Saturday, April 12, 2008

Hair Color Kills

We all know that coloring your hair is not good for health, because
our skin absorbs some of the harsh chemicals in hair color. But this
news item below, takes it to a new level. Hair color can kill you!!!

The New York Times reports that, "The authorities in Uttar Pradesh
State have banned the sale of a locally made hair dye after
debt-ridden farmers were found to be drinking it to end their lives, a
state official said. At least 11 farmers have died from swallowing the
cheap dye in a drought-hit part of the state in the last three months,
he said. In parts of western and southern India, the dire economic
state of farmers has been blamed for thousands of suicides in recent
years."

Link --
http://select.nytimes.com/mem/tnt.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntget=2008/04/12/world/asia/12briefs-HAIRDYEBANNE_BRF.html&tntemail0=y&oref=slogin

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