In the first national survey of U.S. obstetricians' attitudes towards counseling pregnant patients about environmental health hazards, nearly 80 percent agreed that physicians have a role to play in helping patients reduce ...
Jun 25, 2014
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Many people take collagen supplements, hoping to capture the fountain of youth. But can these products really reverse the aging process?
Mar 14, 2024
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New insights into why obese cigarette smokers experience a high risk of heart disease suggest that cigarette smoke affects the activity of hundreds of key genes that both protect the heart and lungs and expose them to damage. ...
Jul 10, 2013
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With one in six Australians recording some form of auditory loss, a new study by The University of Queensland is examining how exposure to chemicals in the workplace can affect employee hearing.
Mar 4, 2015
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First responders to major chemical exposure incidents in the United States can improve treatment protocols for at-risk casualties with better communication strategies, according to new analysis in Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Aug 31, 2018
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Prenatal exposure to air pollution increases the risk of severe respiratory distress in newborn babies, according to new research conducted at the Penn State College of Medicine in collaboration with the Maternal-Infant Research ...
Jan 29, 2024
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It's well-known that tobacco smoke has harmful effects on both people who smoke and those around them who are exposed to secondhand smoke. But this threat exists in another form as well: thirdhand smoke, the chemical residue ...
Jul 31, 2023
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Despite known risks and recommendations for protective equipment, many people are still affected with asthma after exposure to chemicals at work. This is the finding of an international study of 13,000 people carried out ...
Jan 15, 2013
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In January to March 2020, there were more chemical exposures reported to the National Poison Data System than in the corresponding months of 2019 and 2018, according to research published in the April 20 early-release issue ...
Apr 24, 2020
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An environmental health survey of 15 nail salons in the greater Boston area found high levels of volatile organic compounds at some of the salons, according to a report Brandeis students presented to the Boston Public Health ...
Apr 3, 2014
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