Health
Many kids with asthma live with secondhand smoke, CDC says
(HealthDay)—Children with asthma who are exposed to secondhand smoke have more severe symptoms and more frequent outbreaks than other kids with asthma.
Aug 8, 2013
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Neuroscience
What color is your night light? It may affect your mood
When it comes to some of the health hazards of light at night, a new study suggests that the color of the light can make a big difference.
Aug 6, 2013
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Health
New study confirms need for state smoke-free laws
American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments today on the CDC Foundation's new study released in the journal Preventing Chronic Disease, which found smoke-free laws in nine states had no impact ...
Aug 2, 2013
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Addiction
82 percent of adults support banning smoking when kids are in the car
A new poll shows 82 percent of adults support banning smoking in cars when children under 13 are riding in the vehicle.
Jul 22, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Media health warnings trigger symptoms from sham exposure
(HealthDay)—Individuals who watched a news report about the adverse health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) were more likely to experience symptoms after a 15-minute sham exposure to a WiFi signal than ...
Jul 5, 2013
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Health
Student investigates risks of asbestos exposure in former factory town
(Medical Xpress)—Understanding the full consequences of environmental exposure to asbestos has proved a demanding venture, and for the past two summers University of Pennsylvania senior Shabnam Elahi has worked on just ...
Jun 19, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The nocebo effect: Media reports may trigger symptoms of a disease
Media reports about substances that are supposedly hazardous to health may cause suggestible people to develop symptoms of a disease even though there is no objective reason for doing so. This is the conclusion of a study ...
May 6, 2013
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Health
Scientists create new tools for battling secondhand smoke
Dartmouth researchers have taken an important step in the ongoing battle against secondhand tobacco smoke. They have pioneered the development of a breakthrough device that can immediately detect the presence of secondhand ...
Mar 21, 2013
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Health
Study finds adolescents working in dangerous environments despite child labor laws
A recently published study by a researcher in the West Virginia University School of Public Health found that more than half of young worker deaths in North Carolina resulted from employers violating the child labor laws.
Mar 19, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ten years on, the SARS outbreak that changed Hong Kong
With its bustling streets, shops and busy restaurants, little suggests that ten years ago Amoy Gardens was on the front line of Hong Kong's battle with a virus that caused a global health crisis.
Mar 15, 2013
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