Tag Archives: Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals
Gulf of Mexico Oil – Latest Path Information, June 22, 2010
Resource: ERMA Environmental Response Management Application For an indepth overview of the current Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, an excellent resource of information is provided through an interactive mapping application known as ERMA. The Website address is: http://gomex.erma.noaa.gov/erma.html#x=-90.42000&y=28.03000&z=6&layers=4360+4366+4382+497+3434 The Website is provided through … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf Oil Spill & Health
Tagged and the University of New Hampshire, Deepwater Horizon, ERMA, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Interactive Map, NOAA, the Environmental Protection Agency, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Source: National Institutes of Health Wide Variety of Bacteria Mapped Across the Human Body By analyzing bacterial communities in and on several people, scientists have begun to create an atlas of bacterial diversity that documents the different types of microbes … Continue reading
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Tagged advance online edition, Bacteria, Bacteriology, Colorado, diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Environmental microbiology, George Washington University St. Louis, Gut flora, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Kidney Diseases, Microbiology, Microorganism, NIH's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive, Rob Knight, Skin, St. Louis, University of Colorado Boulder, Vicki Contie
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Well-done meat intake, heterocyclic amine exposure, and cancer risk.
Zheng W, Lee SA. Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37203-1738, USA. wei.zheng@vanderbilt.edu High intake of meat, particularly red and processed meat, has been associated with an increased risk of a number of common cancers such … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer Research
Tagged cancer, cancers, Carcinogens, Cooking, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Heterocyclic amines, Meat, Mutagen, Nashville, OAO, Oncology, Prostate cancer, Tennessee, tumors, United States, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, wei.zheng@vanderbilt.edu
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Secondhand Smoke: Questions and Answers
Resource: National Cancer Institute Key Points Secondhand smoke (also called environmental tobacco smoke) is the combination of smoke given off by the burning end of a tobacco product and the smoke exhaled by the smoker (see Question 1). Of … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer Research, Second Hand Smoke
Tagged airline flights, asthma, brain tumors, breast cancer, Bronchitis, cancer, cancers, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, chemicals, Cigar, cough, ear infections, Federal law, France, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Heart Disease, International Agency for Research, Ireland, leukemia, Lung cancer, lymphoma, nasopharyngeal cancer, National Cancer Institute, New Zealand, Nicotine, nicotine by-product, Norway, Passive smoking, pneumonia, SIDS, Smoking, Sudden infant death syndrome, Surgeon General, Tobacco, tobacco product, tobacco products, Tobacco smoking, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Surgeon General, United States, Uruguay
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Confirmed – Secondhand Smoke Causes Heart Attacks
Resource: American Lung AssociationA new Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence, has confirmed that exposure to secondhand smoke is a significant cause of heart attacks among nonsmokers. This report underscores … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer Research, Heart Disease, Secondhand smoke
Tagged American Lung Association, asthma, breakdown product, chemicals, Cigarettes, District of Columbia, Environment, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, heart attacks, Heart Disease, Institute of Medicine, Lung cancer, Lung Disease, Lung diseases, Nicotine, Passive smoking, respiratory tract infections, Smoke, Smoking, Tobacco, U.S. Surgeon General, United States
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AMA continues push to make health reform a reality
Resource: American Medical Association For immediate release Oct. 26, 2009 CHICAGO - As the nation continues to debate health reform, the American Medical Association (AMA) continues to advocate for reforms that will make the health care system work better for … Continue reading
Growing Cells on Paper
The Book of Life Can Now Literally be Written on Paper. Resource: Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University Date: Oct 19, 2009 An insight from the labs of Harvard chemist George Whitesides and cell biologist Don Ingber … Continue reading
Posted in Growing Cells
Tagged 617-432-7785, Biotechnology, cancer, Cell biology, Cell cultures, Cloning, Developmental biology, fundamental science-driven technology development, Hansjörg Wyss, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, laser, Microbiological culture, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, tumor, USD, Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University, Wyss Institute
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Lung Diseases A to Z – American Lung Association
Resource: American Lung Association Lung disease is the number three killer in America, responsible for one in six deaths. Lung disease and other breathing problems constitute one of the leading causes of death in babies younger than one year old. … Continue reading
Posted in Lung Disease
Tagged America, American Lung Association, asthma, Bronchitis, chronic bronchitis, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, Dyspnea, Emphysema, Environment, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, influenza, Lung cancer, Lung Disease, Lung diseases, pneumonia, Pulmonology, Respiratory diseases, sarcoidosis, Smoking, tuberculosis, War/Conflict
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