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Children, Males and Blacks are at Increased Risk for Food Allergies - 10/4/2010 A new study estimates that 2.5 percent of the United States population, or about 7.6 million Americans, have food allergies. Food allergy rates were found to be higher for children, non-Hispanic blacks, and males, according to the researchers. The odds of male black children having food allergies were 4.4 times higher than others in the general population.
Well Water Should be Tested Annually to Reduce Health Risks to Children - 8/6/2009 Private well water needs to be tested yearly, and in some cases more often, according to new guidance offered by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), took a lead role in working with the AAP to develop these recommendations and draft a new AAP policy statement about the things parents should do if their children drink well water.
New Data Analysis Shows Possible Link between Childhood Obesity and Allergies - 5/13/2009 A new study indicates there may be yet another reason to reduce childhood obesity—it may help prevent allergies.
First Sister Study Results Reinforce the Importance of Healthy Living - 4/8/2009 Women who maintain a healthy weight and who have lower perceived stress may be less likely to have chromosome changes associated with aging than obese and stressed women, according to a pilot study that was part of the Sister Study.
Research Finds New Cause of Ozone Wheezing and Potential Treatments - 2/13/2009 Ozone has been estimated, in an Environmental Protection Agency analysis, to cost the United States $5 billion a year as a result of premature deaths, hospitalizations and school absences. Inhalation of ozone can lead to irritation of the airways and increased wheezing, particularly in children and adults who have asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease.
ADHD Medications Do Not Cause Genetic Damage in Children - 11/21/2008 Two of the most common medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not appear to cause genetic damage in children who take them as prescribed.
Healing Process Found to Backfire in Lung Patients - 10/31/2008 A mechanism in the body which typically helps a person heal from an injury, may actually be causing patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) to get worse, researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and their collaborators have found.
NTP Finalizes Report on Bisphenol A - 9/5/2008 The National Toxicology Program has finalized a report on bisphenol A, or BPA. BPA is a chemical used in many polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins.
Alcohol Binges Early in Pregnancy Increase Risk of Infant Oral Clefts - 8/8/2008 Oral clefts are birth defects that affect the upper lip and the roof of the mouth. They occur in about two of every one-thousand live births.
Long-term Pesticide Exposure may Increase Risk of Diabetes - 6/20/2008 Long-term exposure to pesticides may increase the risk of diabetes according to a study conducted by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Cancer Institute.
A Brain Study May Lead to Improved Epilepsy Treatments A - 5/1/2008 Using a rodent model of epilepsy, researchers found one of the body's own neurotransmitters released during seizures turns on a signaling pathway in the brain that increases production of a protein that could reduce medication entry into the brain.
Ozone Can Affect Heavier People More - 11/30/2007 Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, along with scientists from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency analyzed previously-collected data on young, healthy, non-smoking men and women to see if they could answer that question. Their study provided the first evidence that people with a higher body mass index may have a greater response to ozone than leaner people.
New National Study Links Asthma to Allergies - 9/27/2007 Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found that more than 50 percent of the current asthma cases in the country can be attributed to allergies, with about 30 percent of those cases attributed to cat allergies.
