Recently added articles from NewsRx Health:
New model may help scientists better predict and prevent influenza outbreaks.
Nov 22, 2009 ... Each year, the influenza virus evolves. And each year, public health officials try to predict what the new strain will be and how it will affect the population in order to best combat it. A new study by an international team of researchers, led by assistant professor Andrew W ....
Colon cancer screening more effective earlier in day, UCLA study finds.
Nov 22, 2009 ... The effectiveness of a screening colonoscopy may depend on the time of day it is performed. According to a new UCLA study, early-morning colonoscopies yielded more polyps per patient than later screenings, and fewer polyps were found hour by hour as the day progressed. The ...
Monash study suggests rainwater is safe to drink.(Clinical report)
Nov 22, 2009 ... A world first study by Monash University researchers into the health of families who drink rainwater has found that it is safe to drink. The research was led by Associate Professor Karin Leder from the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine in conjunction with Water ...
Breeding better broccoli.
Nov 22, 2009 ... Carotenoids-fat-soluble plant compounds found in some vegetables-are essential to the human diet and reportedly offer important health benefits to consumers. Plant carotenoids are the most important source of vitamin A in the human diet; the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, found in corn ...
USC study finds big air pollution impacts on local communities.
Nov 22, 2009 ... Heavy traffic corridors in the cities of Long Beach and Riverside are responsible for a significant proportion of preventable childhood asthma, and the true impact of air pollution and ship emissions on the disease has likely been underestimated, according to researchers at the University ...