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Residents living in areas near natural gas operations, also known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, are concerned their illnesses may be a result of nearby drilling operations. Twenty-two percent of the participants in a small pilot study surmise that hydrofracking may be the cause of such health concerns as sinus problems, sleeping difficulties, and gastrointestinal problems. The findings will be presented at the American Occupational Health Conference on April 28 in Orlando, Florida....
Women who had sufficient amounts of vitamin D were 32 percent less likely to develop fibroids than women with insufficient vitamin D, according to a study from researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Fibroids, also known as uterine leiomyomata, are noncancerous tumors of the uterus. Fibroids often result in pain and bleeding in premenopausal women, and are the leading cause of hysterectomy in the United States. The study of 1,036 women, aged 35-49, living in the Washington,...
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A digital application developed by the United Steelworkers' Tony Mazzocchi Center was one of four winning entries in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Worker Safety and Health App Challenge. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080131/DC12982LOGO) The DOL sought entries from companies, educators, labor unions, and individuals across the country for software designed to educate the public about improving health and safety...
Scientists, Physicians, Consumer Advocates, Business Community, Veterans Outraged WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Representative Denny Rehberg, (R-MT) authored a rider for the Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) funding bill for 2013 that would effectively deny funding for the Report on Carcinogens (ROC) produced by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). A letter signed by organizations representing thousands of parents,...
Phthalate commonly used in vinyl flooring is found in nearly 100 percent of mothers studied Prenatal exposure to a ubiquitous household chemical called butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP) can increase a child's risk for developing eczema, according to research conducted at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health. Widely used in vinyl flooring, artificial leather and other materials, BBzB can be slowly released into air in homes. Details...
Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com While the corruption of Chinese official Bo Xilai and the escape of blind dissident Chen Guangcheng have captured mainstream news headlines, a medical discovery revolving around the air quality at the 2008 Beijing Olympics has recently been publicized. Breakthrough research by the University of Southern California, in collaboration with other campuses, has found biological evidence that links short-term reductions in air pollution to improvements in...
TYSONS CORNER, Va., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- INDUS Corporation (INDUS), a privately-held provider of Information Technology solutions to the Federal government, announced today that it has opened a new regional office in Research Triangle Park (RTP) at Morrisville, N.C. Recently, INDUS teamed with well-established businesses located at RTP including SciMetrika, Integrated Laboratory Systems (ILS), and QuarterLine, and expanded its support to the National Institute of...
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Report on Cancer, an esteemed study that evaluates chemicals for their links to cancer, produced by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), was challenged today by the House Committee on Science, Space & Technology, Subcommittee on Investigations & Oversight, and Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Healthcare & Technology when they held a hearing called: How the Report on Carcinogens...
More than 32 million people in the United States have autoantibodies, which are proteins made by the immune system that target the body's tissues and define a condition known as autoimmunity, a study shows. The first nationally representative sample looking at the prevalence of the most common type of autoantibody, known as antinuclear antibodies (ANA), found that the frequency of ANA is highest among women, older individuals, and African-Americans. The study was conducted by the National...
Tomowave Laboratories, Inc, announces award of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to investigate the potential health risks of nanotechnology applications in industry and medicine. Houston, TX (PRWEB) December 28, 2011 Tomowave Laboratories, Inc, today announced the award of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to investigate...
