Clam embryo study shows pollutant mixture adversely affects nerve cell development
A scientist at the Marine BiologicalLaboratory (MBL) has published the results of an EPA-funded clam embryostudy that supports her hypothesis that, when combined, the pollutantsbromoform, chloroform, and tetrachloroethylene--a chemical cocktailknown as BCE--can act synergistically to alter a key regulator in nervecell development. While scientists have previously studied the effectsof these...HIV and malaria combine to adversely affect pregnant women and their infants
Malaria is a parasitic disease spread by mosquitoes that kills more than one million people every yea...Tamoxifen does not adversely affect the brain
The breast cancer drug tamoxifen does not damage the brains of elderly women, alleviating fears of a neurotoxic effect of such treatment, recent study has revealed. According to researchers, tamoxifen has a similar effect on the brain to oestrogen, which has been linked with potentially neuroprotective action //against cognitive decline. The researchers used proton magnetic resonance s...Liver Adversely Affected By A Diet High In Fat
A diet with high fat and sugar induces abnormalities in immune systems, which can cause reducing natural killer T (NKT) cells in the liver, according to a study of mice // conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The study, published in the Oct. issue of the journal Hepatology, found that mice on a high fat diet not only gained more weight, but also developed...Unfilled medical posts affect mental health adversely
More than 10 unfilled posts in Queensland is causing worry among health sector as risks in public health increase.// The posts have been vacant for some four years, prompting claims that patients' lives have been put at risk. Numbers released by Queensland Health state the figures at 150 positions being unfilled across the district mental health service network, with at lea...New Immigration Rule Adversely Affects Indian Doctors
For many young Indian doctors the dream of getting trained in the UK, is about to get a lot more difficult, with the new immigration rule that makes it mandatory to have a work permit. // The new immigration rule is to be implemented from this July making it mandatory for a non-European doctor to have a work permit to train at the UK's National Health Service (NHS). The rule to obtain...Stress At Job Adversely Affects Blood Pressure
Researchers from Laval University, Quebec say that chronic job stress can raise blood pressure. This is especially true of white-collar workers. // The research, appearing in the American Journal of Public Health, found that low support levels and tight deadlines increased blood pressure especially in men. The study followed 6,719 workers over more than seven years. "Our study supports...