Archive: 06/09/2017
Researcher advocates removal of lead from hair dye
Howard W. Mielke, a Tulane research professor in the Department of Pharmacology at Tulane School of Medicine, is raising awareness of toxins within hair dye. This year, Mielke teamed up with fellow health advocates, the Environmental ...
Sep 6, 2017
Pornography exposure at a young age can lead to early sexual behaviour
People who view sexually explicit material at a young age are more likely to engage in sexual behaviour at an earlier age. That is the key finding of research by Elysia Walker and Dr Emily Doe from the University of Buckingham ...
Sep 6, 2017
Study finds less extensive damage in young female mice from chemotherapy-induced kidney injury
Young females may have the greatest level of protection against acute kidney injury (AKI) caused by the chemotherapy drug Cisplatin, commonly used to treat lung, ovarian, bladder and stomach cancer. Nearly a third of all ...
Sep 6, 2017
People who use drugs require prioritization, not exclusion, in HCV elimination
An international conference bringing together hepatitis C experts from around the world is today calling for strategies to prioritise people who use drugs, saying hepatitis C elimination is impossible without them.
Sep 6, 2017