Public Health
- Autism Correlated To Genital Malformation In Boys- And Pesticides
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An analysis of 100 million US medical records published in PLOS Computational Biology concludes that autism rates are correlated (at the county level) with incidence of genital malformations in newborn males- and the authors say that may be due to harmful ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 17 2014 - 4:40pm
- The Food Babe Hath Spoken, And Subway Bread Will Still Suck
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I would like to nominate Arvind Mahankali to be the next head of the USDA. Why? He is obviously very smart, has an outstanding work ethic, and a superb vocabulary. He may have even reached puberty. And if he hasn’t, give it a year or so. Arvind is 13. B ...
Article - Josh Bloom - Mar 21 2014 - 1:58pm
- Is Third-Hand Smoke Real? Is It Harmful?
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Leftover cigarette smoke clings to walls and furniture and could pose a far more serious threat, according to a presentation at the National Meeting&Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) which says that one compound from this "third-h ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 16 2014 - 7:49pm
- No, Pesticides Did Not Give Your Child A Tiny Penis- Or Autism
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In mainstream media, everywhere from Fox News to Time (and here on Science 2.0, though with a little more skepticism) a ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 17 2014 - 8:08pm
- Why Obesity Is Humanity's Next Liability
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America is a plus-size country, literally. The obesity rate remains as high and as alarming as ever. Recent data from the U.S. ...
Article - Aby League - Mar 20 2014 - 3:22pm
- Kitchen Intervention: Spice Substitutes Help Adults Reduce Salt Intake
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If people need to reduce salt intake, relying on them to do it is less effective than teaching them how to flavor food with spices and herbs, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology&Prevention/Nutrition, P ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 19 2014 - 9:01pm
- Fat But Fit: One-Third Of Obese Kids Still 'Metabolically Healthy'
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Obesity isn't always presenting an accurate picture of health. BMI is a nice metric for television shows but in reality, simplistic notions of height, weight and circumference are only a guideline when it comes to predicting health. A lack of physica ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 20 2014 - 5:02pm
- Aerobic Capacity And Muscular Physiology Are Why Some Remain Thin
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The muscles of the inherently thin may give them an edge, according to a new paper by Chaitanya K. Gavini et al., who previously found that aerobic capacity is a major predictor of daily physical activity level in laboratory animals. In their new study, t ...
Article - News Staff - Mar 20 2014 - 4:45pm
- Bill would tighten Canada’s Food and Drug Act, but holes remain
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Canada’s Parliament will debate a bill next week that could add significant new powers to regulate the sale and recall of drugs in the country. ...
Blog Post - Brandon T. Bisceglia - Mar 23 2014 - 4:32pm
- Why I Will Never Take Statins Again
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News media in the United Kingdom and United States have fallen in love with statins all over again. According to media reports, a recent study by British researchers into 29 clinical trials for statin drugs allegedly concluded that except for an elevated ...
Blog Post - Michael Martinez - Jun 22 2014 - 8:16pm
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