Public Health

Gingival Adult Stem Cells For Tissue Regeneration?

Gingivae is soft tissue that serves as a biological barrier to cover the oral cavity side of the maxilla and mandible. Recently, the gingivae were identified as containing mesenchymal stem cells (GMSCs). However, it is unknown whether the GMSCs are derive ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 20 2013 - 8:00am

There's No Water Crisis- But There Is A Clean Water One

800 million people lack reliable access to drinkable water and that problem could engulf many more in the years ahead, warns Alex Scott, senior editor for Europe at Chemical&Engineering News. ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 25 2013 - 9:03am

Medicine Acceptance In Kids: A Spoonful Of Sugar Still Helps

The pharmaceutical treatment of disease has obviously improved a lot in 50 years but that doesn't mean kids like the taste of medicine. Does that mean kids won't take it? Perhaps they won't take it, if you are the worst parent ever, but a r ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 24 2013 - 2:00pm

To Food Mullahs, It's Not About Ingredients, It's About Your Incorrect World View

"Those among us who are anthropologically inclined tend to view a can or bottle of soda as an instantly recognizable symbol of everything that is wrong with Western civilization as we know it" is the first sign indication that you have left plane ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Oct 17 2015 - 6:09am

Overlooked Dangers In Kitchens Can Produce Hazardous Levels Of Indoor Pollutants

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory indoor air researchers have found hazardous levels of nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide in a surprisingly large percentage of California home kitchens. And the most common device for mitigating this indoor air probl ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 27 2013 - 1:36pm

Young Marijuana Smokers Know The Health Risks

Like with cigarettes and alcohol, no amount of awareness campaigns about health risks are needed. People know by now and some choose to do it anyway. Among Swiss men, average age 20, 91 percent drink alcohol, almost half of whom drink six beverages or mor ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 29 2013 - 10:11am

BPA Linked To Disruption Of Human Fertility

Up to 20 percent of infertile couples in America have unknown reasons for their infertility but researchers led by Catherine Racowsky, PhD, director of the Assisted Reproductive Technologies Laboratory at Brigham and Women's Hospital, wants to fill i ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 31 2013 - 10:24am

Human Pregnancy Length: 40 Weeks Is The Exception Rather Than The Rule

Women are given a 'due date' for their baby that is calculated as 280 days after the onset of their last menstrual period.  Yet it's unlikely to be anything more than a guide. Only 4 percent of women deliver at 280 days and only 70% deliver ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 7 2013 - 4:30am

How Safe Is Sous Vide Cooking?

Though it makes microbiologists gasp in horror,  sous vide ("under vacuum") cooking- which uses lower temperatures with claims it improves food quality- is all the rage in food circles now. But it's unclear what the risks are. Advocates of ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 7 2013 - 1:24pm

Stroke Declines Dramatically Over The Past 10 Years

While cultural pundits are worried about the health impact of obesity and which foods need to be more regulated to prevent chronic disease, a new analysis has found that incidents of ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke caused by a clot in the ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 13 2013 - 10:32am