Public Health
- Study: 100 Percent Of People Tested Had Some Form Of Pesticide In Their Bodies
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A study carried out by researchers from the Department of Radiology and Physical Medicine of the University of Granada found that 100% of Spaniards analyzed had at least one kind of persistent organic compound (POC´s), substances internationally classified ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 4 2008 - 10:58am
- Interview With Gary Taubes (part 2)
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Continued from Part 1: I interviewed Gary Taubes by phone a few weeks ago, shortly after he gave a talk about the main ideas of his new book — Good Calories, Bad Calories — at UC Berkeley. The interview lasted about 2 hours. This is part 2. SETH: What do ...
Article - Seth Roberts - Feb 7 2008 - 11:00am
- Brisbane Study: Even Invisible Air Pollution Causes Smaller Babies
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Exposure to air pollution significantly reduces foetus size during pregnancy, according to a new study by Brisbane scientists. Queensland University of Technology senior research fellow Dr Adrian Barnett said the study compared the foetus sizes of more tha ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 7 2008 - 11:05am
- Interview With Gary Taubes (part 3)
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Continued from Part 2: I interviewed Gary Taubes by phone a few weeks ago, shortly after he gave a talk about the main ideas of his new book — Good Calories, Bad Calories — at UC Berkeley. The interview lasted about 2 hours. This is part 3. SETH: You wrot ...
Article - Seth Roberts - Feb 7 2008 - 10:58am
- Cholesterol: Our New Muscle Gain Friend?
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If you’re worried about high cholesterol levels and keeping heart-healthy as you get older, don’t push aside bacon and eggs just yet. A new study says they might actually provide a benefit. Researchers at Texas A&M University have discovered that lower ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 9 2008 - 8:07pm
- Interview With Gary Taubes (part 4)
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Continued from Part 3: I interviewed Gary Taubes by phone a few weeks ago, shortly after he gave a talk about the main ideas of his new book — Good Calories, Bad Calories — at UC Berkeley. The interview lasted about 2 hours. This is part 4. SETH: I was im ...
Article - Seth Roberts - Feb 7 2008 - 10:55am
- Study: Rising CO2 Levels Could Decrease The Nutritional Value Of Major Food Crops
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As levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rise in the 21st century, the nutritional value of many major food crops could decrease, according to a study conducted at Southwestern University. Max Taub, an associate professor of biology at Southwestern, d ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 18 2008 - 1:49pm
- Improving Third World Nutrition Through Vitamin-Rich Corn
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Corn can grow in many places but from a nutritional point of view, its fiber benefits are offset by its poor vitamin content. Deficiencies in vitamin A cause eye diseases, including blindness, in 40 million children annually, and increased health risks for ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 19 2008 - 6:09pm
- Tracing The Evolution Of The CA-MRSA 'Superbug'
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Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections are caused primarily by a single strain—USA300—of an evolving bacterium that has spread with “extraordinary transmissibility” throughout the United States during the past ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 21 2008 - 8:46pm
- Study: Seasonal Weight Changes Increase Odds For Metabolic Syndrome
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Metabolic syndrome, also known as metabolic syndrome X, is commonly used to describe the associations of various risk factors in diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Based on a study of 8,028 individuals representative of the general population aged over 3 ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 22 2008 - 7:29pm