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When saving lives becomes dangerous

Are Indian hospitals and health institutions grappling with the issue of medical waste disposal or are they simply ignoring it? As hospitals, nursing homes and clinics spring up by the dozen, the amount of medical waste generated is on an all time high...

Bacteria Bites

It is a hot summer day and you have just walked into your house leaving the unbearable heat out.

BURN it up!

They are used to light candles, burst feisty crackers or simply set an incense stick going. Yes, we are talking matchsticks. So, what are they really made of? Are they harmful to the environment?

Chew this!

A popular chewing gum brand has come up with a rather abysmal advertisement telling us how we need to chew their confectionary in order to reap the benefits of a ‘face ka gym’ (exercising the facial muscle, we presume). Well, you actually do not need a reason for chewing a gum. Do you? But have you ever wondered how the sugary, rubbery substance is manufactured? What are its ingredients? What stops it from melting inspite of that incessant chewing?

Are you FLUSHING the environment away?

Did you know that we spend an hour every week on the pot? While that’s an interesting bit of trivia to ponder upon, we wanted to know how it affects the environment. Stumped? Think about it – what do we use to clean our bathrooms? Toilet cleaners are available in two forms – nozzle shaped plastic bottles or automatic cleaners that get dispensed every time you flush. Where do they go from the pot? To the sewage system, source of water? Where?

Kill Bill

They may be tiny, but they are deadlier than dynamites. Mosquitoes are the carriers of some of the most dangerous diseases in the world. In olden times, people used natural extracts from plants to keep these enemies at bay. Today, mosquito repellents, in the form of mats, liquid vaporisers, sprays or lotions have made the daunting task easy. Ever wondered how these repellents are made? Or how they work?

That synthetic feeling

Get set to wear layers of warm clothes to steer clear of the biting cold – sweaters, jackets, gloves, mufflers, cardigans and what not! Have you ever thought what your winter wear is made of? No, not just wool. Don’t be surprised to know that a big chunk of your warm clothes are made not from wool, but artificial materials such as synthetic fabrics.

Glassy Affair

It is common knowledge that mirrors are made from sand or silica. But that’s just the beginning. Remember, at this stage, it is not really a mirror. It is simply glass! There is a whole lot that goes behind turning a simple piece of transparent glass into that pretty mirror you look into everyday.

Who likes a bad hair day?

ABSOLUTELY NOBODY!
What could be worse than frizzy, tangled tresses? What could possibly stop you from blow drying your hair till that perfect bounce is achieved? Or straightening them till they becomes as smooth as slurpy noodles?

Mixed signals

Some claims are often cited but seldom proved. Cell phones cause health hazards is one such claim we’ve all been hearing for as many years as we’ve been using the hand held device. Here’s the latest: The World Health Organisation and the International Agency for Research on Cancer have declared that “radiofrequency electromagnetic fields of a cell phone are possibly carcinogenic to humans.”