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Underground Air - Associated With - DNA Damages

...lem is that it is not known which particle sources pose the greatest threat to human health. To build up a picture of which particles are the most harmful, Dr Karlsson has compared how particles from a variety of sources affect cultured lung cells. The results, which are presented in her thesis Particu...

Pregnant Women Can Minimize Risk Of Rodent-Based Virus

...tect themselves." Bonthius said while field mice pose the most common risk, there have been instances of LCMV-infection involving mice and hamsters purchased at pet stores. In addition, there have been a few cases involving women who work with animals. An estimated 10 percent of all people become inf...

FDA Approves Novel Test to Check Tainted Blood in Blood Banks

...rica and the United States’ blood banks that could pose a huge risk to patients. Many reputed blood banks have seconded this move, and have agreed to induct the test soon, to check for the disease, technically termed as the Chagas disease. Incidentally, this disease is spread by the bite of an insect, c...

Toy Story Turns Bitter-Christmas Toys, No Music to the Ears!

...oise, in the range of 85dBA, which could certainly pose a big risk to hearing. When the toys were verified at a distance of 25cm, which is the normal distance a child would hold the toy, it was observed that eight of the 15 toys recorded average noise levels of 81-105dBA. Among the toys, the toy gun t...

Law Professor Finds Home Health Care Workers Have Few Legal Protections

...e, a throw rug on the floor of a client's home can pose a `trip and fall' hazard to a health care worker as she attempts to assist a client with limited mobility." Smith observed that in terms of health and safety, the greatest hazard to workers stems from the amount of client lifting that can often le...

Has Bird Flu Chickened Out? Experts Peck at the Subject Once Again!

...in circulation, but lesser levels of the virus may pose problems albeit of a lesser degree, and hence there may be no reports of major outbreaks or bird deaths. Even though bird-flu has not reached pandemic proportions, yet it is not a signal to throw caution to the winds....

Much Ado About Herbicide Sprays?

... The harmful substances found in defoliants could pose a health risk to those who are directly involved i...in the sprays, dioxin and hexachlorobenzene, could pose potential health problems and trigger chronic illnesses such as cancer, hormonal problems, or even r...

Southern California Wildfires Pose Health Risks to Children

...o (as seen in previous CHS studies) is unlikely to pose the same health threat to all people. Identifying those at highest risk – due to genetic or other similar factors– is an important next step," says Künzli. Source-Newswse SRM...

A Stroke of Bad Luck for Vioxx

...k on developing better COX-2 inhibitors that don't pose the same risks in terms of heart attacks and strokes,' Mitchell said. Researchers had all along believed that COX-2 inhibitors caused the blockage of the COX-2 enzyme in the endothelium, triggering the adverse reaction. This study has lent a valuabl...

AAD Warns Against Indoor Tanning for the Holiday Season

...in vitamin D, or taking a supplement – that do not pose a health risk like tanning does.” To help people, particularly teen girls, understand the risks of indoor tanning, the Academy recently produced a public service advertisement campaign (PSA) about this issue. The Academy’s 2006 – 2007 skin cancer...

Kids in Sport—Great for Fitness, but Concern About Injurie

...-growing skeleton. Injuries to the joint cartilage pose similar questions, although studies have reported promising results with a procedure called autologous chondrocyte implantation. One paper lends insight into the factors involved in shoulder injuries in "overhead" athletes, such as baseball and ten...

Majority Of Doctors Tend To Ignore Milk Allergy Cases In Babies

...ly recommending soy-based milk instead - which can pose a risk to long-term health. The survey of 500 do...action of the female hormone oestrogen. This could pose a risk in the long - term reproductive health of infants and also by causing allergies to both kinds...

Tackling Violence in Families

...ged to consider the risk that partner violence may pose to a child’s development, and whether children are able to access adult support outside the immediate family. The guidelines suggest GPs and their staff should be trained in managing all family members experiencing violence, and clinics should est...

Norovirus outbreak results in hospital visit restrictions

... has been contained in the ward areas. It does not pose any threat to other departments especially those awaiting surgery or procedures. However only the next of kin are permitted to visit patients in the hospital as a precautionary measure. As per Belinda Atkinson who is the Director of Nursing, all ...

Underground Water Contamination In Tripura

... in underground water in some areas and this could pose health risks for people," Bhowmik said. "An in-depth study is required to analyse the problem. There is no need for panic," he added. The Tripura government has informed the centre about the matter and urged it to suggest corrective steps. The ...

Diabetics’ Blood Sugar to be Tracked in New York Cit

... is normally reserved for infectious diseases that pose a risk to others.// Statistics show that in New York City, the percentage of people with diabetes is one-third higher than in the rest of the U.S. This has been attributed to the large population of poor and obese people who are at higher risk for ...

Revolutionary Eye Cancer Treatment

...g. However, children with bilateral retinoblastoma pose a significant challenge to physicians, who are reluctant to remove both eyes from young children, said Matthew Wilson, M.D., a surgeon in the St. Jude ophthalmology division and a co-author of the paper. In those cases, the physicians institute aggre...

Alzheimer's - From Curiosity To Worldwide Disease

... Alzheimer from developing, and it would no longer pose a problem for society, the ageing brain remains a risk factor for a range of diseases," says the neurobiologist, who works at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research in Tuebingen. "Not everyone gets Alzheimer, and it is not a normal consequ...

Sparrows in China Carry Bird Flu Virus

...years old and there is no indication that sparrows pose a risk," said Li, adding that scientists found the bird flu virus in sparrows in the region of Hong Kong in 2002 and also in Turkey and South Africa. Working with the Beijing Institute of Zoology, both under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the sci...

AIDS –spreading like wildfire in Chin

...d dosage and at proper time intervals and this can pose an even more difficult obstacle in the way of treatment. Many with AIDS have begun to show signs of resistance to anti retroviral drugs because of the lack in maintaining a strict regimen with therapy says activists in China. At a forum organized by ...

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