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Health, Fitness, Nutrition, and Medicine (41 Links)
Created by ian 1 year 266 days ago in Other. Views: 270. Link Views: 4,834
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News, research, blogs, and opinions on health, fitness, nutrition, and medicine.
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Expert sees peanut allergy solution within 5 years
Posted by EatGrass 248 days ago (www.reuters.com).
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A form of immunotherapy that could get rid of a person's allergy to peanuts is likely within five years.
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Germs cut kids' cancer risk
Posted by EatGrass 251 days ago (video.aol.com).
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta says a new study shows exposing kids to germs can help protect them from leukemia. University of California, Berkeley researchers are reporting that children who attend daycare or play groups are about 30-per-cent less likely to [More...]
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Accidental discovery in the early 1990s led to efforts to test bisphenol-A (BPA) chemical's safety
Posted by EatGrass 261 days ago (www.theglobeandmail.com).  Views: 55
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In the early 1990s, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine in California were investigating yeast to see whether it had a primitive estrogen receptor, and were finding something wonky going on in their laboratory. When they ran their yeast [More...]
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The Z Report: A Directory of Bisphenol-A (BPA) In Children's Feeding Products
Posted by EatGrass 261 days ago (zrecs.blogspot.com).  Views: 115
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For the past several years, research scientists have increasingly warned manufacturers and consumers about the potential dangers of bisphenol-A, a plastic softener used in the production of polycarbonate plastic commonly used in baby bottles due to its [More...]
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Are Brita Water Pitchers Made From Safe Plastic (BPA Free)?
Posted by EatGrass 261 days ago (thesoftlanding.wordpress.com).  Views: 1,340
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I use a 2-gallon Brita filter system. I recently discovered that the container is made of styrene methylmethacrylate copolymer. Will this type of plastic leak chemicals into my water? If so, is there an inexpensive alternative that you would recommend? [More...]
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Test results fuel boom in sales of bisphenol A (BPA) - free baby bottles
Posted by EatGrass 261 days ago (www.theglobeandmail.com).  Views: 56
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Canadian parents have been emptying store shelves and bombarding manufacturers with orders in the past week as they scramble to stock up on baby bottles made without bisphenol A (BPA), a potentially harmful and increasingly controversial chemical common [More...]
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Three major baby bottle brands leach chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA)
Posted by EatGrass 261 days ago (www.theglobeandmail.com).  Views: 138
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Tests conducted on three major brands of polycarbonate baby bottles sold in Canada found products from all the manufacturers leached detectable amounts of bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic chemical that mimics the hormone estrogen and is a major component in [More...]
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Bisphenol A (BPA) can alter genes, study finds
Posted by EatGrass 261 days ago (www.theglobeandmail.com).  Views: 84
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Bisphenol A (BPA), the widely used compound in polycarbonate plastic, has the ability to alter the activity of genes in normal breast cells in ways that resemble what is found in extremely dangerous breast cancers, according to a new study conducted by [More...]
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E-cigarette
Posted by EatGrass 261 days ago (www.rutoo.co.uk).
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A woman smokes an E-cigarette, an electronic substitute in the form of a rod, slightly longer than a normal cigarette, in Bordeaux, southwestern France, March 25, 2008. A changeable filter contains a liquid with nicotine and propylene glycol. When the [More...]
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Study: Mobile phones 'more dangerous than smoking'
Posted by ian 281 days ago (www.independent.co.uk).  Views: 80
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Mobile phones could kill far more people than smoking or asbestos, a study by an award-winning cancer expert has concluded. He says people should avoid using them wherever possible and that governments and the mobile phone industry must take [More...]
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The 20 Worst Foods in America
Posted by ashton 297 days ago (www.menshealth.com).  Views: 143
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"We spent months analyzing menus, nutrition labels, and ingredient lists to identify the food industry's worst offenders. Our primary criterion? Sheer caloric impact. After all, it's the top cause of weight gain and the health problems that accompany [More...]
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Feeling tired? Exercise a little
Posted by ian 309 days ago (www.reuters.com).  Views: 51
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Couch potatoes who complain they are tired all the time have an easy solution -- a little light exercise. Regular, low-intensity workouts such as a leisurely stroll can boost energy levels by 20 percent and decrease fatigue by 65 percent, a team at the [More...]
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