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LATEST MEDICAL NEWS | Reported 6/8/2005
Asthma in Kids: 2005 Executive Summary
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Four to 5 million children in the United States have asthma. The actual cause of asthma is not known, but experts say the early months and years of a child's life are critical times during which a baby can develop or become susceptible to asthma. [To read the rest of this report and 15,500 others, click here.]
LATEST MEDICAL NEWS | Reported 12/23/2003
Measuring Blood Lead Levels in Children
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The impact of lowering the blood lead level limit for children from the current recommendation of below 10 to an even lower level of five is the topic of a new study from investigators who analyzed data from a large health and nutrition study. [To read the rest of this report and 15,500 others, click here.]
LATEST MEDICAL NEWS | Reported 11/17/2003
Poisons in Our World: Clusters of Harm (Part 3 of 3)
FALLON, Nev. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- With the popularity of movies like "A Civil Action" and "Erin Brokavich," it’s not surprising that the majority of Americans believe environmental pollutants cause disease and health problems. Each year, more than 1,000 calls are placed to public health officials regarding suspected local disease clusters. [To read the rest of this report and 15,500 others, click here.]
LATEST MEDICAL NEWS | Reported 11/17/2003
Poisons in Our World: Leaded Nation (Part 2 of 3)
HERCULANEUM, Mo. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Many studies have shown the negative effects of lead on children. Exposure to the heavy metal has been linked to everything from headaches to learning disabilities. In fact, when the U.S. government removed lead from gasoline in 1970, intelligence improved across the country. [To read the rest of this report and 15,500 others, click here.]
LATEST MEDICAL NEWS | Reported 11/17/2003
Poisons in Our World: Moldy Schools (Part 1 of 3)
(Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- The statistics are staggering. Twenty million people in the United States have asthma -- 6.3 million of them are children. Asthma causes 14 million missed days of school each year. Secondhand smoke, pets, dust mites, and even cockroaches are known triggers. [To read the rest of this report and 15,500 others, click here.]
LATEST MEDICAL NEWS | Reported 11/17/2003
Poisons in Our World: Leaded Nation -- Full-Length Doctor's Interview
Ivanhoe Broadcast News Transcript with Herbert Needleman, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, TOPIC: Poisons in Our World: Leaded Nation
What exactly is lead, and where does it come from?
Dr. [To read the rest of this report and 15,500 others, click here.]
LATEST MEDICAL NEWS | Reported 7/18/2003
Poisons in our World -- White Paper
By Amy Bomar, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Is the environment making us sick? Are there things we can do to improve our environment? Answers to these questions are on the minds of researchers every day as they explore how toxic chemicals affect our health. [To read the rest of this report and 15,500 others, click here.]
