Health

The impacts of local iodine variations on human health

Ground water is the main source of iodine to the Somali population, but the geographical variation is considerable. While earlier studies from the region have concluded the iodine intake to be excessive or that there is general ...

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Study links fracking chemicals to immune imbalance

Among predictions of a second fracking boom in the US, the first evidence that chemicals found in ground water near fracking sites can impair the immune system will be published in Toxicological Sciences on May 1. The study, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Deadly year for encephalitis feared in India

A mosquito-borne disease that preys on the young and malnourished is sweeping across poverty-riven northern India again this monsoon season, with officials worried it could be the deadliest outbreak in nearly a decade.

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Arsenic in drinking water linked to lung disease

New research from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has uncovered likely mechanisms for the link between arsenic in drinking water and increased risk of developing chronic lung disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study finds essential-oil blend reduces salmonella contamination

(Medical Xpress)—Oil and water may not mix, but a University of Georgia study found feeding chickens a blend of plant-based oils in their drinking water can help prevent salmonella contamination before the meat reaches ...