News tagged with health hazards


Heart disease: Long-term study proves benefit of statins

Statins safely reduce the risk of cardiovascular illness even years after treatment is stopped, according to a probe into the popular cholesterol-busters published on Wednesday.

Cardiology created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 11

Butter flavoring in microwave popcorn, thought safe for food industry workers, is respiratory hazard

The ingredient 2,3-pentanedione (PD), used to impart the flavor and aroma of butter in microwave popcorn, is a respiratory hazard that can also alter gene expression in the brain of rats. Manufacturers started using PD when ...

Health created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ten years on, the SARS outbreak that changed Hong Kong

With its bustling streets, shops and busy restaurants, little suggests that ten years ago Amoy Gardens was on the front line of Hong Kong's battle with a virus that caused a global health crisis.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Indoor marijuana grow operations pose healthy threat

(Medical Xpress)—Houses and other buildings used to grow marijuana indoors contain high levels of mold, which could pose a health threat to residents living there and law enforcement agents investigating them, according ...

Health created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3