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Air Pollution Increases Diabetes Risk in Women
Traffic-related air pollution, known to raise the risk for cardiovascular disease, may also increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in women. Low-grade inflammation may contribute to the higher incidence of type 2 diabetes in women exposed to...
Endocrine Disruptors Increasing Cancer Risk
Tufts.edu – The carcinogenic effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) – ubiquitous chemicals that have hormone-like effects in the body – have been described recently by longtime environmental health researchers at Tufts University...
CA-125 Promising Screening Biomarker for Early Ovarian Cancer
MDAnderson.org – Evaluating its change over time, CA-125, the protein long-recognized for predicting ovarian cancer recurrence, now shows promise as a screening tool for early-stage disease, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD...
DanActive Probiotic Drink Reduces Illness in Daycare Children
Georgetown.edu – The probiotic yogurt-like drink DanActive® reduced the rate of common illnesses such as ear infections, sinusitis, the flu and diarrhea in daycare children, say researchers who studied the drink in the largest known probiotic clinical...
Behavior Therapy Effective for Children with Tourette Syndrome
UCLA.edu – Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by tics like grimacing, blinking and vocalizations, is normally treated in children and teens with one of several antipsychotic medications. But such drugs usually don’t eliminate...
Prenatal Vitamin A Supplement Improves Lung Function of Children
JHSPH.edu – Vitamin A is critical to maternal health and child survival, yet in most developing countries Vitamin A deficiency is a leading cause of blindness and increased child mortality. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has...
Vitamin E Supplements May Help Prevent COPD
Thoracic.org – Long-term, regular use of vitamin E supplements in women 45 years of age and older may help decrease the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by about 10 percent in both smokers and non-smokers, according to a study...
Pesticides, ADHD, And Personal Health: Why We Can’t Always Control What Happens to Our Brains And Bodies.
Consumers have a lot of power when they vote with their wallets. But when it comes to things like pesticides and chemicals, the ability of individuals to enact change becomes a lot less likely.
Some Skin Whitening Creams Contain Toxic Mercury, Testing Finds.
Some creams promising to lighten skin, eliminate age spots and zap freckles contain high levels of mercury, a toxic metal that can cause severe health problems, a Tribune investigation has found.