High Flame Retardant Levels In California's Mexican-American Schoolchildren: Why?
April 20, 2011
Environmental Health: California schoolchildren of Mexican descent are contaminated with seven times more flame retardants than children in Mexico and three times more than their own mothers, according to a new study examined by Marla Cone for Environmental Health News.
Oil Spill: Elizabeth Grossman of The Pump Handle blog examines the public health situation on the one-year anniversary of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Attention Deficit: A study of more than 1 million Swedish children has linked extremely premature birth to a much higher risk of attention-deficit disorder in childhood, Kerry Grens reports for Reuters Health.
Global Health:
Diagnosis: Dr. Val Jones of Get Better Health writes about the hug (hers) that may have saved a life, and other unusual ways to diagnose a patient.
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