Tag: Diseases
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Study Links Traffic Pollution Exposure to Autism
New research suggests that exposure to traffic fumes is linked to one of the most pressing health issues of our day.
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Britain's Ash Trees Threatened by Disease
Britain's ash trees are under threat from a new, quickly spreading, disease.
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Malaria's Most Deadly Form Peaks at Much Lower Temperatures Than Thought
New research shows that rising temperatures don't automatically spread malaria. Good news.
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How Neighborhood Design Can Make Us Sick
Whether your neighborhood is conducive to walking could determine your risk for developing diabetes, according to a new study.
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Sausage Paradox: Residual Antibiotics Increase Foodborne Disease Risk
Researchers have found another drawback with antibiotic residuals in factory farmed meat.
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Whether Obamacare is Constitutional or Not, Republicans Created This Reality. A Lesson We Can't Afford to Ignore
As Supreme Court Judges Obamacare, We Must Ask: How Did We Get Here?
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How to Become a Vegetarian in One Easy Bite
Scientists find a strange explanation for some recent conversions to vegetarian dining choices.
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The Top 10 Worst Cities in the U.S. for Asthma in 2012
Having trouble breathing? It may be because of where you live. The 2012 Asthma Capitals list is out. Is your city on the list?
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'AIDS of the Americas' May Spread to U.S. with Climate Change
The deadly Chagas disease is on the rise, and the insects that transmit venture northward in the warming climate.
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How to Identify and Prevent Powdery Mildew Plant Disease
Preventing powdery mildew can be prevented in your garden. Be proactive to save time, money and heartache.
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Our Meals are 4 Times Larger Than in the 1950s (Infographic)
See the CDC’s new infographic to discover just how absurd abnormal portion sizes have become.
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Why Was the Reusable Bag Blamed for a Norovirus Outbreak?
Recently, a reusable bag was blamed for the spread of a highly contagious virus. But it was just bad luck.
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Birth Control For Insects: Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes in the Florida Keys?
A British company may hold trials involving genetically modified male mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. Opponents say, “We cannot stress strongly enough how dangerously misguided this application is. "
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Origami-Inspired Paper Sensor Could Test for Malaria and HIV for Under a Dime
Chemists have designed a new disease sensor that can be printed on an office printer, and take less than a minute to assemble.
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Study Linking Cancer and Diesel Exhaust, Suppressed for Decades by Industry Lawsuits, Finally Published
The tawdry saga of good science suppressed by endless litigation and what it means for people breathing diesel exhaust
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Berries Keep the Brain Young, New Study Reports
A new scientific review confirms that eating berries can help prevent memory loss and other forms of mental decline.
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New Study Strengthens Link Between Obesity, Diabetes and BPA
BPA had been found to trigger the release of insulin in nearly twice the amount as when glucose is ingested.
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The Real Komen Controversy Remains After Planned Parenthood Fiasco
Susan G. Komen for the Cure has patched things up with Planned Parenthood, but the causes of cancer remain unaddressed.
