Exposure of humans to cosmetic UV filters is widespread
Public release date: 2-Nov-2010 - UV filters were present in 85 percent of human milk samples of a research published in Chemosphere [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] Signatories…
Levels of coumarin in cassia cinnamon vary greatly even in bark from the same tree
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] cassia_cinnamon (Photo credit: CINNAMON VOGUE)[/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Ceylon-Cinnamon-Sticks_17 (Photo credit: CINNAMON VOGUE)[/caption] Public release date: 3-Nov-2010 A “huge” variation exists in the amounts…
Insufficient vitamin D levels in CLL patients linked to cancer progression and death
Public release date: 3-Nov-2010 - researchers found that about 40 percent of these 153 CLL patients were vitamin D deficient at the time of their diagnosis. Patients with vitamin D…
Obesity rate will reach at least 42 percent, say models of social contagion
Public release date: 4-Nov-2010 - The projections by Hill and colleagues are a best-case scenario, meaning that America’s obesity rate could rise above 42 percent of adults. One silver lining…
New pain pill’s approval: ‘Genuinely frightening’ / Zohydro
- "It's a whopping dose of hydrocodone packed in an easy-to-crush capsule," said Dr. Andrew Kolodny, president of the advocacy group Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing. "It will kill people…
Study shows a single shot of morphine has long lasting effects on testosterone levels
Public release date: 4-Nov-2010 - showed that opioids had “long lasting genomic effects in body areas which contribute to strong central and peripheral testosterone levels” including the brain, the liver…
Plantar Fasciitis? Stretching seems to do the trick
New study compares two treatment methods for acute plantar - How to do the stretch: According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), this stretch should be performed in…
Breast milk is ‘no better for a baby than bottled milk’ – and it INCREASES the risk of asthma, expert claims ( With Counter Claims)
HRR: Unless requested, I will not be issuing a rebuttal to this claim. So far this is a rip off of a previous study done in 2005. I do not…
Plant-based, olive oil diet also has health benefits for prostate cancer survivors
Public release date: 7-Nov-2010 -the men who followed the olive oil diet lost an average of 12.4 pounds in an eight-week period [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Olive Oil (Photo credit:…
Mild painkillers in pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of male reproductive problems
Public release date: 8-Nov-2010 - during the second trimester of pregnancy, had an increased risk of giving birth to sons with undescended testicles (cryptorchidism) – a condition that is known…
So that’s why we’re allergic to sun creams
Public release date: 10-Oct-2010 - “We know that sun creams pass through the skin into our bodies, but we don’t know what effects they have on us,” …
New findings on autoimmune diseases
Public release date: 10-Oct-2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] The time-course of an immune response begins with the initial pathogen encounter, (or initial vaccination) and leads to the formation and maintenance…
Estrogen therapy may be associated with kidney stones in postmenopausal women
Public release date: 11-Oct-2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Stones (Photo credit: rkramer62)[/caption] Use of estrogen therapy is associated with an increased risk of developing kidney stones in postmenopausal women, according…
Patients and doctors are being misled by published data on medicines ( Reboxetine )
Public release date: 12-Oct-2010 - A further comparison of published and unpublished trials shows that published data overestimated the benefit of reboxetine and underestimated harm. - This, say the authors,…
Walk much? It may protect your memory down the road
Public release date: 13-Oct-2010 - The study found that people who walked at least 72 blocks per week, or roughly six to nine miles, had greater gray matter volume than…
Compound in celery, peppers reduces age-related memory deficits
Public release date: 13-Oct-2010 - Luteolin (LOOT-ee-oh-lin) is found in many plants, including carrots, peppers, celery, olive oil, peppermint, rosemary and chamomile - is likely the mechanism which allows their…
New evidence that fat cells are not just dormant storage depots for calories
Public release date: 13-Oct-2010 Scientists are reporting new evidence that the fat tissue in those spare tires and lower belly pooches — far from being a dormant storage depot for…
Florida State study finds watermelon lowers blood pressure
Public release date: 13-Oct-2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] watermelon (Photo credit: Luodanli)[/caption] Results are published in the American Journal of Hypertension No matter how you slice it, watermelon has a…
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