Study finds potential danger to workers in food flavoring manufacturing
...he lungs during the manufacturing process does not fall under this regulatory agency. All five workers had normal lung function before beginning work at the plant, Dr. Lockey said. They developed moderate to severe non-reversible airway obstruction over a short period of time while working, but after they...Children's psychological well-being improves after divorce, but test scores do not
.... In other words, children may fall behind academically and not be able to catch up. In addition, children of divorce and their teachers may see the early academic problems as a sign of low academic ability. That may lead to l...Students join scientists in search of asthma triggers
...gher rates for children under the age of 18 in the fall more than during the rest of the year. Scientists believe this may, in part, be triggered by tiny airborne particles called aerosols. The student's portion of the research is called the Baltimore Student Sun photometer Network (BSSN). Each student p...CDC report shows cancer death rates in Appalachia higher than national
...m cancer. For example, those in Pennsylvania who fall within the geographic boundaries of Appalachia were shown to be at greater risk of death from colorectal cancer. (See report and map of Appalachia at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5124a3.htm ). "Whereas some may feel that cancer morta...Wake Forest researchers find brain region 'exquisitely' sensitive to alcohol
...drink before bed may decrease the time it takes to fall asleep. But in the second half of the night, sleep often is disrupted. "You may tend to wake up more and be a little more restless." When watched in the sleep laboratory, a drink before bed increases stage II sleep in the first part of the night a...Diabetes treatment linked to increased blood pressure in animal study
...ter a person has eaten, GLP-1 levels rise, only to fall within minutes as a result of enzymatic activity. In fact, he adds, continuous infusion of GLP-1 does not increase either blood pressure or heart rate in humans with Type II diabetes. However, in drug form, GLP-1 analogs such as EXENDIN-4 have a far ...Journal of Rehabilitation R&D releases latest issue
...vealed that 51 percent of those studied reported a fall between one month and six months post-stroke. Subjects with motor, sensory, and visual impairments had a lower risk of falling than did those with motor impairments only and those with motor and sensory impairments. Preliminary study of a genetical...Exercise can prevent falls in older people
...producing an estimated 14% reduction in the annual fall rate, they add. Although cost effectiveness is yet to be examined, these results show that a supervised exercise programme for this group for one hour a week for 15 weeks, supplemented with home exercise for up to 12 months, can reduce falls, say the...University of Washington developing AI caretakers for Alzheimer's sufferers
...ton, Alberta. He's also scheduled to speak in the fall at an international meeting on ubiquitous computing in Sweden. In the meantime, he and his team are chipping away at the complex issues involved in creating an AI caretaker. The stakes, they say, are high. In the last 50 years, Alzheimer's disease h...'Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day' -- Really?
...e burden of proof that everyone needs 8 x 8 should fall on those who persist in advocating the high fluid intake without, apparently, citing any scientific support. Finally, strong evidence now indicates that not all of the prescribed fluid need be in the form of water. Careful peer-reviewed experiments h...Cancer revealed: New $10M grant establishes cancer imaging center
...n addition to a $10 million program grant won last fall by U-M for brain-tumor imaging studies. "The advances in medical imaging, and in cancer biology, over the past decade have been astounding, but combining the two promises to increase our power to understand and defeat cancer," says Brian Ross, Ph.D...Honey fights cholesterol as well as some fruits and vegetables
... honeys to show the most inhibitory effects." Both fall in the middle of the dark to light range of honeys. The research on inhibition of bacteria is still ongoing and the results are only preliminary, Engeseth cautioned. Engeseth's group also looked at the antioxidant level in wine made with honey, which...Food irradiation is focus of two-day symposium, Aug. 19-20
...Paper, for example, can become brittle, yellow and fall apart from simple handling. Tumosa says the Smithsonian and the National Archives are duplicating large amounts of mailed paper documents they have received that have been irradiated due to the recent anthrax scare in the Washington, D.C., area. (Th...Researchers pinpoint pain responses in newborns
...sulin. After birth, their blood glucose levels may fall rapidly below normal values due to relative overproduction of insulin. Following standard clinical guidelines, blood was taken from the infants' heels every two to four hours after birth to monitor glucose concentrations until the infants were able t...Testing earlier for gestational diabetes a smarter way to screen pregnant women
...stational diabetes." Nahum said that for women who fall in the intermediate range (111 mg/dL to 134 mg/dL) at 16 weeks, a repeat glucose screening test should be given at 28 weeks to assess whether the woman should be sent for more in-depth testing. While it is a natural assumption to say that earlier sc...Leg maneuver may prevent fainting
...to begin the maneuver when blood pressure began to fall and syncope symptoms such as lightheadness and nausea appeared. All the patients had a substantial decrease in blood pressure. Ten patients also had a heart rate decrease of more than 10 beats per minute in the 30 seconds before performing the coun...New National Academy of Sciences report highlights health importance of nutrients found in almonds
...sity lipoprotein (the so-called "bad" cholesterol) fall 4.4 percent. For those concerned about fat and weight gain, research indicates that almonds and other nuts can play a role in weight maintenance. In one study, people who ate foods higher in monounsaturated fats, like almonds, were able to keep thei...Bicycle handlebars pose serious health risk to children
...h as possible about the circumstances of a child's fall from a bicycle in order to determine if internal organ damage may have occurred due to a handlebar impact....Rensselaer research team sheds light on a good night's sleep for those with Alzheimer's
...en wake up numerous times at night causing them to fall asleep more often during the day. The major result is nighttime wandering, a top factor in why patients are institutionalized. Figueiro's team conducted the light study for 30 days at the Schuyler Ridge Residential and Adult Day Health Care Center i...Researchers devise ways to reduce noise, improve sleep in nursing homes
...s have determined that nursing home noises usually fall into one of three broad categories: people talking; mechanical noises, such as cleaning equipment; and people doing things, such as pushing carts. So acoustical engineers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have created several low-cost, n...