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5/16/2013
Living Near Fast-Food Outlets Might Boost Obesity Risk
Posted 2:00 PM 5/16/2013 by Mary Elizabeth Dallas
THURSDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Having a fast-food restaurant nearby might be a convenience, but living within two miles of one may be a little too convenient.
According to a new study, black Americans who live near these businesses have a higher body-mass index than those living (More)
H1N1 Flu Virus Detected in Seals Off California Coast
5/14/2013
Materials in Some Household Products Tied to Lung Damage
Posted 12:00 PM 5/14/2013 by Robert Preidt
TUESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Inhaling ultrafine particles from so-called "nanomaterials" -- which are used in a growing number of household and commercial products, including sunscreens, ink in copy machines and lightweight sporting equipment -- can cause lung inflammation and damage, a (More)
5/9/2013
Everyday Noise Levels May Affect the Heart
Posted 7:00 AM 5/9/2013 by By Amy Norton
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Even the minor noise that fills everyday life, from the ring of a cell phone to the conversation that follows, may have short-term effects on heart function, a small new study suggests.
In the study of 110 adults equipped with portable heart monitors (More)
5/7/2013
Some Blackboard Chalks Might Spur Allergies in Kids: Study
Posted 10:00 AM 5/7/2013 by Robert Preidt
TUESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Dustless chalk may cause allergy and asthma symptoms in students with a milk allergy, researchers have found.
Many schoolteachers use dustless chalk to keep hands and classrooms clean. But this type of chalk often contains a (More)
5/3/2013
Trees Plus Man-Made Pollution Creates Smog, Study Suggests
Posted 3:00 PM 5/3/2013 by Robert Preidt
FRIDAY, May 3 (HealthDay News) -- Molecules emitted by trees interact with man-made air pollution and create tiny particles that can get lodged in the lungs, potentially leading to lung cancer and asthma, researchers suggest.
Trees produce and emit isoprene, a molecule that protects leaves (More)
5/2/2013
Lipsticks, Glosses Contain Toxic Metals: Report
Posted 7:00 AM 5/2/2013 by By Kathleen Doheny
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Lipsticks and lip glosses apparently give you more than colorful kissers, according to a new study by California scientists that contends the products contain lead, cadmium, chromium, aluminum and five other toxic metals.
The research team tested 32 (More)
4/30/2013
Secondhand Smoke Tied to Lower 'Good' Cholesterol in Teen Girls
Posted 12:00 PM 4/30/2013 by Robert Preidt
TUESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to secondhand smoke at home appears to lower teen girls' levels of the "good" cholesterol -- the substance that reduces heart disease risk, researchers report.
The new study included more than 1,000 male and female teens, aged 17, in Australia (More)
4/22/2013
Green Spaces Boost City Dwellers' Well-Being
Posted 10:00 AM 4/22/2013 by Robert Preidt
MONDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Parks and urban gardens may do more than just get city dwellers back to nature -- a new British study suggests there's also a large benefit to their overall well-being.
Specifically, people with access to numerous green areas (More)
4/19/2013
Closed Windows in Hospital Rooms May Raise Infection Risk
Posted 12:00 PM 4/19/2013 by Robert Preidt
FRIDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- Closed windows in large hospital wards may increase patients' risk of getting an infection, a new study suggests.
British researchers used carbon dioxide as a tracer gas to simulate how airborne infections spread in a traditional hospital ward, which (More)
4/17/2013
Could Turtle Gene Findings Aid Human Health?
Posted 3:00 PM 4/17/2013 by Mary Elizabeth Dallas
WEDNESDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have decoded the DNA of the western painted turtle in the hopes that a greater understanding of these reptiles could one day improve treatment for people who suffer a heart attack or stroke.
The researchers identified 19 genes in the (More)
4/16/2013
Smoking Bans in Public Housing Could Save Dollars, Lives: CDC
Posted 10:00 AM 4/16/2013 by Mary Elizabeth Dallas
TUESDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking bans in subsidized housing, including public housing and rental assistance programs, would save $521 million a year, according to new U.S. government research.
The authors of the study, from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (More)
4/3/2013
Cancer Cases Dropped After Nuke Plant Closed: Study
Posted 10:00 AM 4/3/2013 by Robert Preidt
WEDNESDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- There were about 4,300 fewer than expected cases of cancer among people in Sacramento County, Calif., in the two decades after the closure of the Rancho Seco nuclear reactor, according to a new study.
The researchers found declines in cancer incidence (More)
4/2/2013
Antihistamines Adding to Drug Pollution in Streams
Posted 7:00 AM 4/2/2013 by Robert Preidt
TUESDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- Antihistamines and other medicines disrupt the ecosystems of streams, a new study finds.
"Pharmaceutical pollution is now detected in waters throughout the world," lead author Emma Rosi-Marshall, a scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in (More)
3/29/2013
EPA Proposes Cleaner Fuel, Car Standards
Posted 12:00 PM 3/29/2013 by Robert Preidt
FRIDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) -- New standards for cleaner fuel and vehicles proposed Friday will reduce air pollution and help prevent thousands of deaths and hospitalizations each year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says.
The EPA's proposals to slash emissions of (More)
Traffic Smog Tied to Serious Birth Defects
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