Toxic waste sites cause healthy years of life lost
Toxic waste sites with elevated levels of lead and chromium cause a high number of "healthy years of life lost" in individuals living near 373 sites located in India, Philippines and Indonesia, according to a study by a Mount ...
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May 04, 2013 |
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Zebrafish study suggests that vitamin B2 (riboflavin) is an antidote to cyanide poisoning
With the remains of a recent lottery winner having been exhumed for foul play related to cyanide poisoning, future winners might wonder what they can do to avoid the same fate. A new report in The FASEB Journal involving zebrafish ...
Medical research
Apr 30, 2013 |
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Prenatal damage from dioxin shown to involve microRNAs
(Medical Xpress)—Research carried out at the University of South Carolina has identified novel mechanisms through which dioxin, a well-known environmental contaminant, can alter physiological functions, according to a study ...
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Sep 17, 2012 |
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Researchers link Gulf War Illness to physical changes in brain fibers that process pain
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have found what they say is evidence that veterans who suffer from "Gulf War Illness" have physical changes in their brains not seen in unaffected individuals. Brain ...
Neuroscience
Mar 20, 2013 |
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Carolina scientists use virus to deliver genetic material to slow kids' illness
Even if the patients hadn't been as young as 4 months old, the surgery would have been harrowing: six holes bored into the skull, six tiny tubes inserted directly into targeted parts of the brain, then a solution containing ...
Medical research
Jan 14, 2013 |
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Tobacco contains highly toxic compounds not regulated by law
Researchers from the University of Alicante (Spain) have analysed ten brands of cigarettes and found that the concentrations of certain harmful and carcinogenic substances vary significantly from one brand ...
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Oct 01, 2012 |
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Study finds chlorophyll can help prevent cancer - but questions traditional research methods
A recent study at Oregon State University found that the chlorophyll in green vegetables offers protection against cancer when tested against the modest carcinogen exposure levels most likely to be found in ...
Cancer
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Public health expert David Dausey calls BPA ban 'hollow victory'
The FDA says baby bottles and sippy cups can no longer contain Bisphenol-A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor that mimics estrogen. But what about the hundreds of other plastic items, from water bottles to dental sealants, containing ...
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Jul 23, 2012 |
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Medicinal chemists modify sea bacteria byproduct for use as potential cancer drug
University of Florida researchers have modified a toxic chemical produced by tiny marine microbes and successfully deployed it against laboratory models of colon cancer.
Cancer
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Ob-gyns can prevent negative health impacts of environmental chemicals
Ob-gyns are uniquely positioned to play a major role in reducing the effects of toxic chemicals on women and babies, according to an analysis led by University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) researchers.
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mar 14, 2012 |
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Pregnant mothers at risk from air pollution
A Californian-based study has looked in detail at air quality and the impact of traffic-related air pollution on premature birth. Published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health, results from this s ...
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Oct 07, 2011 |
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Toxic chemicals found in kids' car seats: study
More than half of children's car seats sold in the United States contain hazardous chemicals, according to a study published Wednesday by a non-profit environmental group.
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Aug 03, 2011 |
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Smoking out tobacco: The rise of the e-cig
The camera zooms in on a stubble-bearded hunk dragging on a cigarette and blowing out a thick cloud of smoke with what seems to be great satisfaction.
Addiction
Feb 11, 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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Government studies inconclusive on health impact of chemical contaminants at Fort Detrick, Md.
Two government-issued studies are unable to demonstrate whether people were harmed by groundwater contaminated with toxic pollutants from Area B of Fort Detrick, Md., says a new report by the National Research Council. Furthermore, ...
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Mar 05, 2012 |
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