Health
Since when is any amount of lead allowed in baby food?
The Food and Drug Administration urged food manufacturers last week to significantly reduce the amount of lead in processed baby food.
Jan 31, 2023
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Medical research
Zinc enhances albumin's protective role against Parkinson's disease
Revealing zinc's interaction with a critical transport protein underscores the need to study biological pathways under physiologically relevant conditions.
Oct 17, 2022
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Addiction
Proposed menthol ban in US would cut littering by 3.8 billion cigarette butts annually
Discarded cigarette butts are a top source of plastic pollution, and a new study estimates that banning menthol cigarettes in the United States would lead to 3.8 billion fewer littered cigarette filters each year, saving ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Health
Combating malnutrition: Is egg powder suitable as a food supplement?
Malnutrition is a key challenge not only in African countries. As an international study published in Frontiers in Nutrition led by Veronika Somoza now shows, egg powder is a food with great potential to improve the nutritional ...
Sep 15, 2022
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Health
Pollutants in soil can harm your heart
While it's more widely known that polluted air can harm human health, another danger may be lurking at your feet.
Jul 4, 2022
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Health
In secondhand vape, scientists smell risk
Available in an enticing array of flavors, electronic cigarettes have exploded in popularity since they hit the market about 15 years ago, particularly among middle and high school students. But research indicates that e-cigarettes—even ...
May 31, 2022
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Health
Maternal lead exposures correlated with sex ratios of offspring
Higher lead levels in a mother's blood can increase the chance of her bearing male offspring, according to new research led by Japanese scientists at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine.
Mar 14, 2022
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Medications
Cannabis may contain heavy metals and affect consumer health, study finds
Cannabis plants—which are used to produce industrial hemp, medical marijuana and cannabidiol (CBD) oil, among other products—have an inherent ability to absorb heavy metals from the soil, making them useful for remediating ...
Dec 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pesticide linked to chronic kidney disease
A commonly available pesticide has been associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a University of Queensland study.
Oct 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Male fertility is declining, environmental toxins could be a reason
In the U.S., nearly 1 in 8 couples struggles with infertility. Unfortunately, physicians like me who specialize in reproductive medicine are unable to determine the cause of male infertility around 30% to 50% of the time. ...
Aug 2, 2021
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