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New Policy Prolongs EPA Chemical Reviews
Mardi 29 Avril 2008 - 21:00 - 7 mois depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health)
The Bush administration has changed Environmental Protection Agency reviews of chemicals in a way that will delay scientific assessments of their health risks and open the process to politicization, congressional investigators said yesterday.

Senators Propose Ban on Chemical in Plastics
Mardi 29 Avril 2008 - 21:00 - 7 mois depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health)
Senate Democrats introduced a bill yesterday that would ban a controversial chemical found in plastics from all products made for infants and children up to age 7 and would direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the health risks the chemical may pose to both children and...

A Too-Good-to-Be-True Nutrient?
Lundi 28 Avril 2008 - 21:00 - 7 mois depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health)
Imagine a nutrient that could help prevent cancer, heart disease and tuberculosis, preserve bones, and thwart autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile diabetes.

No One Kind Fits All
Lundi 28 Avril 2008 - 21:00 - 7 mois depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health)
"Don't forget to wear your helmet," parents tell their kids now that warmer temperatures are luring them outside to cycle, skateboard, rock climb, kayak and ride horses. And with good reason. "Helmets basically keep your skull from cracking," says pediatric neuropsychologist Gerard Gioia, directo...

Nap Time
Lundi 28 Avril 2008 - 21:00 - 7 mois depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health)
I never used to be a napper. In fact, daytime slumber was virtually beyond a congenitally wired type like me. My buddies would catch 40 winks on the long bus ride home from our high school, but for me that was out of the question. With age, however, my metabolism has changed. After the double wha...

FDA Faulted for Approving Studies of Artificial Blood
Lundi 28 Avril 2008 - 21:00 - 7 mois depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health)
A new analysis concludes that the Food and Drug Administration approved experiments with artificial blood substitutes even after studies showed that the controversial products posed a clear risk of causing heart attacks and death.

Asleep on the Job, and Proud of It. Sort of.
Lundi 28 Avril 2008 - 21:00 - 7 mois depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health)
Sometimes in life it's best to come clean about something you've hidden from all but your closest friends. So here goes: I nap at work.

Think of It as an Exercise, Not a Yawn
Lundi 28 Avril 2008 - 21:00 - 7 mois depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health)
Q I bought a 30-minute resistance-cord video. I really like it, but the weird thing is that at the beginning of my routine, I start yawning a great deal. At first I thought I was just tired, but it happens every time I start exercising. Any explanation for that?

Salmonella From Your Pet?
Lundi 28 Avril 2008 - 07:40 - 7 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health)
When we hear about salmonella these days, we're more likely to think raw eggs than reptiles. But this article in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association reminds us that your family's pet turtles (and other reptiles) can make people just as sick as an undercooked omelet...

Altered Viruses Reversed Progressive Blindness, Studies Say
Dimanche 27 Avril 2008 - 21:00 - 7 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health)
Three young adults barely able to see because of a congenital and progressive form of blindness have regained modest amounts of vision after getting genetically engineered viruses injected into their eyes, the leaders of two independent studies reported yesterday.

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