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Measles outbreak hits vulnerable Britain
A measles outbreak has hit over 800 people in Britain, a country in which up to two million schoolchildren are believed to be unprotected due to a scare which linked the vaccine with autism, figures revealed Thursday.
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Apr 18, 2013 |
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Scientists create new tools for battling secondhand smoke
Dartmouth researchers have taken an important step in the ongoing battle against secondhand tobacco smoke. They have pioneered the development of a breakthrough device that can immediately detect the presence ...
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Mar 21, 2013 |
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Prenatal exposure to pesticide DDT linked to adult high blood pressure
Infant girls exposed to high levels of the pesticide DDT while still inside the womb are three times more likely to develop hypertension when they become adults, according to a new study led by the University of California, ...
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Mar 12, 2013 |
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Researchers find industrial chemicals in food samples
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have discovered phthalates, industrial chemicals, in common foods purchased in the United States. Phthalates can be found in a variety of ...
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Mar 07, 2013 |
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Briefing explores associations between air pollution and health outcomes
Lance Waller, PhD, chair of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Emory's Rollins School of Public Health, will present preliminary work that explores relationships between high-levels of air pollution exposure and health effects ...
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Feb 17, 2013 |
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WHO urges vigilance over SARS-like virus
The World Health Organisation on Saturday urged countries to be vigilant over the spread of a potentially fatal SARS-like virus after a new case in Britain brought the global number to 12.
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Feb 17, 2013 |
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SARS-linked virus may have spread between people
(AP)—British officials say a mysterious virus related to SARS may have spread between humans, as they confirmed the 11th case worldwide of the new coronavirus in a patient who they say probably caught it ...
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Feb 13, 2013 |
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Briton is 10th case of SARS-like virus
A British resident has been diagnosed with a potentially fatal SARS-like virus, British health authorities said on Monday, in the 10th confirmed case worldwide.
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Feb 11, 2013 |
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Test for hormone-disrupting chemicals gets global seal of approval
A test for hormone-disrupting pollutants, originally developed at the University of California, Davis, has been approved as an international standard by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development as well as ...
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Jan 29, 2013 |
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Why are children at higher risk for negative health effects of environmental toxins?
More than 85,000 synthetic chemicals are registered for commercial use with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and only about half of those produced in large quantities are tested for their potential ...
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Jan 09, 2013 |
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German lab: Qatar man suffered from new virus (Update)
A patient from Qatar has been confirmed with a new virus related to SARS, while health officials are investigating whether it may have spread between humans after close contact in Saudi Arabia.
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Nov 23, 2012 |
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Bad air means bad news for seniors' brainpower
Living in areas of high air pollution can lead to decreased cognitive function in older adults, according to new research presented in San Diego at The Gerontological Society of America's 65th Annual Scientific Meeting.
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Nov 16, 2012 |
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RSV study shows potential for vaccine strategies to protect babies
(Medical Xpress)—Research by the University of Warwick indicates that vaccinating families could protect young babies against a common winter virus which can be fatal for infants under six months.
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Nov 15, 2012 |
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Tuberculosis's genetic 'family tree' may hold the key to tackling outbreaks quickly and effectively
Researchers, led by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, the Health Protection Agency in Birmingham and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge, have pioneered the whole genome sequencing ...
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Nov 14, 2012 |
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Personalized feedback makes healthcare workers twice as likely to clean their hands
A major three-year trial led by researchers at UCL, in partnership with the Health Protection Agency, has shown that giving one-to-one feedback to healthcare workers makes them twice as likely to clean their hands or use ...
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Oct 23, 2012 |
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