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Camphor-containing products may cause seizures in children

Inappropriate use of camphor-containing products may be a common and underappreciated cause of seizures in young children, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Doctors warn about camphor poisoning in children

(AP) -- Doctors are warning parents to avoid using imported camphor products after poisonings in several New York City children.

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created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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National ban on mothballs containing naphthalene may prevent brain damage in babies

In a letter published in this month's Medical Journal of Australia, leading medical specialists at the University of Sydney have called on the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to review the safety ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Vapor rub relieves cold symptoms for children, helps them sleep better

Applying a vapor rub is effective for treating children with night-time cough and congestion and improves sleep for children with cold symptoms, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4

NYC study: 50 native plants disappearing

(AP) -- Oriental Bittersweet was an exotic foreigner still found mostly in East Asia when the New York Botanical Garden planted its first specimen in 1897.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 03, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Beetle, fungus threaten Florida's avocado industry

(AP) -- A little beetle could cause big problems for Florida's multimillion-dollar avocado industry.

Biology / Ecology

created May 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Painful heat sensed by 'painless' in flies

Japanese research group led by Prof Makoto Tominaga and Dr Takaaki Sokabe, National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), Japan, found that a small fly, drosophila, has a receptor for noxious heat. The research group ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 30, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds suntan oil is present on our tables

Suntan oil, which can change the sex of fish, is present in our food and drinking water. The Independent website has reported that experts have discovered male hornyhead turbot and English sole feeding next ...

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created Jan 26, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (28) | comments 0


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