Topic: General Health

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Children's Environmental Health And Disease Prevention Research Centers

Posted by admin on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 12:59 PM

Young children undergo great physical and mental changes in just a few years. Exposure to lead is a well known cause of many problems in childhood development. But lead is just one of the many potential developmental toxins. Therefore, ongoing studies must be performed to assess what other environmental substances might trigger developmental problems. To address these issues, in 1988 Federal research programs devoted exclusively to children's environmental health and disease prevention were created. This joint effort by the NIEHS, the EPA, and the CDC uses the expertise and resources of nonprofit institutions across the Nation. These centers also work under the concept that research is more meaningful when the public has input and access to scientists. Public outreach is a cornerstone of the program, and community participation and sharing of information between local citizens and researchers are requirements of each center established

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First Human Study to Show Benefits to Newborns from Federal Ban on Home Use of T

Posted by admin on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 12:56 PM

A federal ban on two insecticides has resulted in a significant reduction in their impact on newborns' birth weight and length, according to a new study funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other private foundations.

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Canada project to put marijuana into pharmacies

Posted by admin on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 11:04 AM

	TORONTO, Canada (AP) -- Canada plans to make government-certified marijuana available in local pharmacies, a move that would make it only the second country in the world to allow the direct sale of medical marijuana. Read full article: 'Canada project to put marijuana into pharmacies'

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Dieters flock online to take weight off

Posted by admin on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 11:03 AM

	(AP) -- Like most yo-yo dieters, Jacqueline Foss struggled with different fad diets only to watch the pounds creep back. Left with little choice, she turned to an unlikely source to help her slim down -- the Internet. Read full article: 'Dieters flock online to take weight off'

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Study: Drinking may cut hypertensives' heart risk

Posted by admin on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 11:02 AM

	CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Drinking in moderation appears to reduce heart-related deaths in men with high blood pressure, new research suggests, challenging the belief among many doctors that alcohol should be off-limits to such patients. Read full article: 'Study: Drinking may cut hypertensives' heart risk'

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FDA issues suicide caution for antidepressants

Posted by admin on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 10:59 AM

	WASHINGTON (AP) -- Patients on some popular antidepressants should be closely monitored for warning signs of suicide, the government warned Monday in asking the makers of 10 drugs to add the caution to their labels. Read full article: 'FDA issues suicide caution for antidepressants'

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AIDS dents world population growth

Posted by admin on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 12:00 AM

	The world's population growth is slowing because women are having fewer children and more people are dying from AIDS, especially in Africa, according to a Census Bureau report. Read full article: 'AIDS dents world population growth'

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UN: Polio cases spreading

Posted by admin on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 12:00 AM

	LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- New cases of polio have been discovered in regions of Nigeria where the crippling disease had been eradicated in the past, U.N. health officials said Friday. Read full article: 'UN: Polio cases spreading'

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Bill would rein in no-exam Web pharmacies

Posted by admin on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 12:00 AM

	Unsolicited e-mails arrive daily across America offering cheap, quick access to prescription drugs. Without ever seeing a doctor, people can use the Internet to have drugs prescribed and shipped to their homes by a "licensed U.S. pharmacy." Read full article: 'Bill would rein in no-exam Web pharmacies'

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