Posted on August 8th, 2008 by Amy
Let’s start off with Beijing.
U.S. Cyclists Wear Pollution Masks in Airport, Then Apologize
This is a ridiculous story. Not because the athletes wore the masks in the airport, where the air is filtered and the move therefore struck some as unnecessary and even inflammatory, and not because the thick, thick tension surrounding Beijing’s air problem prompted […]
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Posted on August 1st, 2008 by Amy
Last Gasp - Emergency Beijing Smog Relief
Since the previous emergency plan didn’t work, the Chinese government implemented an even more drastic one to reduce pollution in time for the Olympics. Make sure you check out the photos.
From Australia, Two Views on the Pollution, Olympics
One expert says athlete deaths are possible, if not likely, while head […]
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Posted on July 25th, 2008 by Amy
New Allergy Research: Kids Eat Cooked Egg, Overcome Egg Allergy Faster
Greek researchers fed 94 egg-allergic kids tiny amounts of cake (that contained egg, of course) over several months, increasing the amount of cake over time. After 6 months, over 95% of the children could eat eggs that hadn’t been cooked as thoroughly, and they exhibited […]
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Posted on July 22nd, 2008 by Amy
First, with all the backlash after using the words brat, idiot, and moron to describe autistic kids, Michael Savage is standing by his remarks and refuses to apologize. Not only that, but he’s actually claiming credit for adding to the autism dialogue, as the New York Times reports:
But he said he was proud to have […]
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Posted on July 21st, 2008 by Amy
The Olympics are just a few weeks away now, keeping the spotlight right on Beijing’s air pollution problems and the Chinese government’s efforts to clean them up. Among the questions:
Will U.S. Athletes Wear Masks?
Apparently, the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) developed and distributed some top-secret masks for competitors, but the decision is up to them. The […]
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Posted on July 18th, 2008 by Amy
H. Pylori Stomach Bacteria Prevents Asthma?
Kids who tested positive for this very common bug (thought to play a role in ulcers and stomach cancer later in life) were 59% less likely to have asthma. As the thinking goes, the rise in asthma in recent decades could be a result of over-cleanliness and early antibiotic use’s […]
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Posted on July 4th, 2008 by Amy
Photo by Sue Pizarro.
Happy 4th of July, U.S. readers. Some holiday links along with the usual health ones for you. Enjoy! I’m off to a barbecue.
Chicago Tribune: How Fireworks Work
20-minutes of fireworks = 50 hours’ programming with music and 3+ days to wire the shells to the computer.
Plus, video clips of each type of firework, […]
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Posted on June 27th, 2008 by Amy
Want to Understand How Humidity Levels Affect Asthma?
One of the clearest and most comprehensive explanations I’ve read yet. With links, too, courtesy of the RT Cave, a respiratory therapist blog.
Just What Oil Companies Need: More Dough, Less Accountability
The Supreme Court cut ExxonMobil’s damages from the 1989 Valdez spill in Prince William Sound from the appeals […]
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Posted on June 20th, 2008 by Amy
C-Sections Increase Childhood Asthma Risk by 50%
Research has suggested the connection between Caesarean birth and asthma before, but this is the clearest link yet. The Norwegian study looked at 1.7 million births over 30 or so years, and emergency C-sections upped the risk even further. And asthma risk during vaginal birth increased with vacuum or […]
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Posted on June 13th, 2008 by Amy
Living Near Heavy Traffic Increases Kids’ Asthma by 50%
This isn’t the first study linking auto emissions with asthma, but it’s the clearest connection I’ve seen yet. Munich researchers studied 6,000 four and six year-olds and after controlling for other risk factors, discovered the risk of asthma and allergies is 50% higher for kids living 165 […]
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