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 'contaminants,'. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:22:13 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2674252&cid=t_375921_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fthe-air-that-we-breathe%2F Think that the air inside your house is safer to breathe than the air outside ? Better think again. According to this fascinating, yet scary report by WebMD, the air in our houses probably isn’t any better for us than the air out in the community. In particular, they point out that a typical American home has over 500 chemicals floating around in the air. The number is based on a recent study done on indoor airborne contaminants in homes in Arizona.  That’s a huge number of chemicals. But what’s worse, as the WebMD articles points out, is that the scientists were unable to even identify 120 of these chemicals. I don’t know about you, but I find that very concerning. But wait. It get’s worse.  The article goes on to state that babies are at more risk of contamination than adul... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2674252 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:10:50 +0100 2674252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1791976&cid=t_375921_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F09%2F12%2Fbest-and-safest-seafoods%2F The question came up in class about what were the best and safest seafoods to eat considering all of the concerns about mercury and other contaminants in our seafood sources. When picking seafood one needs to consider: 1. The type of Fish 2. The nutrient benefits of the Fish 3. The potential for contaminants in the Fish 4. The food raising practices of how the fish are farmed. 5. The nutritional needs or status and the size of the person e.g. pregant woman, elderly or child. American Heart Association’s Original Recommendations about Fish The American Heart Association recommends that people eat fish at least twice a week. Recent research shows that eating oily fish containing omega-3 fatty acids (for example, salmon, trout, and herring) may help lower your risk of death from coron... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1791976 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:36:26 +0100 1791976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=637970&cid=t_375921_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F25%2Fchromium-in-water-causes-cancer-says-agency%2F Filed under: Prevention, All CancersAre you a fan of ordinary, household tap water? I'm really not (no matter how much the local water authorities try to convince me) just based on the sources my local water comes from -- which are not the cleanest by any means. Well, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently stated that a type of chromium can cause cancer in lab animals when they drink it in water. Surprised? I'm not, oddly. Hexavalent chromium has already showed to be cancerous to the lungs when inhaled -- and now, findings are that it is just as dangerous when consumed in water. Who here does not drink water? No hands went up -- I thought so.Avoiding the possibility of this in your drinking water means finding a natural (and generally expensive) water source from which to consume... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=637970 Fri, 25 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 637970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=548571&cid=t_375921_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F17%2Fthought-for-the-day-the-facts-on-fish%2F Filed under: All Cancers, Research, Diets, Thought for the DayEver wonder what fish to eat, what fish to avoid, what fish is healthy, what fish is cancer-causing? I do. I'm looking into this whole fish thing. And while my search for information is in no way exhaustive and my findings are far from conclusive, I have found some interesting fishy facts and figures.Think about this:Fish definitely has health benefits. It's low in fat, high in protein, and rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Americans love this. How do I know? Because on average, each of us eats a record 16.6 pounds of fish every year. Our intake of shrimp and salmon has doubled, in fact, since 1994.Fish definitely has its drawbacks too. Headlines repeatedly warn us of dangerous contaminants in lakes, rivers, and oceans. Don't forget ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=548571 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 548571