Public Health
- Dark Chocolate May Protect Nerve Cells From Stroke Damage
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A compound in dark chocolate called epicatechin may protect the brain after a stroke by increasing cellular signals already known to shield nerve cells from damage. After inducing an ischemic stroke in mice, John Hopkins scientists found that mice who had ...
Article - News Staff - May 6 2010 - 1:38pm
- The Solution To Childhood Obesity? Summer Camps
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If you want your kids to slim down, a residential summer weight-loss camp might be the answer you're looking for. A new study in Pediatrics found that such camps can significantly improve children's weight, body mass index (BMI), physical fitness ...
Article - News Staff - May 6 2010 - 3:37pm
- Video Games Effective Pain Relievers, Researchers Say
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New research has found that video gaming is an effective way to reduce anxiety and acute pain caused by medical procedures and could be a useful treatment for chronic pain. The research was presented this week at the American Pain Society’s annual scientif ...
Article - News Staff - May 7 2010 - 12:42pm
- Company Transfer Radiation
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Our University’s former Safety-Office-in-Chief, who retired about ten years ago, had a line in horror stories while presenting training lectures. One of his “things” was always radiation checking a new piece of equipment before releasing it for use. ...
Article - Robert H Olley - May 7 2010 - 10:25pm
- Hookah Smoking Gaining Popularity With Teenagers
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Teenagers are smoking fewer cigarettes today, but that doesn't mean they've given up tobacco altogether. A new study in Pediatrics has found that almost one-quarter of young adults in Montreal have used waterpipes (also called shishas or hookahs) ...
Article - News Staff - May 10 2010 - 12:32pm
- Minimum Wage Jobs Cause Obesity? Puh-leeze
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It almost reads like an April Fools Day article. A new UC Davis study has found that more obese people have minimum-wage jobs by demographic, adding to growing evidence that being poor is a risk factor for unhealthy weight. ...
Article - Hank Campbell - May 12 2010 - 9:50am
- Minimum-Wage Earners More Likely To Be Obese
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A new study in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine suggests that minimum-wage employees are more likely to be obese than those who earn higher wages, adding to growing evidence that being poor is a risk factor for unhealthy weight. The a ...
Article - News Staff - May 11 2010 - 11:24am
- Overtime Can Be Hard On Your Heart, Study Finds
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Working overtime may be bad for your heart, according to results from a long-running study following more than 10,000 government employees in London. The research, published in the European Heart Journal, found that, compared with people who did not work o ...
Article - News Staff - May 11 2010 - 1:22pm
- "Safe" Cigarettes Not Any Safer, Study Finds
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To avoid of the health risks associated with traditional cigarettes, attempts have been made to develop cigarettes that contain no tobacco and no nicotine. But a team of researchers writing in Cell Cycle has found that the supposedly safe cigarettes may be ...
Article - News Staff - May 13 2010 - 1:35pm
- Global Warming May Worsen Allergies, Study Finds
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Elevated levels of carbon dioxide predicted by models of climate change can drive increased production of fungal spores, including some associated with allergies and asthma, according to a new study in Environmental Health Perspectives. ...
Article - News Staff - May 14 2010 - 1:31pm