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A “super-resistant” gene mutation in mosquitoes may increase the risk of dengue, a study finds

Scientists discover a much higher level of resistance to the insecticide pyrethroid than previously reported in mosquitoes in Southeast Asia.

Inverse · Dec 22, 2022

Govt calls on firms to log sodium cyanide stocks

The Department of Industrial Works (DIW) has told at least 141 companies to register their stock of poisonous sodium cyanide, widely used in mining and as a pesticide, by Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Dec 14, 2022

The perfect holiday cookies depend on this one overlooked, abundant ingredient

There’s a key ingredient missing from the list of your favorite cookie, cake, and bread recipes. Don’t panic! Even though the recipe might not call for it outright, you’ve been adding it all along.

Inverse · Dec 11, 2022

Exports of meth pill precursor sodium cyanide to be iced

The cabinet will be asked to suspend exports of sodium cyanide for several months after large quantities of the precursor for methamphetamine pills were found to have been shipped to Myanmar, a major meth producer, authorities say.

Bangkok Post · Oct 31, 2022

Reduce cardiovascular risk significantly by reducing your salt intake

Eating too much salt is never good, and research has found that having a high sodium diet can increase your risk of cardiovascular disease, which is why it's important to limit your intake

Daily Mirror · Oct 26, 2022

Simmer sauces and healthy eating: Take note of the sodium content

A packaged simmer sauce makes up a very small part of one of your daily meals. Sp the sodium content should also make up a very small part of your daily sodium intake.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 20, 2022

7 cereals that aren’t ‘healthy’ under proposed FDA definition

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently proposed updating the definition of “healthy” foods can use on their nutrition labels.

Tribune News Service · Oct 17, 2022

Amazon facing lawsuit for allegedly selling ‘suicide bundles’ to teenagers

‘This is different from them selling rope, knives, or other implements that can be used for death because there is no household use for [the chemical],’ lawyers argue

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022

A parents' lawsuit accuses Amazon of selling suicide kits to teenagers

Amazon sold the food preservative sodium nitrite, which lawyers say has no household use at high purity levels, to people who later killed themselves using the substance, the suit claims.

WEKU · Oct 9, 2022

Chandrayaan-2 gauges sodium content on Moon’s surface

Scientists from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have mapped out the global distribution of

The Hindu · Oct 8, 2022