Posts Tagged ‘public health’
Earth & Environment - Jun 28, 2010 10:37 - 2 Comments
Slower sex change for fish in unpolluted water
U. COLORADO (US)—Male fish are taking longer to be “feminized” by chemical contaminants that act as hormone disrupters in Colorado’s Boulder Creek following the recent upgrade of a wastewater treatment plant, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 25, 2010 10:02 - 12 Comments
Reusable grocery bags carry E. coli
U. ARIZONA (US)—They’re good for the environment, but reusable grocery bags can be a breeding ground for dangerous food-borne bacteria and pose a serious risk to public health, according to a new report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 16, 2010 15:55 - 1 Comment
Robins hold clues in West Nile ‘crime story’
U. ILLINOIS (US)—The primary culprit in spreading West Nile virus—the common mosquito, Culex pipiens—appears to have a significant, albeit unwitting, accomplice: the robin. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 4, 2010 9:49 - 3 Comments
Why H1N1 developed a resistance to Tamiflu
CALTECH (US)—Biologists have pinpointed molecular changes that helped allow the global spread of resistance to the antiviral medication Tamiflu (oseltamivir) among strains of the seasonal H1N1 flu virus. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 3, 2010 13:42 - 0 Comments
Migrants on the move with tuberculosis
EMORY (US)—To reduce the incidence, spread, and severity of tuberculosis, government policies must ensure that all patients have easy access to diagnosis and treatment, according to a commentary published in The Lancet. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 2, 2010 13:30 - 1 Comment
Irrigation threatens drinking water in Asia
STANFORD (US)—In Bangladesh, where an estimated 60 million people are exposed to unsafe arsenic levels in their drinking water, irrigation practices that tap deep aquifers could compromise access to clean drinking water across the country, according to a report in a recent issue of the journal Science. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2010 12:41 - 2 Comments
UK’s poor hit hard by alcohol-related deaths
U. SHEFFIELD (UK)—Death rates from alcohol-related diseases increase substantially in the socioeconomically deprived areas of England and Wales. Mortality rates of men and women in the most deprived areas were more than four times the rates in less deprived areas. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 26, 2010 12:32 - 1 Comment
Nation’s ‘salad bowl’ not overrun with E. coli
UC DAVIS (US)—A strain of E. coli known to cause illness in humans appears to be present but rare in some wildlife species of California’s Central Coast region—an area often referred to as the nation’s “salad bowl.” (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 26, 2010 9:49 - 1 Comment
Do white women benefit most from exercise?
INDIANA U. (US)—The benefits of exercise are no surprise. The fact that exercise is more beneficial for some more than others may be. A new study finds that when it comes to working out, white women are the big winners. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 24, 2010 14:32 - 1 Comment
Malaria holds steady as global temps rise
U. FLORIDA (US)—Global warming is expected to have little effect on the spread of malaria, largely due to current control efforts and development, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 20, 2010 17:39 - 1 Comment
Bad air has lingering effect on heartbeat
PENN STATE(US)—Breathing combustion-related particles that are in diesel and coal combustion, as well as in oil, gas, and wood combustion used for cooking and heating, places stress on the heart’s regulation capacity for up to six hours, which in turn may contribute to cardiovascular disease. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 19, 2010 15:15 - 5 Comments
Why is smoking so ‘hot’ on YouTube?
MICHIGAN STATE (US)—Pro-smoking videos—especially those that are sexual in nature—are prominent on the online video site YouTube and very accessible to young people, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 12, 2010 11:31 - 3 Comments
Bigger belly, smaller paycheck
UC DAVIS (US)—Minimum-wage employees are more likely to be obese than those who earn higher wages, adding to growing evidence that being poor is a risk factor for unhealthy weight. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 7, 2010 12:05 - 3 Comments
Who’s the vital link in your social network?
USC (US)—Call them bridging individuals or critical connectors, but in social networks they’re the ones who drive the flow of information from one network to another. Now researchers have figured out a way to identify them. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 4, 2010 12:48 - 3 Comments
Teens have trouble with Tylenol dosage
U. ROCHESTER (US)—The majority of teens say they have never heard of acetaminophen—or what the appropriate dosing of it is even with access to the label instructions—despite having taken the medication recently. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 20, 2010 12:36 - 1 Comment
Pollution puts in vitro fertilization at risk
PENN STATE (US)—Exposure to an increased level of air pollutants, especially nitrogen dioxide, has been associated with lower likelihoods of successful pregnancy among women undergoing in vitro fertilization. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 20, 2010 12:02 - 0 Comments
How to grow corn rich in vitamin A
MICHIGAN STATE (US)—A research team has uncovered the mechanism by which the amount of beta-carotene, or provitamin A, is increased in corn, a finding that can help combat vitamin A deficiency and improve human health in the developing world. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 14, 2010 17:07 - 4 Comments
Pathogenic fungus craves your brain sugar
DUKE (US)—Highly dangerous Cryptococcus fungi love sugar and will consume it anywhere because it helps them reproduce. In particular, they thrive on a sugar called inositol, which is abundant in the human brain and spinal cord. (more…)
