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Hospital privacy curtains harbor dangerous germs - study

Privacy curtains used to demarcate spaces in hospitals and clinics get frequently contaminated harboring potentially dangerous bacteria, findings of a new U.S. study show.

According to a new study conducted by the researchers at the University Of Iowa Carver College Of Medicine, the privacy curtains get frequently and rapidly soiled with potentially dangerous bacteria,

State PCB bans insecticide endosulfan in Kerela

The use of endosulfan, a popular insecticide, has been banned by the State Pollution Control Board (PCB) in Kerala.

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A notification was issued this Friday prohibiting the use of the insecticide as per the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.

The step was taken after the health and safety issues due to the spray of endosulfan in cashew plantations surfaced across the state.

The notice states that anyone found violating the rule could be imprisoned for a period of six years along with a fine.

Babies born from elective cesarean calmer--study

Babies born of elective cesarean are calmer and more peaceful as compared to babies born normally, according to a Chinese study.

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Elective cesarean born kids are found to show fewer problems like anxiety, aggression, attention disorders, behavioral, and emotional problems.

The ones born with the help of forceps or a suction cup are almost 40 percent more likely to suffer from these problems, the researchers reveal.

Hormone studies "have indicated that higher cortisol response at birth also increased the risk of subsequent childhood psychopathological problems," the authors wrote.

The study details
The study looked at 4190 children born in China's southern provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu.

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