| Cognition, attention altered in youngsters who live with gas appliances. |
2009-05-22T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
Preschoolers who lived in homes using gas appliances scored lower on cognitive tests and had a higher likelihood of exhibiting inattention behaviors than those in homes without gas appliances, finds a recent study. Read more... |
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| Dioxin exposure in the womb, extra weight add up to health problems. |
2009-05-21T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
New animal research suggests that overweight children may be at unique risk for adverse health problems due to exposure to dioxin before they are born. Read more... |
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| Prenatal cigarette smoke exposure linked to heart disease. |
2009-05-18T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
Cigarette smoke can change prebirth development in ways that contribute to cardiovascular disease later in life, according to results of this study using mice. Read more... |
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| Prenatal exposure to flame retardant is associated with increased risk of male genital anomalies. |
2009-05-15T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
Researchers report a higher risk of genital anomalies in boys exposed before birth to polybrominated biphenyl flame retardants. Read more... |
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| Pesticides plus genetics increase risk of Parkinson's disease. |
2009-05-14T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
Exposure to commonly used agricultural pesticides may increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, particularly among people who have certain gene types. Read more... |
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| Bisphenol A stifles thyroid hormone and slows frog development. |
2009-05-12T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
A new study reveals that by interfering with thyroid hormone, exposure to low levels of bisphenol A (BPA) slows the rate at which tadpoles develop into frogs. Read more... |
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| Baby male monkeys act more female after BPA exposure in the womb. |
2009-05-11T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
A new study finds that exposure to bisphenol A in the womb causes infant male monkeys to behave more like infant females, highlighting a new and potentially important consequence of exposure to low doses of BPA. Read more... |
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| Non-stick chemicals linked to sperm problems that may affect male fertility. |
2009-05-07T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
Men with high levels of chemicals used as anti-adhesive, stain and water repellents had fewer normal sperms and a tendency for lower sperm concentration. Read more... |
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| Mercury levels in Arctic seals linked to length of summer thaw. |
2009-05-05T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
Both long and short summer ice thaws in Arctic waters are associated with higher mercury levels in seals. Read more... |
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| Spain's anti-smoking laws improve air quality. |
2009-05-04T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
One year after a ban on smoking in all work places and some hospitality venues in Spain, nicotine levels in the air were significantly diminished -- up to 97 percent in some cases -- in offices and were much lower in nonsmoking areas of restaurants and bars. Read more... |
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| Does cereal damage your intestines? |
2009-05-04T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
Our morning cereal may be setting us up for a fungus invasion that lowers the protective actions of the intestines, leading to illness or intestinal problems. Read more... |
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| Wastewater lowers fish egg production more than thought. |
2009-05-01T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
A British study shows that wastewater released from sewage treatment plants has a bigger impact than prior research suggests on egg production – and the long-term reproductive health – of fish living in the treated water. Read more... |
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| Receptor that responds to common pollutants also controls development. |
2009-04-29T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
A genetic trigger in the cell, long studied for its role in responding to some of the most toxic compounds known, appears to have newly discovered important functions in directing development. Read more... |
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| Sleeping with the enemy: indoor airborne contaminants. |
2009-04-28T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
A recent study in Arizona of household air identified over 400 airborne chemicals ranging from pesticides to phthalates. Read more... |
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| Together, two common pesticides may increase the risk of Parkinson's disease. |
2009-04-27T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
A recent study conducted in California’s Central Valley found that people who lived near fields sprayed with a combination of pesticides used on crops such as potatoes, dry beans and tomatoes had an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease. Read more... |
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| Rats are fat after long-term exposure to lower levels of atrazine. |
2009-04-23T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
A new study with rats shows that long-term exposure to the common agricultural pesticide atrazine causes weight gain in animals fed normal diets and obesity in those fed high fat diets. Read more... |
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| Chromium: another threat to whale health? |
2009-04-22T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
Researchers sampling skin from sperm whales around the world found the animals have the highest levels of the metal chromium in their bodies of any marine mammal tested to date. Read more... |
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| Lead from mom's bones influences baby's gene patterns. |
2009-04-21T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
Lead released from a woman's bones during pregnancy can affect her developing baby's DNA in ways that can alter gene expression and possibly increase the child's lifelong susceptibility to disease. Read more... |
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| Dogs' cancer rates high in area known as "triangle of death." |
2009-04-20T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
Dogs are more likely to develop cancer if they live near Naples, Italy in places where illegal waste disposal commonly occurs and people have a high rate of cancer deaths. Read more... |
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| Adult pain higher after fetal exposure to estrogen in birth control pills. |
2009-04-16T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
Female rats exposed to estrogenic compounds through their mothers while in the womb had greater reactions to pain as adults, according to a study by Italian researchers. Read more... |
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| Are flame retardants the next DDT? |
2009-04-15T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
Exposure to a commercial mix made up of common flame retardants led to thinner eggshells, fewer hatchings and less successful reproduction in captive American Kestrels. Read more... |
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| Coffee controversy brews on. |
2009-04-14T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
A single, modest exposure to caffeine during early development in the womb can alter heart growth and cardiac function later in life, finds this mouse study. Read more... |
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| Autism risk higher near toxic waste sites. |
2009-04-13T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
Autism rates among school children living within a 10- or 20-mile radius of toxic waste sites are nearly twice as likely to have autism compared to children living farther away from such sites. Read more... |
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| Mobile phone use may increase brain cancer risk. |
2009-04-10T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
While the number of people who own mobile phones has dramatically increased in the last decade, so has the controversy about the possible relationship between cell phone use and brain cancer risk. Read more... |
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| Diet alters BPA's effects on mouse egg chromosomes. |
2009-04-09T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
A study with mice finds that diet can modify the harmful effects of bisphenol A. The findings shed light on perceived inconsistencies in BPA research results. Read more... |
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| Pesticides blamed for some childhood brain cancers. |
2009-04-07T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
Little is known conclusively about what causes brain cancer in children, but research studies are consistently finding links to prebirth pesticide exposure. Read more... |
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| Acid runoff hampers recovery of endangered Atlantic salmon. |
2009-04-06T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
Atlantic salmon exposed to short springtime bursts of acidic runoff water are less able to migrate to the ocean because of important changes in their ability to balance salt. Read more... |
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| Stain-resistant chemicals increase brain protein levels in mice. |
2009-04-03T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
Scientists identify changes in brain chemistry caused by perfluorinated chemicals that may be the cause of 'deranged spontaneous behavior' observed when young mice are exposed to PFCs. Read more... |
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| Low cadmium levels linked to death in men. |
2009-04-03T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
Men -- but not women -- exposed to low levels of cadmium have an increased risk of death from cancer and heart disease. Read more... |
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| Breast cancer risk higher in non-white women who worked with PCBs. |
2009-04-02T09:00-05:00 Environmental Health News
Researchers report a difference in breast cancer risk between minority and white women exposed to PCBs between the 1930s and late 1970s while on the job at manufacturing plants that made electrical capacitors. Read more... |
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