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Girls between 9 and 12 years of age with higher-than-average levels of bisphenol-A (BPA) in their urine had double the risk of being obese than girls with lower levels of BPA, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the journal PLOS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-bpa-linked-obesity-puberty-age-girls.html Health Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:00:02 EST news290274176 A study by Hans-Peter Hartung, M.D., of Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldoft, Germany, and colleagues examines the association between IL-17F and treatment response to interferon beta-1b among patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-interleukin-17f-interferon-beta-response.html Neuroscience Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:00:01 EST news289490897 Lead is a common element but is found in old paints (including those once used on children's toys), soil, old piping, water, and the atmosphere from lead-containing vehicular fuels, even drinking vessels. At high dose it is lethal but also causes seemingly trivial symptoms such as headaches. However, in children lead can also lead to irreversible damage to the organs, the kidneys in particular, and the nervous system including the brain. Early detection to contaminated sources is important to prevent children coming to harm but exposure is not always apparent. The effects of high lead exposure amongst children can result in 'learning disabilities', behavioral problems, lowered intelligence, stunted growth, and hearing impairment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-poisoning-juvenile-crime.html Health Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:50:13 EST news279805806 (HealthDay)—A chemical called melamine that's found in some dishware might raise your risk for kidney stones, a small new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-chemical-dishware-kidney-stones.html Health Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:13:40 EST news278007200 Two new studies appearing in the Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences show that vitamin D may be a vital component for the cognitive health of women as they age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-vitamin-d-tied-women-cognitive.html Health Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:53:06 EST news273513178 (HealthDay)—A new drug significantly reduces the abdominal pain and constipation characteristic of certain types of irritable bowel syndrome, according to two new studies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-drug-bowel-syndrome.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:20:03 EST news267186928 Despite dramatic progress in reducing Americans' exposure to lead over the past 25 years, a growing body of research finds that children and adults still face health risks from even very low levels of the toxic metal in their blood. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-health-issues-tied-low-level-exposure.html Health Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:30:01 EST news261749756 Folic acid fortification of foods may reduce the incidence of the most common type of kidney cancer and a type of brain tumors in children, finds a new study by Kimberly J. Johnson, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, and Amy Linabery, PhD, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-folic-acid-childhood-cancers.html Pediatrics Mon, 21 May 2012 04:20:01 EST news256791604 An initiative in St. Louis targeted the homes of pregnant women to receive inspection and remediation of lead hazards before the birth of a child. According to a study just published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology this measure prevented childhood lead poisoning and reduced the overall burden of lead toxicity in children. Historically, the city had used an approach that waited until a child tested positive for lead poisoning, and then addressed home lead hazards to prevent future harm. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-prenatal-remediation-strategy-significantly-poisoning.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:00:02 EST news249884690 (AP) -- For the first time in 20 years, a federal panel is urging the government to lower the threshold for lead poisoning in children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-cutoff-poisoning-urged.html Health Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:48:31 EST news244921701 People who ate canned soup for five days straight saw their urinary levels of the chemical bisphenol A spike 1,200 percent compared to those who ate fresh soup, US researchers said on Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-bpa-spikes-percent-canned-soup.html Health Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:05:38 EST news241200330 Exenatide, a drug commonly prescribed to help patients with type 2 diabetes improve blood sugar control, also has a powerful and rapid anti-inflammatory effect, a University at Buffalo study has shown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-exenatide-byetta-rapid-powerful-anti-inflammatory.html Inflammatory disorders Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:35:51 EST news239452542 Exposure in the womb to bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical widely used in the food and medical industries, causes changes in female primates' uterus development, new research suggests. The results will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-fetal-exposure-bpa-uterus-primates.html Health Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:53:17 EST news226666387 Although some evidence suggests that prevention of vitamin A deficiency among women in developing countries may improve maternal and infant survival, pregnant women in rural Bangladesh who received vitamin A or beta carotene supplementation in a randomized trial did not have a lower rate of all-cause maternal, fetal, or infant death, compared to women who received placebo, according to a study in the May 18 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-vitamin-beta-carotene-pregnancy-supplements.html Health Tue, 17 May 2011 16:56:51 EST news224870178