UH Chemist Earns Top Honor For Simplifying Manufacture Of Drugs, Plastics Simplifying the process for forming compounds that can be used in many everyday products, such as pharmaceuticals and plastics, has earned one University of Houston chemist a prestigious honor.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHairdressers And Barbers Have Higher Risk Of Cancer Workas a hairdresser or barber has been confirmed as a potentialcarcinogenic influcence, according to a Working Group report of theInternational Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), as published in theApril2008 issue of The Lancet Oncology. Hair dyes are presently classified as permanent, semipermanent, ortemporary dyes.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAmazonian Small Farmers Threatened By Climate Change A six-year study of Amazonian small farmers and their responses to climate change shows the farmers are vulnerable to natural catastrophes and risky land use practices, say Indiana University Bloomington anthropologists Eduardo Brondizio and Emilio Moran.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFamily Study Bolsters Link Between Pesticides And Parkinson's For the first time, the association between Parkinson's disease and exposure to pesticides has been shown in patients with the neurological disorder compared with their unaffected relatives, according to a study in the online open access journal BMC Neurology.Parkinson's disease is a common neurological disorder affecting about 1 million people in the USA.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRectal Artemisinins Rapidly Eliminate Malarial Parasites Artemisinin-based suppositories can help '
buy time' for malaria patients who face a delay in accessing effective, injectable antimalarials, according to research published in the online open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases. Plasmodium falciparum malaria can progress to severe disease and death in a number of hours, so prompt treatment is crucial.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFour Tips For Understanding Medical News Medicine is a science. That means research should provide clear answers that stand the test of time and scrutiny from additional investigations. That's the theory behind evidence-based, data-driven scientific
medicine. But in our imperfect world, things don't always turn out as they should.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comComputer Simulations Of Traffic Jams, Stresses On Infrastructure, Vehicle Crash Tests Possible The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration, has announced the opening of the Transportation Research and Analysis Computing Center (TRACC) in suburban Chicago.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDepartment Of Health Highlights Violence As A Public Health Issue The Pennsylvania Department of
Health and its partners were recognized by Philadelphia City Council for the department's Pennsylvania Injury Reporting and Intervention System, or PIRIS, a unique pilot program that addresses gun violence in Philadelphia.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comActions Taken On Women's-Health Related Legislation In Alaska, Idaho The following highlights recent state news about women's
health-related legislation. Alaska: The House on Tuesday voted 21-15 to approve a measure (HB 301) that would ban so-called "partial-birth" abortion in the state, the AP/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports (Sutton, AP/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 3/26). Rep. John Coghill (R), who is co-sponsoring the measure, has said the U.S.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comKeeping In Good Shape In Old Age Is Harder For Women Than Men Women over the age of 65 years have a more difficult time preservingmuscle than their male counterparts, which probable impacts theirability to stay as strong and fit, according to new research publishedon March 26, 2008 in theopen-access journal PLoS ONE.Muscle maintenance is very important in reducing the risk of falls inthe elderly, one of the major causes of premature death.
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