Obstetrics & gynaecology
Could fluoride be bad for your baby during pregnancy?
Fluoride exposure from drinking water during pregnancy could be making children less intelligent, a new Canadian study argues.
Aug 19, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fluoride may diminish kidney and liver function in adolescents, study suggests
Fluoride exposure may lead to a reduction in kidney and liver function among adolescents, according to a study published by Mount Sinai researchers in Environment International in August.
Aug 8, 2019
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Genetics
Strain-level profiling yields new insights into mother-infant microbiomes
Direct microbial sequencing of environmental samples, such as from ocean water, hospital surfaces, and the human gut, have illuminated the vast number of microbes present in our world. However, a microbial species can be ...
Oct 18, 2016
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Newark will test 17,000 school children for lead poisoning
Newark will test up to 17,000 children for lead poisoning after elevated levels of the toxin were found in the drinking water at nearly half of the schools in New Jersey's biggest city.
Mar 15, 2016
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E. coli detected: Portlanders told to boil water
Portland officials issued a citywide boil notice after state health officials detected E. coli in the water supply.
May 23, 2014
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Water pipe smoking causes significant exposure to nicotine and cancer-causing agents
Young adults who smoked water pipes in hookah bars had elevated levels of nicotine, cotinine, tobacco-related cancer-causing agents, and volatile organic compounds (VOC) in their urine, and this may increase their risk for ...
May 16, 2014
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Fracking chemicals disrupt hormone function
A controversial oil and natural gas drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, uses many chemicals that can disrupt the body's hormones, according to new research accepted for publication in The Endocrine ...
Dec 16, 2013
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'Holy' springs and holy water in Austria is badly contaminated
Water from "holy" springs in Austria is contaminated with faecal matter and nitrates and is not classed as safe for drinking. The water used in fonts in churches and hospital chapels also contains high amounts of bacteria. ...
Sep 12, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists find another flu virus in Chinese chickens
Scientists studying the H7N9 bird flu virus that has killed more than 40 people since March said Wednesday they had discovered another H7-type virus lurking in chickens in China.
Aug 21, 2013
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Diabetes
TEDDY study yielding new approach to finding high-risk genes for type 1 diabetes
Massive samples emanating from a decade-old, international initiative to determine how genetics and environment cause type 1 diabetes are giving scientists a unique perspective on which molecular and environmental factors ...
Jun 12, 2013
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