Uranium, found as a trace metal in bedrock throughout the Northeast, is not highly radioactive, though it is a heavy metal known to damage the kidneys at high enough exposures. State health officials said they are unaware of any health problems directly linked to the contamination, and don’t expect any at the levels that have been found.
has required testing for uranium in communal well water systems only in the past few years, and the state and Read the rest of this entry »
Testing prompted by an Associated Press story that revealed trace amounts of pharmaceuticals in drinking water supplies has shown that more Americans are affected by the problem than previously thought — at least 46 million.
That’s up from 41 million people reported by the AP in March as part of an investigation into the presence of pharmaceuticals in the nation’s waterways.
The AP stories prompted federal and local legislative hearings, Read the rest of this entry »
Azeleah DeLeon’s smile made her the darling of a large and loving family.
The 8-month-old died before her teeth came in.
Sixty-four-year-old Sylvia Hinklin of Cotopaxi was headed home when she was hit head-on by a wrong- way driver on Interstate 25.
The fiery crash killed Hinklin and her dog, Chase, and the other driver, who was drunk.
The three were among 14 people who died from alcohol- or drug-related crashes in Colorado Springs in 2008, Read the rest of this entry »
Testing prompted by an Associated Press story that revealed trace amounts of pharmaceuticals in drinking water supplies has shown that more Americans are affected by the problem than previously thought — at least 46 million.
That’s up from 41 million people reported by the AP in March as part of an investigation into the presence of pharmaceuticals in the nation’s waterways.
The AP stories prompted federal and local legislative hearings, Read the rest of this entry »
Even children who had shown no signs of problem behaviour while they were young were more likely to go on to become addicted to drink or drugs, contract sexually transmitted diseases, and have a criminal record, if they took drugs or drank on ‘multiple occasions’ in their early teens.
The study by a team at King’s College London Institute of Psychiatry will raise concerns about the future of Britain’s children, who are amongst the heaviest drinkers Read the rest of this entry »
from some of the 4,800 inmates. The administrators say the health hazard from arsenic, a chemical used in industry and farming, is insignificant, and they promise to filter the water some time in the next few years.
“It’s not that major of an issue,” said Kelly Harrington, the prison’s new warden.
, common in Central Valley communities, has been linked to cancer of the lungs, skin, kidneys, liver and bladder and to other maladies.
The situation, Read the rest of this entry »
Sunday Oct 12, 2008
A leading surgeon says breast cancer rates could soar unless young women cut back on binge drinking – and that mammograms are being “oversold”.
Dr Trevor Smith said alcohol was among the lifestyle choices that contributed towards New Zealand’s having one of the highest breast cancer rates in the world.
He called on the Government and breast cancer groups to “radically change” the way they tackled the illness by focusing Read the rest of this entry »
Coffee isnt harmful to your health, a new
study confirms that theory. Is it true that long term, regular coffee
consumption may speed the progression of aggressive forms of breast cancer? The
findings of a new study published in the Oct. Issue of the Archives of Internal
Medicine suggest caffeine does not appear to be associated with overall risk
of breast cancer.
For the study, funded by the National
Institutes of Health, study co-author Read the rest of this entry »
You cannot taste them. You cannot see them. But scientists say they are there: traces of prescription drugs in the water that comes from many people’s faucets.
“Everything from antidepressants to heart medication to birth control pills to caffeine” has been found in certain drinking water, said Dr. Brian Buckley, environmental scientist at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
In his lab in New Brunswick alone, Buckley has found acne medication, barbiturates, Read the rest of this entry »
than previously thought.
The results suggest that drugs are present in water supplies of 46 million Americans, up from an estimate of 41 million in March. Among the latest areas to test positive were Reno, Nev., Savannah, Ga., and Colorado Springs, Colo. Drugs ranging from antidepressants to hormones have been found, generally in minuscule concentrations.
Most cities haven’t tested their water for drug contamination, the AP said. Several, Read the rest of this entry »