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Early-life Air Pollution Linked with Childhood Asthma in Minorities
A research team led by UCSF scientists has found that exposure in infancy to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a component of motor vehicle air pollution, is strongly linked with later development of childhood asthma among African Americans and Latinos. |
Released: 6/18/2013 12:55 PM EDT
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) |
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Exposure to BPA in Developing Prostate Increases Risk of Later CancerUbiquitous plasticizers may have long-term health effects. |
Embargo expired: 6/17/2013 11:30 AM EDT
Released: 6/14/2013 8:30 AM EDT
University of Illinois at Chicago |
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BPA Linked To a Common Birth Defect in BoysA new study links fetal exposure to a common chemical pollutant, bisphenol A (BPA), to defects of a testicular hormone in newborn boys with undescended testicles. The results, which were presented Monday at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, suggest yet another potential harmful effect of BPA, which is widely used in many plastics, liners of food cans and dental sealants. |
Embargo expired: 6/17/2013 11:30 AM EDT
Released: 6/17/2013 11:30 AM EDT
Endocrine Society |
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Prenatal Exposure to BPA Affects Fat Tissues in SheepNew research suggests that fetal exposure to the common environmental chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, causes increased inflammation in fat tissues after birth, which can lead to obesity and metabolic syndrome. Results of the animal study were presented Monday at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. |
Released: 6/17/2013 11:30 AM EDT
Endocrine Society |
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Chemical in Antibacterial Soap Fed to Nursing Rats Harms OffspringA mother’s exposure to triclocarban, a common antibacterial chemical, while nursing her babies shortens the life of her female offspring, a new study in rats finds. The results were presented Monday at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. |
Released: 6/17/2013 11:30 AM EDT
Endocrine Society |
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Fetal Neuromaturation Associated with Mother’s Exposure to DDT and Other Environmental ContaminantsA study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has for the first time found that a mother’s higher exposure to some common environmental contaminants was associated with more frequent and vigorous fetal motor activity. Some chemicals were also associated with fewer changes in fetal heart rate, which normally parallel fetal movements. |
Released: 6/11/2013 10:00 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
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Detecting Lead Hotspots in Urban Gardens Requires Different Sampling StrategiesAnalyzing soil lead in an urban garden plot is important and sampling approaches may involve tradeoffs between finding ‘hotspots’ versus looking at the average amount of lead when checking for safe levels. |
Released: 6/5/2013 11:15 AM EDT
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) |
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NIH, ONC, and EPA Award $100,000 to Winner of Health and Technology ChallengeNew technology that creates a personal, portable, and wearable air pollution sensor, developed under the My Air, My Health Challenge, was announced today at the Health Datapalooza in Washington, D.C. The grand prize of $100,000 was awarded to Conscious Clothing. |
Released: 6/4/2013 10:00 AM EDT
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) |
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Fukushima-Derived Radioactivity in Seafood Poses Minimal Health Risk, Experts Say
In 2012, Nicholas Fisher a distinguished professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University and postdoctoral scholar Zosia Baumann, working with a colleague at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station, reported that they had detected radioactivity in Pacific bluefin tuna swimming off the California coast. The source of the radioactivity was Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi powerplants, which were damaged by the strong earthquake and subsequent tsunami on 11 March 2011 and released large quantities of radioactivity into the Pacific Ocean. The news prompted widespread media interest and speculation as to the possible risks to seafood consumers posed by the levels of radioactivity found in the tuna. |
Released: 6/3/2013 4:30 PM EDT
Stony Brook University |
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Meta-Analysis: Bug and Weed Killers, Solvents May Increase Risk of Parkinson’s DiseaseA large analysis of more than 100 studies from around the world shows that exposure to pesticides, or bug and weed killers, and solvents is likely associated with a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. The research appears in the May 28, 2013, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. |
Embargo expired: 5/27/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Released: 5/23/2013 10:00 AM EDT
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) |