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Oh, Lovely: The Tick That Gives People Meat Allergies Is Spreading
By Megan Molteni for WIRED.
First comes the unscratchable itching, and the angry blossoming of hives. Then stomach cramping, and — for the unluckiest few — difficulty breathing, passing out, and even death. In the last decade and a half, thousands of previously protein-loving Americans have developed a dangerous allergy to meat. And they all have one thing in common: the lone star tick.
Red meat, you might be surprised to know, isn’t totally sugar-free. It contains a few protein-linked saccharides, including one called galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose, or alpha-gal, for short. More and more people are lear...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More than Cosmetic Changes: Taking Stock of Personal Care Product Safety
Joe Greco, principal scientist in beauty care product development for Johnson & Johnson, works on reformulating an acne gel cleanser. Johnson & Johnson is one of several companies investing considerable resources to remove specific chemicals from their products.© Rebecca Kessler
An infographic prepared by the PCPC lays out the order of events and estimated timeframe for reformulating products.© Personal Care Products Council
In 2013 Johnson & Johnson completed reformulation of about 100 baby products, a process that involved approximately 1,500 prototypes. Some prototyp...
Source: EHP Research - May 1, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Web Admin Tags: Featured Focus News Allergies and Policy Chemical Sensitivities Chemical Testing Children's Health Endocrine Disruptors Health Disparities Industry Issues Laws May 2015 Organic Farming and Products Personal Care Products Regu Source Type: research
Younger pubertal age is associated with allergy and other atopic conditions in girls
ConclusionsAtopic conditions during childhood are associated with younger age at pubarche, independent of obesity, and these relationships may vary by racial/ethnic groups.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - November 11, 2014 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Chi‐Chen Hong, Ashley Pajak, Susan L. Teitelbaum, Nita Vangeepuram, Maida Galvez, Susan M. Pinney, Gayle Windham, Lawrence H. Kushi, Frank M. Biro, Mary S. Wolff, Tags: Original Source Type: research
Hormone therapy use in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: a cross-sectional analysis
Conclusions:These findings provide a recent national picture of HT use in Canada that may be used to inform opportunities for improved physician–patient communication regarding menopause management.
Objective:
The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and factors associated with hormone therapy (HT) use among Canadian women.
Methods:
Baseline data from the Tracking cohort of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) was used for this analysis. The main outcome was HT use among women aged 45-85 years, defined as current, past, and never users. Multinomial logistic regression models were used to examin...
Source: Menopause - December 22, 2017 Category: OBGYN Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
The association between allergic diseases and cancer: a systematic review of the literature.
CONCLUSION: Overall, allergic diseases are inversely associated with the risk of cancers.
PMID: 30895928 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Netherlands Journal of Medicine - January 31, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Karim AF, Westenberg LEH, Eurelings LEM, Otten R, Gerth van Wijk R Tags: Neth J Med Source Type: research
Evaluation of pollutants in perfumes, colognes and health effects on the consumer: a systematic review
This article aims to review the relevant literature published up to August 2020 to determine whether perfumes and colognes can affect people ’s health. Relevant articles were identified through electronic search. A total of 562 articles were selected and finally 37 related articles were included in the study after the screening process. The results of this systematic study showed that phthalates, aldehydes, parabens and aluminum-based salts are the most important contaminants in aromatic products that cause side effects such as allergies, breast cancer, reproductive disorders, especially in males, skin allergies, nervous...
Source: Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering - February 3, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research
UK cancer treatment: When ‘out of the ordinary’ means ‘out of luck’
Lynne Hazelden is caught in a bureaucratic nightmare – and nothing less than her life is at stake
Source: Alliance for Natural Health - July 17, 2013 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Adam Tags: allergies allergy breast cancer carcinoma ductal europe Grade III Hazelden international Lynne Hazelden mercury NHS pathways Source Type: news
More Options Available To Protect Yourself Against The Flu
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: deanreddington Tags: Health Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen Flu flu season Flu Shot Paula Ebben Vaccine Source Type: news
Is breast milk really best, American study asks
Conclusion
This study does not alter the current body of research, which has shown the beneficial effects of breastfeeding. There were statistically significant differences in health, behaviour and academic outcomes in the full cohort, although there was an association between breastfeeding and asthma.
It is unclear why this reverse trend was found in this study, but it does not show that breastfeeding causes asthma or that bottle feeding prevents it.
The study did not show a significant difference between siblings within a family who were breastfed. This may be because genetic and environmental factors have more influen...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
Phytochemical constituents, nutritional values, phenolics, flavonols, flavonoids, antioxidant and cytotoxicity studies on Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff.) Boerl fruits
Conclusion:
The methanol extract and the ethyl acetate fraction of P. macrocarpa fruits exhibited good nutritional values, good antioxidant and cytotoxic activities, and merits further investigation to identify the specific compound(s) responsible for these activities.
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - May 8, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Ma Ma LaySaiful Anuar KarsaniSadegh MohajerSri Nurestri Abd Malek Source Type: research
Breast cancer detection breakthrough
Researchers in London have discovered a new method of predicting breast cancer risk several years before diagnosis. Plus, the top food allergies that parents and caregivers stress over. Danielle Nottingham has some of the day’s top health stories.
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - June 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ethanolic extracts of California mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana Besser) are cytotoxic against normal and cancerous human cells
Publication date: June 2013 Source:Journal of Herbal Medicine, Volume 3, Issue 2 Author(s): Himali Somaweera , Gary C. Lai , Rachel Blackeye , Beverly Littlejohn , Justine Kirksey , Richard M. Aguirre , Vince LaPena , Anna Pasqua , Mary McCarthy Hintz California mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana Besser) is used by many indigenous tribes throughout California to treat a variety of conditions, including colds, allergies, and pain. California mugwort is also utilized as women's medicine. Its use is on the rise outside of Native communities, often without the guidance of a traditional healer or experienced herbalist. Because it...
Source: Journal of Herbal Medicine - October 12, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal 2014: the pioneering charity training dogs to sniff out cancer
For people with life-threatening conditions such as diabetes, Medical Detection Dogs can be invaluable. Chosen by the Telegraph for this year's Christmas appeal, the charity is even training clever hounds to sniff out cancer
Source: Telegraph Health - December 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: allergies telegraph charity medical detection dogs cancer research breast cancer diabetes telegraph christmas charity appeal 2014 Source Type: news
