Leaves A Heavy Health Burden On Children, Study Explains How
A new global analysis highlights that children remain disproportionately harmed by exposure to second-hand smoke, leading to respiratory illness, growth issues, and long-term disease risk.
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Too Much Screen Time Can Cause These Health Risks In Children
Prolonged exposure to screens can lead to a variety of health concerns ranging from vision issues and sleep disturbances to emotional and behavioural changes.
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Air Pollution May Lead To These Health Problems In Children
Dry cough, wheezing and breathlessness are a few symptoms that occur in children because of prolonged exposure to air pollution.
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Parents, Lead In Spices And Herbal Remedies Extremely Unhealthy For Kids: Know How
Lead can affect children's brain development resulting in reduced intelligence quotient, behavioural changes such as reduced attention span and increased anti-social behaviour and reduced educational attainment. Read here to know more.
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Troubling Link Found Between Pollution Exposure In Pregnancy, High Blood Pressure In Children
Children of mothers who were exposed to higher levels of fine particulate pollution in their third trimester, were at a 61 percent higher risk of elevated blood pressure, says study.
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Exposure To Pollution In The Womb Can Shorten Your Baby's Lifespan
Previous studies said that toxic air can lower children's IQ and memory, affect their test scores and trigger neurological-behavioural problems.
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Air Pollution Due to Traffic May Cause DNA Damage in Kids and Teenagers
A new study, published in theJournal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, warns that exposure to high levels of traffic-related air pollution may lead to a certain type of DNA damage called telomere shortening in children and teenagers.
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Toxic Lead: Early Exposure Could be Lowering Childrens IQ
According to a study done by Duke University in North Carolina, higher exposure of lead in childhood may affect brain health and disrupt cognitive development.
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Beware of Hand Sanitisers: They Can Be Very Harmful for Children
Hand sanitisers can do more harm than good to your children. Scientists have discovered that children may be tempted to swallow the substance leading to nausea and pain.
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Children's Colourful Clothes May Have Toxic Metals, Study Finds
The study highlights the need for stricter regulations and safer alternatives in textile manufacturing.
-
Second-Hand Smoke Leaves A Heavy Health Burden On Children, Study Explains How
A new global analysis highlights that children remain disproportionately harmed by exposure to second-hand smoke, leading to respiratory illness, growth issues, and long-term disease risk.
-
Too Much Screen Time Can Cause These Health Risks In Children
Prolonged exposure to screens can lead to a variety of health concerns ranging from vision issues and sleep disturbances to emotional and behavioural changes.
-
Air Pollution May Lead To These Health Problems In Children
Dry cough, wheezing and breathlessness are a few symptoms that occur in children because of prolonged exposure to air pollution.
-
Parents, Lead In Spices And Herbal Remedies Extremely Unhealthy For Kids: Know How
Lead can affect children's brain development resulting in reduced intelligence quotient, behavioural changes such as reduced attention span and increased anti-social behaviour and reduced educational attainment. Read here to know more.
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Troubling Link Found Between Pollution Exposure In Pregnancy, High Blood Pressure In Children
Children of mothers who were exposed to higher levels of fine particulate pollution in their third trimester, were at a 61 percent higher risk of elevated blood pressure, says study.
-
Exposure To Pollution In The Womb Can Shorten Your Baby's Lifespan
Previous studies said that toxic air can lower children's IQ and memory, affect their test scores and trigger neurological-behavioural problems.
-
Air Pollution Due to Traffic May Cause DNA Damage in Kids and Teenagers
A new study, published in theJournal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, warns that exposure to high levels of traffic-related air pollution may lead to a certain type of DNA damage called telomere shortening in children and teenagers.
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Toxic Lead: Early Exposure Could be Lowering Childrens IQ
According to a study done by Duke University in North Carolina, higher exposure of lead in childhood may affect brain health and disrupt cognitive development.
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Beware of Hand Sanitisers: They Can Be Very Harmful for Children
Hand sanitisers can do more harm than good to your children. Scientists have discovered that children may be tempted to swallow the substance leading to nausea and pain.
