by Becky | Jul 29, 2019 | 2015, Environmental Health
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. Routine disinfection of cell phones by surgeons is needed to prevent the transfer of pathogenic bacteria in the operating room. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 22, 2019 | 2015, Environmental Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Mobile phone contamination with methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Gram-negative bacteria from the mobile phones of doctors treating high-risk patients calls for guidelines for mobile phone disinfection. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 15, 2019 | 2018, Environmental Health, Tobacco
Written by Halima Phelps, Staff Writer. Use of e-cigarettes appears to be associated with exposure to known tobacco-related toxicants, but the exposure is reduced compared with cigarette smoking.
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by Becky | Apr 1, 2019 | 2018, Environmental Health, Pesticides and Solvents, Pregnancy and Lactation, Women's Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study strengthens the hypothesis that dietary intake plays an important role in prenatal OP pesticides exposure among women living in an urban environment. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 26, 2018 | Environmental Health, Fruits and Vegetables, Pesticides and Solvents
Written by Patrick Massey, MD, PhD. Two recent medical studies demonstrated reduced risk of cancer in those who regularly eat organic food. (more…)
by Becky | Oct 24, 2018 | 2018, Environmental Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study provides initial evidence that exposures to commonly used GBHs, at doses considered safe, are capable of modifying the gut microbiota in early development, particularly before the onset of puberty and warrants future studies on potential health effects of GBHs in early childhood development. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 16, 2018 | 2016, Environmental Health, Pesticides and Solvents
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study demonstrates how the organophosphate Chloropyrifos altered the intestinal microbiota of healthy adults by transiently altering their composition, diversity, and fermentation activity. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 14, 2018 | 2016, Environmental Health, Kidney Health, Pesticides and Solvents
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Researchers, linking data from the Agricultural Health Study to the US Renal Data System, reveal an association between end-stage renal diseases and chronic exposure to pesticides among male pesticide applicators in Iowa and North Carolina. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 2, 2018 | 2017, Environmental Health, Infant and Children's Health, Pesticides and Solvents
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study demonstrates an inverse relationship between prenatal residential proximity to agricultural use of potentially neurotoxic pesticides and poorer neuro-development in 7-year-old children. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 2, 2018 | 2017, Environmental Health, Lung Cancer, Pesticides and Solvents
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Increased exposure to pesticide use is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer incidence among pesticide applicators in Iowa and North Carolina. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 31, 2018 | 2018, Diabetes, Environmental Health, Pesticides and Solvents
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Study results suggest an increased risk of diabetes among Thai farmers with pesticide exposure and a statistically significant increased risk with the use of endosulfan, mevinphos, carbaryl/Sevin, and benlate. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 31, 2018 | 2016, Arthritis, Autoimmune Disease, Environmental Health, Joint Health, Pesticides and Solvents, Women's Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study identifies several potential risk factors such as specific agricultural pesticides, solvents, and chemical fertilizers that may increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women, while a lifetime livestock exposure (as a child and adult), as compared to no livestock exposure involving animal contact may be protective. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 19, 2018 | 2018, Cancer, Environmental Health, Radioactivity and Irradiation
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study results of the Ramazzini Institute found a significant increase of heart Schwannomas and a non-significant increase of brain tumors in Sprague-Dawley rats exposed to radiofrequency radiation. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 17, 2018 | 2017, Environmental Health, Eye Health
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Blue light-induced phototoxicity, a consequence of smartphone dependency, caused retinal damage in a rat model. (more…)
by Becky | Jun 12, 2018 | 2016, EMF's, Environmental Health, Radioactivity and Irradiation
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study demonstrates that mobile phones when used for prolonged periods can cause genotoxicity and that headphone use reduces the harmful effects of mobile phone radiation. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 16, 2018 | 2018, Cardiovascular Health, Environmental Health, Heavy Metals
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Study findings suggest that, of the 2-3 million U.S. deaths every year, approximately 400,000 are due to lead exposure and with blood concentrations of lead as low as 5μg/dL. associated with cardiovascular disease. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 13, 2017 | 2017, Cancer, Environmental Health, Luekemia
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study finds a significant correlation between chronic lymphocytic leukemia and residential levels of radon gas based on radon levels collected from counties in Iowa, North Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 26, 2017 | 2017, Environmental Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. There is an identified cause-effect relationship between exposure to contaminated “bleed air” in air craft cabins and health hazards including cognitive impairment to the aircrew.
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by Becky | Sep 18, 2017 | 2017, Botanicals, Brain Health, Environmental Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study investigates the mechanisms by which mulberry leaf extract protects against glyphosate-induced brain toxicity. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 7, 2017 | 2014, Environmental Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Of the sixty participating field workers previously exposed to organophosphates, those with 20 years of heavy exposure had significantly more nerve conduction damage and fingertip tingling compared to those with moderate exposure. (more…)