MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'atrazine'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:52:15 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984680&cid=t_166858_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fjoe-biederman-god-and-risperdal.html Mickey explains! (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984680 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:21:00 +0100 4984680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3761398&cid=t_166858_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F20-cancer-causing-substances%2F photo: Thinkstock A new report by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the National Cancer Institute lists 20 cancer-causers or potential cancer-causers. The list includes formaldehyde, which, if you remember, is one of the substances that aspartame breaks down into. It also includes titanium dioxide, which is still used in paint and sunscreen; propylene oxide, which is found in polyurethane plastics; and diesel exhaust. Even shift work is on the list — remember when we told you about how abnormal work schedules hurt your health? Check out the full list below: Lead and lead compounds Indium phosphide Cobalt with tungsten carbide Titanium dioxide Welding fumes Refractory ceramic fibers Diesel e... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3761398 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:02:57 +0100 3761398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2649203&cid=t_166858_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FJq8P_-8o38w%2F Do you remember that TV ad for a weed-killer where two men face each other at their front lawns (ala-fastest draw in the west)? Well, that scene was brought to mind when I read this report on atrazine, a popular weed-killer in the U.S.. As one of the most widely used herbicides in the U.S., atrazine easily runs off into surrounding fields and groundwater. It is banned in Europe because the concentrations of the herbicide in underground water supply systems can not be contained at safe levels. Recently, a study reported that atrazine lowers the production of the male hormone androgen by changing the genes that make them. The study was done on male rats which were fed with higher doses of atrazine. The herbicide also lowered testosterone levels and decreased the size of the prostate in rat... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2649203 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:16:12 +0100 2649203 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306914&cid=t_166858_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fmonth-of-conception-linked-to-birth-defects%2F Spring and summer might not be the best time for women in the United States to conceive according to a new study published in the April edition of the Acta Pædiatrica journal. Seems that the study, which analysed the 30.1 million births in the U.S. between 1996 and 2002, found that there was an increased number of birth defects in the children born of women who last menstruated in April, May, June, or July. This is the time of the year when there are increased levels of pesticides, such as atrazine (which is banned in Europe but still permitted in the US) and nitrates, in surface water across the United States. Based on the evidence this study has uncovered, the researchers suspect there is a strong correlation between the seasonal increase in pesticides in the surface water and numbers ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306914 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:56:12 +0100 2306914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1185747&cid=t_166858_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fatrazine-truth-has-its-boots-on.html Fascinating!"From Silent Spring to Silent Night," a talk by Prof. Tyrone Hayes, Department of Integrative Biology,University of California, Berkeley, given at Humphrey Institute in Minneapolis on March 23, 2007. Dr. Hayes is an authority on the effects of the pesticide atrazine on frogs, and is not popular with chemical companies for his views and proven research.Wikipedia - atrazine.Hat tip: http://leiaorotulo.blogspot.com/ (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1185747 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:08:00 +0100 1185747