HealthBaba
Dr. Parveen Chopra's Health Blog
Toxic level of cadmium in child jewelry
Jul 16th
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has ordered a voluntary recall of about 137,000 pieces of children’s jewelry that contain toxic levels of cadmium.
Dangerous practice of Flashblood
Jul 16th
Believe it or not, desperate heroin users in a few African cities are indulging in extremely dangerous act of flashblood or sometimes called flushblood. It is almost unthinkable that they inject themselves with another addict’s blood just to share the high or ward off the pangs of withdrawal.
Using Syringe for Children’s Medicine
Jul 16th
Sizes of household spoons varies widely and hence while giving children the medicine the parents should avoid using these spoons. The use of such spoons leads to both under- and overdoses. US and Greek researchers looked at teaspoons in 25 households and found that the largest was three times the size of the smallest.
Beware of weight-loss products
Jul 16th
Even now and then, Food and Drug Administration has to issue warnings about certain medicines , supplements etc- one of such products which comes under scrutiny of FDA is weight-loss products.