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The hidden plastic problem in your daily dental routine – and what's being done about it

September 13, 2025 12:30 pm

Plastic-free, natural fibre-based floss options can also help minimise the impact of plastics. For orthodontics, traditional metal braces offer effective alternatives without adding plastic to your mouth or the environment.

You might be unknowingly risking your life by using this item in the kitchen

September 12, 2025 6:09 pm

Long-term exposure significantly increases the risk of developing various cancers, including lung, colorectal, and breast.

PGI study shows how microplastics can eat into good gut bacteria: How can you minimise their use?

September 05, 2025 4:36 pm

The study suggests that microplastics are not just passing through but may be accumulating and interacting with our organs

Why the plastics treaty negotiations failed again

August 15, 2025 6:45 pm

Talks failed after it became clear that fundamental divisions over the scope, ambition, and legally binding measures against plastic pollution remained unresolved

'As a gastroenterologist, here are the five types of plastic I personally avoid'

July 16, 2025 11:30 am

"I do this not because it is trending, but because science supports these concerns," he added.

How microplastics harm the heart 

July 01, 2025 1:20 pm

Recent studies conducted globally have indicated a possible link between microplastics and the severity of Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). But there is a need to conduct future studies to understand the cardiotoxicity of microplastics in the Indian context.

Microplastics in packaged beverages: Glass bottles not responsible; caps to blame, says glass industry body

June 25, 2025 8:07 pm

In its response to the ANSES study, the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) also said that microplastics in glass bottles was "linked to metal caps/closures of the bottles and not from glass packaging itself."

Your glass bottles could have 50 times more microplastics than plastic ones: findings from a new French study

June 21, 2025 1:59 pm

On average, glass bottles held approximately 100 microplastic particles per litre — as much as 50 times more than what was found in plastic bottles or metal cans.

Your newborn's brain, lungs, and heart could have microplastics; here's how it can affect their health over the years

May 29, 2025 5:48 pm

Microplastics—tiny particles less than 5 millimetres in size—are now being found in human bodies, including those of newborns

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