Each day, we are exposed to an array of chemicals lurking in the foods we eat and the common products we use. Pregnant women and their developing offspring are particularly at risk for the adverse health effects such chemicals ...
Feb 8, 2017
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Synthetic marijuana compounds are marketed as safe, legal alternatives to marijuana that cannot be detected by standard drug testing, but these substances differ chemically from marijuana; are linked to dangerous side effects, ...
Feb 2, 2017
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A University of Rochester Medical Center study suggests that electronic cigarettes are as equally damaging to gums and teeth as conventional cigarettes.
Nov 16, 2016
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Including canola oil in a healthy diet may help reduce abdominal fat in as little as four weeks, according to health researchers.
Nov 2, 2016
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Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a mainstay of prostate cancer treatment. ADT has shown survival benefit in some patients but it also has been associated with some adverse health effects and a possible link to neurocognitive ...
Oct 13, 2016
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Adversity experienced during a person's childhood has far-reaching consequences.
Oct 6, 2016
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The Florida Institute for Health Innovation released a report today on communities from Palm Beach to Key West with the greatest risk for adverse health effects of sea level rise. In conjunction with the South Florida Regional ...
Jul 12, 2016
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Tobacco and cannabis are two of the world's most popular drugs, used respectively by 1 billion and 182 million people worldwide (World Health Organization; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime). The adverse health effects ...
Jul 5, 2016
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The incidence of Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism increased significantly in 30 years from 1976 to 2005, Mayo Clinic researchers reported today in a study in JAMA Neurology. This trend was noted in particular for men ...
Jun 20, 2016
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A group of seven independent researchers from universities and research institutions from Europe and the United States, including Thomas Zoeller, professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, believe they ...
Apr 25, 2016
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