MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'EHP Press Releases' source. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:30:54 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=391150&cid=s_34124_55_f&fid=34124&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehponline.org%2Fpress%2F20070201.html Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 February 2007 CONTACT: Kimberly Thigpen Tart, News Editor, EHP (919) 541-5377 Chelation therapy reduces lead-exposure problems but could create lasting effects for children treated for autism, CU researchers find By Krishna Ramanujan Lead chelation therapy -- a chemical treatment to remove lead from the body -- can significantly reduce learning and behavioral problems that result from lead exposure, a Cornell study of young rats finds. However, in a further finding that has implications for the treatment of autistic children, the researchers say that when rats with no lead in their systems were treated with the lead-removing chemical, they showed declines in their learning and behavior that were similar to the rats that were exposed to lead. Che... EHP Press Releases journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=391150 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 07:00:00 +0100 391150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=579192&cid=s_34124_55_f&fid=34124&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehponline.org%2Fpress%2F20070201.html Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 February 2007 CONTACT: Jim Tobin 919-653-2582 Chelation therapy reduces lead-exposure problems but could create lasting effects for children treated for autism, CU researchers find By Krishna Ramanujan Lead chelation therapy -- a chemical treatment to remove lead from the body -- can significantly reduce learning and behavioral problems that result from lead exposure, a Cornell study of young rats finds. However, in a further finding that has implications for the treatment of autistic children, the researchers say that when rats with no lead in their systems were treated with the lead-removing chemical, they showed declines in their learning and behavior that were similar to the rats that were exposed to lead. Chelating drugs, which bind to lead... EHP Press Releases journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=579192 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:00:00 +0100 579192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=363821&cid=s_34124_55_f&fid=34124&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehponline.org%2Fpress%2F20070103.html FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3 January 2007 CONTACT: Jim Tobin 919-653-2582 Report in Environmental Health Perspectives says proposed heavy use of Tamiflu to combat pandemic avian flu could lead to resistant strains of the virus [Research Triangle Park, NC] Widespread use of the antiviral Tamiflu to fight pandemic avian flu in humans could actually lead to the development of what public health officials hope to avoid drug-resistant strains of the virus in wild birds. British researchers at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Oxford have released findings in the January 2007 issue of Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) that demonstrate how Tamiflu's persistence in wastewater and river water could affect the waterfowl that drink from those water sources. Since the World Health Org... EHP Press Releases journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=363821 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 07:00:00 +0100 363821 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=363822&cid=s_34124_55_f&fid=34124&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehponline.org%2Fpress%2F20061117.html University of Iowa News Release Release: Nov. 17, 2006 p> A University of Iowa-sponsored international conference on concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) has resulted in a series of published reports addressing major environmental health issues associated with large, industrialized livestock production facilities. The public conference and scientific workshop, "Environmental Health Impacts of CAFOs: Anticipating Hazards - Searching for Solutions," was held in March 2004 in Iowa City. It brought together UI researchers, stakeholders and national and international environmental health experts to discuss potential solutions to public health problems related to CAFOs. Five expert workgroups convened to consider the most relevant scientific challenges, including respiratory health eff... EHP Press Releases journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=363822 Fri, 17 Nov 2006 07:00:00 +0100 363822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=363823&cid=s_34124_55_f&fid=34124&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ehponline.org%2Fpress%2F20061116.html This study also involved a comparison group comprising veterans who served in Southeast Asia during the same time period, 1962-1971, but were not involved in the spraying program and thus were exposed to dioxins at levels equivalent to the general population. The veterans were interviewed and underwent physical examinations and lab tests during six examination cycles. The first cycle was conducted in 1982, so the veterans were followed for more than 20 years. "We found that the risk of developing BPH decreased with increasing exposure to dioxins in the comparison group," said Dr. Arnold Schecter, professor of environmental sciences at the UT School of Public Health Regional Campus at Dallas and a study author. "The risk of developing BPH was 24 percent lower in the group with the highest... EHP Press Releases journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=363823 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 07:00:00 +0100 363823