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Pesticide susceptibility in children lasts longer than expected

Although it is known that infants are more susceptible than adults to the toxic effects of pesticides, this increased vulnerability may extend much longer into childhood than expected, according to a new study by researchers ...

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Prenatal exposure to pesticides linked to attention problems

Children who were exposed to organophosphate pesticides while still in their mother's womb were more likely to develop attention disorders years later, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, ...

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created Aug 19, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Gulf War veterans display abnormal brain response to specific chemicals

A new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers is the first to pinpoint damage inside the brains of veterans suffering from Gulf War syndrome - a finding that links the illness to chemical exposures ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Aspirin and atherosclerosis

Aspirin has become one of the most widely used medications in the world, owing to its ability to reduce pain, fevers, inflammation, and blood clotting. In animal studies, aspirin has also been shown to prevent atherosclerosis, ...

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created Sep 22, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Health problems in Persian Gulf War veterans higher due to chemical exposure

A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine shows there is increasing evidence that high rates of illness in Persian Gulf War Veterans can be explained, in part, by exposure to certain ...

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created Mar 10, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

More on mate tea: lower cholesterol and an international agreement

When a study in her lab showed that mate (mah’ tā) tea drinkers had experienced a significant increase in the activity of an enzyme that promotes HDL (good) cholesterol while lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol, University ...

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created Oct 23, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0


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