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Source: BBC Health; PNAS (no laughing) Journal The Journal for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science has published a study on lingering tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs). Researchers in Berkeley, California (say no more Berkeley) have found “substantial” concentrations of toxins upon substances exposed to tobacco products. What sort of substances? Clothing, furniture and wallpaper for starters. [...] Source: U.S. National Institutes of Health; Journal of the American Medical Association, February 3, 2010 I know, I know…Let them sleep on their backs…No wait, only on their stomachs…No wait, on their backs but no pillows…or blankets…No smoking…No pets…Never in bed with you… Perhaps it’s no wonder why the Amercian Academy of Pediatrics is constantly revising guidelines [...] Source: BBC Health; Karolinska Institute (Sweeden) Admittedly it was a small, focused study of 36 newborns, 17 of whose mothers smoked during pregnancy. It is, however, alarming and instructive. Babies that had been exposed to cigarette smoke in utero (While in Mommy’s belly) demonstrated abnormal heart rates and blood pressures. But that’s not all. . .rather than [...] Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine and NIH Medline; HealthDay It’s cold out here in most of the United States. Really cold. So why aren’t your seasonal allergies taking a rest? Your indoor air quality may still qualify you for three more months of stuffiness, sneezing, watery eyes and asthma. With the windows closed tight and the [...] Source: Cancer Research UK The UK (that’s the United Kingdom or Great Britain for the slower ones) where, largely due to prior colonial influence, one can still get a really good curry take out has some interesting news. An extract of tumeric (the yellow spice in curry) called curcumin has shown promise in killing of cancer cells. [...] Source: US Department of Justice Press Release United States Federal Prosecutors have been directed to stop marijuana-related prosecutions in the current States (14 of them) in which the medical use of marijuana has been “legalized.” The Federal Government has wisely (legally speaking anyway) decided that it is antithetical and a waste of funding to interfere with State [...] Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; BBC Health A study of more than 1,000 children in the UK, leads researchers to conclude that a fairly common genetic variant Arg16, alters the efficacy (the chance that it will work) of salbutamol, found in many rescue inhalers. 70% of children with the gene experienced asthma attacks unaided [...] Source: From across the pond (BBC) and back I know, as parents we need another reason to feel guilty over the damage we do raising our children. It’s not bad enough that they aren’t getting the best nutrition available or the best education, now we can also apparently stress them into developing health conditions! Results of [...] |
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