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Phthalates -- Chemicals Widely Found in Plastics and Processed Food -- Linked to Elevated Blood Pressure in Children and Teens
May 22, 2013 Plastic additives known as phthalates are odorless, colorless and just about everywhere: They turn up in flooring, plastic cups, beach balls, plastic wrap, intravenous tubing and the bodies of most ... > full story -
Important Genetic Factors That Could Influence Survival in Sepsis Patients
May 22, 2013 Scientists have made an important first step in establishing new therapeutic options targeting specific genetic areas that influence the occurrence and severity of sepsis – a life-threatening, ... > full story -
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Biomarkers Discovered for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
May 21, 2013 Researchers have identified a number of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease, which could help with earlier diagnosis and intervention in those who have not yet shown ... > full story -
Changing Cancer's Environment to Halt Its Spread
May 21, 2013 By studying the roles two proteins, thrombospondin-1 and prosaposin, play in discouraging cancer metastasis, scientists have identified a five-amino acid fragment of prosaposin that significantly ... > full story -
Dietary Advice on Added Sugar Is Damaging Our Health, Warns Heart Expert
May 21, 2013 Dietary advice on added sugar is damaging our health, warns a cardiologist. He believes that "not only has this advice been manipulated by the food industry for profit but it is actually a risk ... > full story -
Life Expectancy Gap Widens Between Those With Mental Illness and General Population
May 21, 2013 The gap between life expectancy in patients with a mental illness and the general population has widened since 1985 and efforts to reduce this gap should focus on improving physical health, suggest ... > full story -
Small Cancer Risk Following CT Scans in Childhood and Adolescence Confirmed
May 21, 2013 Young people who undergo CT scans are 24 percent more likely to develop cancer compared with those who do not, a study published today on bmj.com suggests. However the absolute excess for all cancers ... > full story -
Bacterium Uses Natural 'Thermometer' to Trigger Diarrheal Disease, Scientists Find
May 21, 2013 How does the bacterium Shigella -- the cause of a deadly diarrheal disease -- detect that it's in a human host? Scientists have found that a biological "RNA thermometer" monitors whether the ... > full story -
Bacterial Spare Parts Filter Antibiotic Residue from Groundwater
May 21, 2013 Researchers have developed and tested a solar-powered nano filter that is able to remove harmful carcinogens and antibiotics from water sources -- lakes and rivers -- at a significantly higher rate ... > full story -
H. Pylori, Smoking Trends, and Gastric Cancer in US Men
May 21, 2013 Trends in Helicobacter pylori and smoking explain a significant proportion of the decline of intestinal-type noncardia gastric adenocarcinoma incidence in US men between 1978 and 2008, and are ... > full story
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