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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

3/28/2013

Study Shines Light on Harmless Bacteria on Fruits, Veggies

Posted 12:00 PM 3/28/2013 by Robert Preidt

THURSDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- The types of harmless bacteria on the surfaces of fresh fruits and vegetables vary according to the type of produce and farming practices, a new study reveals.

Previous research has shown that these so-called "non-pathogenic" bacteria don't cause (More)

3/27/2013

'Moderate' Red Tide Expected in New England This Summer

Posted 3:00 PM 3/27/2013 by Robert Preidt

WEDNESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- New England will have a moderate red tide this spring and summer, scientists predict.

Red tide is a harmful algae bloom. The algae in the water don't pose a direct threat to people, but toxins produced by the algae can accumulate in mussels and clams (More)

3/24/2013

U.S. Agency Puts Poison Prevention in Spotlight

Posted 7:00 AM 3/24/2013 by Robert Preidt

SUNDAY, March 24 (HealthDay News) -- Parents and caregivers can help reduce the risk of accidental poisonings by storing pesticides and household chemicals in locked cabinets out of children's reach, experts say.

Each year, more than 145,000 reports made to U.S. poison control centers (More)

3/20/2013

Meth in Pregnancy May Blunt Child's Reaction to Stress: Study

Posted 10:00 AM 3/20/2013 by Robert Preidt

WEDNESDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) -- If a woman uses methamphetamine during pregnancy, that illegal drug use along with an unstable home environment may lead to an abnormal response to stress in her children, according to the results of a study of 2-year-olds.

Because methamphetamine (More)

3/18/2013

Evolution May Keep Birds From Becoming Roadkill

Posted 10:00 AM 3/18/2013 by Robert Preidt

MONDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- Cliff swallows in Nebraska with shorter wingspans that help them take off more quickly and pivot away from passing cars have a reduced risk of becoming roadkill, a new study reports.

The findings suggest that cities can be hot (More)

3/14/2013

CDC: 1 in 50 Poor, Straight Urban Americans Infected With HIV

Posted 10:00 AM 3/14/2013 by Robert Preidt

THURSDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- About one in every 50 heterosexual Americans living in poorer urban neighborhoods is infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.

According to the CDC, the 2.3 percent infection (More)

Homegrown Strain of Dengue Fever Virus Pinpointed in Florida

3/7/2013

Katrina, Other Crises Boost Heart Attacks: Studies

Posted 10:00 AM 3/7/2013 by By Randy Dotinga
HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- New studies suggest that severe stress caused by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and fallout from the Greek financial crisis boosted the risk of heart attack for people living through those crises.

A New Orleans hospital saw a threefold spike in (More)

Secondhand Smoke Linked to Early Heart Disease, Study Finds

3/5/2013

Tornado Survivors Surprisingly Optimistic, Study Finds

Posted 3:00 PM 3/5/2013 by Robert Preidt

TUESDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Living through a disaster does not diminish people's sense of optimism, according to a new study.

But this type of optimism could undermine emergency preparedness efforts, the researchers said.

They interviewed college students and residents of a (More)

3/1/2013

City Kids Exposed to More Lead From Contaminated Dust in Summer

Posted 12:00 PM 3/1/2013 by Robert Preidt

FRIDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Children's levels of exposure to lead-contaminated airborne dust while outdoors explain the seasonal changes that occur in their blood lead levels, a new study reports.

Past research has shown that blood lead levels among children living in U.S. cities (More)

2/27/2013

Foods Might Serve Up High Levels of Chemicals Found in Plastics

Posted 12:00 PM 2/27/2013 by By Carina Storrs
HealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates, two types of chemicals in plastics that have been linked to a number of health effects, could still find their way into your body even if you avoid foods that are shipped, stored or cooked using plastic materials, new (More)

U.S. Teen Birth Rates Highest in Rural Areas, Research Shows

2/25/2013

Climate Change May Threaten Worker Health, Productivity, Study Says

Posted 7:00 AM 2/25/2013 by By Alan Mozes
HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Although the specter of climate change typically raises concerns about acute events such as hurricanes, droughts and heat waves, new research suggests that global warming may have a much broader chronic impact: the permanent unraveling of worker productivity (More)

2/22/2013

Plastics Chemical BPA Common in 'Preemie' ICU: Study

Posted 7:00 AM 2/22/2013 by By Amanda Gardner
HealthDay Reporter

FRIDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Premature babies who spend their first few days of life in the neonatal intensive care unit may be exposed to a possibly harmful chemical widely used in the manufacture of hard plastics, new research says.

The chemical (More)

2/19/2013

Human Teeth Healthier in the Stone Age Than Today: Study

Posted 12:00 PM 2/19/2013 by Mary Elizabeth Dallas

TUESDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Something to think about next time you're in the dentist's chair: Ancient humans had healthier teeth than people do today, researchers say.

This decline in oral health over the past 7,500 years is the result of changes in oral bacteria due to human (More)