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    Exposure To Chemical In Drinking Water In The Womb And Early Childhood May Affect Vis

    Prenatal and early childhood exposure to the chemical solvent tetrachloroethylene (PCE) found in drinking water may be associated with long-term visual impairments, particularly in the area of color discrimination, a new study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers...
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    Exposure to Awesome Things Makes You a Better Person [Science]

    "Awesome" is a word which is thrown around liberally these days. But a new study suggests that things that inspire awe—that is, a feeling of respect mixed with fear or wonder—actually help make you a better person. More »
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    Potential To Diagnose Radiation Exposure Using Novel Biomarkers

    Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin have identified novel biomarkers that could be used to confirm exposure to damaging radiation in large groups of people potentially exposed to unknown and variable doses for the purpose of triage and treatment. The findings are published in...
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    Exposure To Pollution In The Womb Especially Dangerous For Children With Asthma

    The link between prenatal exposure to air pollution and childhood lung growth and respiratory ailments has been established by several studies in recent years, and now a new study suggests that these prenatal exposures can be especially serious for children with asthma. The study will be...
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    Youth Exposure To Alcohol Marketing Needs To Be Addressed

    Reducing youth exposure to alcohol advertising and marketing is a missed opportunity for states to improve public health, according to a new review of state alcohol advertising laws from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The...
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    Smoke Incursion Can Be A Problem For Apartment Dwellers: Second-Hand Smoke Exposure P

    Noisy neighbors and broken-down elevators are common downsides of apartment living. You also can add unwanted tobacco smoke to the list of hazards, according to research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston. Studies have shown that tobacco smoke can seep...
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    Exposure To BPA In Early Life Affects Adult Learning

    In testing the effects of the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) on zebrafish, UWM scientist Daniel Weber found himself in familiar territory. The results he observed were similar to those he'd seen when exposing the fish to mercury during their early development - profound behavioral...
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    Childhood Exposure To Germs May Help Immunity

    A new study of mice supports the idea that exposure to germs in childhood helps develop the immune system and thereby prevent allergies and other immune-related diseases such as asthma and colitis later on in life. Researchers at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, US, led the study...
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    Anesthesia Exposure Linked To ADHD In Children

    A study by researchers at Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minn., and published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, reveals that children who have been under anesthesia many times when they are young have a greater risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). According to David Warner...
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    Childhood Cancer Survivors' Exposure To Chemotherapy, Radiation Does Not Increase Ris

    A large, retrospective study shows that children of childhood cancer survivors who received prior treatment involving radiation to testes or ovaries and/or chemotherapy with alkylating agents do not have an increased risk for birth defects compared to children of survivors who did not have such...
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    Pre-Term Babies' Exposure To Steroids Associated With Impaired Brain Growth

    Premature infants exposed after birth to drugs known as glucocorticoids are at increased risk for having impaired growth of the cerebellum, according to findings from a new UCSF-led study. The cerebellum is a region of the brain associated with balance, motor learning, language and behavior...
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    After 20 Days Of Exposure To Music-Based, Cognitive Training 'Cartoons' Young Childre

    Canadian scientists who specialize in learning, memory and language in children have found exciting evidence that pre-schoolers can improve their verbal intelligence after only 20 days of classroom instruction using interactive, music-based cognitive training cartoons. The study - conducted at...
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    Exhaust Fumes Exposure Raises Heart Attack Risk For Six Hours

    People who are exposed to higher levels of traffic pollution have a higher risk of heart attack for about six hours, researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine reported in the BMJ (British Medical Journal). The authors say that those with diagnosed heart disease should...
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    Does Cell Phone Exposure Make You Stupid?

    Does using a cell phone frequently harm your brain? Is it true that too much cell phone cell exposure kills brain cells? How much is too much?
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    Japan Nuclear Disaster Update 29: Indecent Exposure

    Much of the current news is about exposure and fallout. As a point of information, the Sievert is a unit of exposure to radiation that was designed to indicate relative levels of biological effects of ionizing radiation. This measurement technique attempts to take into account the fact...
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    Prenatal Exposure To Common Insecticide Linked To Decreases In Cognitive Functioning

    Researchers from the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health report evidence of a link between prenatal exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos and deficits in IQ and working memory at age seven. This is the first study to evaluate the...
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    Prenatal Exposure To Common Insecticide Linked To Decreases In Cognitive Functioning

    Researchers from the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health report evidence of a link between prenatal exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos and deficits in IQ and working memory at age seven. This is the first study to evaluate the...
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    Based on cell phone SAR if you hold your phone farther how much exposure

    do you reduce? If you hold a phone with an SAR rating of 1.41 for head (0.50 for body and question is for head so forget body SAR) next to your phone that is how much it will be correct? But if you hold it twice as far as you normally would (lets say normally is touching, but I would just say 1...
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    Risk Of Lung Cancer May Be Increased By Exposure To North Dakota Road Material

    New data shows that people exposed to the mineral erionite found in the gravel of road materials in North Dakota may be at significantly increased risk of developing mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer most often associated with asbestos exposure, according to research presented at the 2010...
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    is exposure to heat bad for an existing fever?

    i have been out of school all week due to a viral infection. i have had a fever of over 102 a few times. im starting to feel better. my temperature is down to 100 or lower. i go to school for glassblowing and i wasnt sure if being exposed to extreme heat would cause my fever to rise or if it...
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