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Synonyms for harmful

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Antonyms for harmful

causing or capable of causing harm

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'The problem of low vision and preventable blindness in children can arise from the application of harmful traditional ointments such as kerosene, cassava water, urine, breast milk, sugar water, battery fluid and onion amongst others into the eye,' she said.
HE Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, pointed out that these new amendments to the Cabinet's decision on excise tax are part of the UAE's keenness to reduce harmful consumer practices by establishing a legislative and procedural base that supports national efforts to curb unhealthy practices that cause chronic diseases.
Combine these chemicals and water vapours in the atmosphere and you have acid rain-rainfall containing harmful amounts of nitric and sulfuric acids.
The duo of technologies stores files as digital hashes and compares them with known examples of harmful content, The Verge reported.
It said what people actually need is diverse exposure to microbes that are mostly harmless - such as through playing outside - rather than infections from harmful microbes.
ROADSIDE AIR POLLUTION In Greater Manchester, some of the pollutants that are most harmful to our health are caused by road transport.
However, almost two-thirds of teenagers (62%) who believe they have seen harmful content say they rarely or never report these posts, with just 7% saying they always do.
The rule follows a review which found that some campaigns could reinforce harmful stereotypes, and in turn could restrict people's choices, aspirations and opportunities.
The summit in Whitehall came three weeks after the Government announced plans to make tech giants and social networks more accountable for harmful material online.
Food producers in Azerbaijan will be committed to recall their products from markets if they test positive to any harmful substances, Elkhan Mikayilov, adviser to the chairman of the Food Safety Agency, told reporters in Baku, Trend reports Feb.
Tribune News Network Doha The law on supporting the competitiveness of national products and combating harmful practices to them in international trade is aimed at enhancing the position of the Qatari products in local, regional and international markets, Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) has said in a report released on Tuesday.
Fewer than six in 10 people surveyed accurately believed that e-cigarettes are less harmful than tobacco cigarettes, according to the Ipsos Mori poll of 1,720 participants for the King's College London (KCL) research.
Research estimates that while not risk-free, vaping is at least 95% less harmful than smoking.
"I hope this illustrative experiment helps people see the huge damage caused by smoking that could be avoided by switching to an e-cigarette." The film is released at the same time as anti-smoking charity Fresh and North East GP Dr Chris Tasker are urging the region's smokers to quit, with a clear message that e-cigarettes have fewer harmful chemicals than tobacco if they switch to vaping.
A SIN tax is levied on such products or goods that are considered or harmful for society like alcohol, tobacco, soft drinks, fast food and coffee.