Harboring hostility may be linked to unhealthy lungs
...sick. Further research is required to rule out if environmental toxins such as air pollution may contribute to both higher hostility and lower lung function. Hostility was measured using the Cook-Medley Questionnaire which is derived from the items on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Pulmonary ...Herb shows potential to reduce cancer-related fatigue
...stance that helps the body overcome the effects of environmental stress. Since cancer patients have stressors ranging from the psychological stress of diagnosis to the physiological stresses of chemotherapy and radiation, if ginseng helps, the researchers think it would be a valuable addition to currently availabl...Study tests oral insulin to prevent type 1 diabetes
...ng, or TEDDY, study aims to discover the genes and environmental exposures that may cause type 1 diabetes through a... TEDDY II and will be tracked over time to examine environmental risk factors....Veterinarians at increased risk of avian influenza virus infection
...dall Myers, a doctoral student in occupational and environmental health, and Gregory Gray, M.D., UI professor of epidemiology, examined blood samples from a group of U.S. veterinarians for evidence of previous avian influenza virus infection. The veterinarians all had occupational exposure to live chickens, ducks,...Mercury's link to heart disease begins in blood vessel walls
...a risk factor in cardiovascular disease because of environmental concerns both from contamination and the atmospher...the lung. They exposed the cells to the inorganic, environmental and pharmaceutical forms of mercury, and observed that all three forms activated the enzyme. The a...Risk of Parkinson's disease increases with pesticide exposure and head trauma
...e largest case-control studies to date of genetic, environmental and occupational risk factors for Parkinson's disease or other degenerative parkinsonian syndromes. It involved 959 prevalent cases of parkinsonism (767 with Parkinson's disease) and 1989 controls recruited in Scotland, Italy, Sweden, Romania and Mal...Both alcohol and neighborhood characteristics can affect intimate partner violence
...acro-sociological theories, incorporate the larger environmental context of people's interactions within their neighborhood context into explanations of the conditions under which problem behaviors such as IPV may grow and thrive," explained Cunradi. "IPV, like child abuse, typically is a private event that occur...System to pinpoint airline passengers who contaminate cabins
... of passengers and an airliner's "linear diffuser" environmental control system, which supplies fresh and recircula...h the center aims to: Understand and mitigate environmental health issues on airplanes, including contamination of cabin air with engine oil or hydraulic fluid....UC environmental health chair recognized nationally for urologic research excellence
...or and chair of the University of Cincinnatis (UC) environmental health department, recently became the second pers...es of the natural human estrogen estradiol, or the environmental estrogen bisphenol A (BPA), during fetal development were more likely to develop an early form of hu...Soldiers acquired drug-resistant infections in field hospitals
...tals sampled. The authors therefore concluded that environmental contamination of field hospitals and transmission ...s over short periods of time increases the risk of environmental contamination with Acinetobacter and challenges the implementation of standard infection control pra...Cigarette use may explain asthma epidemic in children, says Mailman School of Public Health study
...ring the same period through increased exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, said Dr. Goodwin. Approximately 4...erity of their asthma symptoms. Both genetic and environmental risk factors for asthma have been identified, noted Dr. Goodwin. Globally, six studies have shown en...House dust may protect against allergic disease early in life
...tory Center in Tucson. Celaya found that certain environmental factors increased the levels of endotoxin in a hom...ildren over a long period, and are looking at both environmental factors and immunological factors, so we can correlate the two. The researchers also plan to study ...Parents and schools, major factors in China obesity boom
...are widely acknowledged as heredity, lifestyle and environmental factors. However, these factors need to be viewed more closely, as they are greatly influenced by parents in a family, teachers at school, which are embedded in a community, and social context." "Strategies that target socio-economic and behaviou...NIH study tracks brain development in some 500 children across US
...it is cause for concern. A researcher studying an environmental toxin or genetic disease that affects brain development could use the database to help determine where and when development has strayed from its normal course." The study was launched in 1999 in a joint effort by the National Institute of Neurolog...Exposure to mercury preservatives before birth is no higher in children with autism
...of autism in recent years has sparked concern that environmental toxins may cause this complex disorder. A new study found, however, that exposure to Rh immune globulin preserved with mercury-containing thimerosal before birth was no higher for children with autism. The study led by Judith Miles, at the University...ACE inhibitors help preserve kidney function in IgA nephropathy
... IgAN, without the confounding effects of aging or environmental toxic exposures, including smoking and alcohol, and without severe high blood pressure," says Dr. Coppo. After a median three years of treatment, the rate of decreased kidney function was just three percent for patients treated with the ACE inhibit...Full-term, low-birth-weight babies at significantly greater risk for early respiratory symptoms
...dren's symptoms grew worse if they were exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. The research results appear in th...f respiratory symptoms if he or she was exposed to environmental tobacco smoke at home after birth. The risk for children who are exposed both in utero and after bir...Neglected epidemic of chronic lung disease; childhood conditions affect adult progesterone levels
...ng other contributing factors, including genes and environmental toxins. "More research is needed into the underlying disease mechanisms, to identify the genetics of susceptibility and to identify new targets for treatment." Attitudes towards COPD must change, says Professor Barnes. "The attitude that smoking...Glucosamine-like supplement inhibits multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes
...od interactions between inherited genetic risk and environmental exposure. MS results in neurological dysfunction, while uncontrolled blood glucose in type 1 diabetes can lead to damage of multiple organs. ...Weill Cornell researchers use 'Virtual Iraq' simulation to study post-traumatic stress disorder
...s formed during trauma exposure are easily cued by environmental stimuli, and memory suppression has been associated with the development, maintenance and severity of PTSD," adds Dr. Malta. One of every 10 persons will develop PTSD during their lifetime, potentially resulting in chronic distress and debilitation...