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Saturday, April 23, 2011
Public Sees Nanoparticles as Low Health Risk
The public is not concerned about the health risks that nanoparticles pose, according to a recent study.
In a survey done to determine how people viewed nanoparticles compared to other public health risks, 60% felt that they were not a risk or of low risk.
Included in the survey were:
-Obesity
-smoking
-Using cellphones
-Nuclear energy
-Suntanning
-Drinking alcohol
Those that were viewed as less risky than nanoparticles are:
Commercial air travel
Medical Xrays
Cellphone
Bood transfusion
Saturday, April 16, 2011
New Treatment For Urinary Tract Infections- Promising
A new treatment using probiotic may be the answer for many women who suffer from urinary tract infection(UTI).
It was only a preliminary study, but the result is promising.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Pot Might Blunt Damage of Binge Drinking - US News and World Report
A study concluded that marijuana is safer than alcohol and may even protect against some of the damage caused by binge drinking.
Participants in the study were teenagers 16-19, they were divided into three groups:
- Binge drinkers
- Binge drinkers who also smoked marijuana
- A control group of neither binge drinkers nor marijuana users.
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