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Sildenafil may benefit children with pulmonary arterial hypertension
Sildenafil is currently approved for adult pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH); however, new research presented at CHEST 2011, the 77th annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), shows the drug may ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Pavement sealcoat a source of toxins in stormwater runoff
Driveways and parking lots may look better with a layer of sealcoat applied to the pavement, but the water running off the surface into nearby streams will be carrying more than just oxygen and hydrogen molecules. ...
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Mars Rover device gets new mission on Earth
Developed to sniff out extraterrestrial life on other planets, a portable device known as the Mars Organic Analyzer (MOA) is taking on a new role in detecting air pollutants on Earth. Researchers in California ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Wood-burning stoves - harmful or safe?
Wood-burning stoves are a popular source of heating in many countries. However in recent years there has been much debate about the potential negative health effects associated with wood smoke. A Norwegian researcher has ...
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Researchers discover novel chemical route to form organic molecules
An international team of scientists led by University of Hawai‘i at M?noa Professor Ralf I. Kaiser, Alexander M. Mebel of Florida International University, and Alexander Tielens of Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands, ...
Jan 13, 2012 |
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Cancer from fetal exposure to carcinogens depends on dose, timing
The cancer-causing potential of fetal exposure to carcinogens can vary substantially, a recent study suggests, causing different types of problems much later in life depending on the stage of pregnancy when the fetus is exposed.
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Hydrocarbon pollution along the coast of Galicia shot up five years after the Prestige oil spill
The results of a recent study by the University of Santiago de Compostela on Kentish Plover eggs has shown that there was a unexpected increase in hydrocarbon levels along the coast of Galicia five years after ...
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Zeroing in on more powerful enzymes for degrading persistent pollutants
For the first time, researchers have identified two important strategies for optimizing the effects of the enzymes involved in degrading persistent pollutants such as PCBs. These scientific advances, achieved by Professor ...
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Astronomers discover complex organic matter in the universe
In today's issue of the journal Nature, astronomers report that organic compounds of unexpected complexity exist throughout the Universe. The results suggest that complex organic compounds are not the sole d ...
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Study links pollutants to a 450 percent increase in risk of birth defects
Pesticides and pollutants are related to an alarming 450 percent increase in the risk of spina bifida and anencephaly in rural China, according to scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and Peking ...
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Pregnant mothers at risk from air pollution
A Californian-based study has looked in detail at air quality and the impact of traffic-related air pollution on premature birth. Published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health, results from this s ...
Oct 07, 2011 |
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Women with pulmonary arterial hypertension have greater response to treatment than men
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients of different sexes and races may respond differently to treatment with commonly used medications for the disease, says a new study from researchers at Perelman School of Medicine ...
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Sep 28, 2011 |
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First long-term study of WTC workers shows widespread health problems
In the first long-term study of the health impacts of the World Trade Center (WTC) collapse on September 11, 2001, researchers at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York have found substantial and persistent mental and ...
Sep 02, 2011 |
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