Recent Studies
Air Pollution Directly Linked to Ear Infections, Study Finds
Health & Medicine, Parenting, Recent Studies | tgrenda | February 2, 2010
It’s easy to see why smog and other types of air pollution can lead to difficulty breathing and other respiratory disorders, but a new study finds a direct link between dirty air and children’s ear infections.
The research from Mattel Children’s Hospital University of California, Los Angeles, and of the David Geffen School of Medicine at [...]
Fireproofing Chemicals May Be Causing Female Infertility
Consumer Goods, Health & Medicine, Recent Studies, Women's Health | tgrenda | January 26, 2010
A newly released study finds flame-retardant chemicals found in many household consumer products can cause fertility problems in women, among other health complications.
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs for short, have been used for about 40 years as flame retardants in foam furniture, electronics, fabrics, carpets and plastics, according to a Los Angeles Times report. Health [...]
Eating Certain Foods Can Interfere With Cancer Drugs
Consumer Goods, Health & Medicine, Recent Studies, Women's Health | tgrenda | January 25, 2010
A new university study suggests eating and drinking too much of certain foods – such as red meat, corn and orange juice – may prevent an effective cancer drug cocktail from working.
A combination of the cancer agent DFMO and the arthritis drug sulindac has been found to lower the risk of developing colon polyps, which [...]
Morphine May Head Off PTSD
Health & Medicine, Recent Studies | Annette Hulbert | January 24, 2010
Morphine may prevent the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in wounded troops, according to an observational study. Those who received a dose of the drug during resuscitation or trauma care were half as likely to develop PTSD.
PTSD is a disorder that causes someone who has experienced a trauma to keep reliving it and [...]
Brush and Floss Your Teeth, For Your Baby’s Sake
Health & Medicine, Parenting, Recent Studies, Women's Health | tgrenda | January 22, 2010
A new study has found that pregnant women who have untreated gum disease such as gingivitis may be putting the lives of their babies at risk.
Mothers-to-be who allow oral bacteria to go unchecked can cause their babies to be born with low birth weight or prematurely, a new study finds. In one case, bacteria from [...]
Too Much TV May Cause Earlier Death
Health & Medicine, Recent Studies, Technology | Annette Hulbert |
Spending hours in front of the tube is a waste of time, some might say. According to a study, watching too much television can also raise the risk of dying at an earlier age—especially from heart disease.
Researchers tracked 8,800 adults with no history of heart disease for over six years. The study subjects who [...]
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