Summer Buzzkill: Sorting Out Mosquito Myths & Facts
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mosquitoes can be a big pest, leaving behind itchy bumps on skin and potentially spreading serious diseases, such as West Nile virus.Sam Telford III is a professor of infectious disease and global health at C…
Learn MorePFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Some Period Products
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some menstrual products — pads, tampons, cups and underwear — contain harmful “forever chemicals,” according to new research into the contents of these essential items.Researchers analyzed more than 100 peri…
Learn MoreMoving Into a Smoker’s Former Home? You May Need to Toss the Carpet
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you’re moving into a home where smokers lived, the first thing you should do to protect your lungs is rip out any old carpeting, new research suggests.Scientists found that tobacco smoke clings to carpet fi…
Learn MoreLos cirujanos encuentran microplásticos en corazones humanos
JUEVES, 10 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Parece que hay microplásticos en todos sitios, incluso dentro de los tejidos del corazón humano. Un nuevo informe chino describe que los médicos encontraron microplásticos en el tejido cardiaco tanto an…
Learn MoreSurgeons Are Finding Microplastics in Human Hearts
THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Microplastics appear to be everywhere, including within the tissues of the human heart.A new Chinese report describes doctors finding microplastics in heart tissue both before and after heart surgery. The re…
Learn MoreChemical Contamination on International Space Station Exceeds That Found Back Home
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are living in an environment that contains higher levels of potentially harmful chemicals than seen in American homes, new research reveals.The discove…
Learn MoreChemical Contamination on International Space Station Exceeds That Found Back Home
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are living in an environment that contains higher levels of potentially harmful chemicals than seen in American homes, new research reveals.The discove…
Learn MoreCarcinogens Found at Montana Nuclear Missile Base as Cancer Cases Rise Nearby
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An investigation into a high number of cancers at a Montana nuclear missile base has led to the discovery of unsafe levels of a likely carcinogen. The hundreds of cancer cases appear to be connected to undergr…
Learn MoreCarcinogens Found at Montana Nuclear Missile Base as Cancer Cases Rise Nearby
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An investigation into a high number of cancers at a Montana nuclear missile base has led to the discovery of unsafe levels of a likely carcinogen.The hundreds of cancer cases appear to be connected to undergro…
Learn MoreLead Exposure in Utero or in Childhood Tied to Higher Risk for Criminal Behavior
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is a higher risk for criminal behavior in adulthood when an individual is exposed to lead in utero or in the early years of childhood, according to a review published online Aug. 1 in PLOS Global Public…
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