Topic: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
A study published last week in a medical journal stated that pregnant women who are exposed to high levels of environmental pollutants can have children with lower IQs than youngsters whose mothers lived in less polluted surroundings. Researchers at Columbia UniversityÕs Columbia Center for ChildrenÕs Environmental Health in New York City ...
In contrast to recent findings, two of the most common medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder do not appear to cause genetic damage in children who take them as prescribed, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Duke University Medical Center. The ...
There may be yet another reason to reduce childhood obesity: it may help prevent allergies. A new study published in the May issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology showed that obese children and adolescents are at increased risk of having some kind of allergy, especially to a food. "We ...
Introduction This fact sheet provides basic information about the herbA plant or part of a plant used for its flavor, scent, or potential therapeutic properties. Includes flowers, leaves, bark, fruit, seeds, stems, and roots. lavender--common names, uses, potential side effects, and resources for more information. Lavender is native to the Mediterranean region. It was used in ancient Egypt as part ...
