Researchers Find Genes Linked to Preterm Birth
They also found that low selenium may play a role in early delivery, but these findings need to be replicated Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Dietary Supplements, Genes and Gene Therapy, Preterm Labor (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - September 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Trump ’ s Halt on Coal Mining Study Has Asbestos Implications
The U.S. Department of the Interior has ordered a halt to a study on the public health risks of mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia — an area ripe with natural asbestos deposits.
A letter from the Interior Department on Monday directed the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to “cease all work” on the study, citing responsible spending of taxpayer dollars as the reason for the decision.
The $1 million National Academies study began in 2016 and was expected to take two years to complete. It aimed to evaluate health risks of a common mining technique for people living near surface coal mine ...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - August 24, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Matt Mauney Tags: Appalachian Mountains arsenic asbestos exposure Appalachia asbestos exposure coal mining asbestosis coal mining Bill Price Central Appalachia coal mining Appalachia Donald Trump Environmental Health Perspectives Glenda Owens House Co Source Type: news
Supplement warning: Overdosing on this mineral can trigger hair loss
SUPPLEMENT sales are on the rise and range of vitamins and minerals available for us to take in tablet or capsule form is fast expanding. Selenium can help reduce risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer, but it's possible to take too much of it. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Early selenium treatment for traumatic brain injury: does it improve survival and functional outcome? - Khalili H, Ahl R, Cao Y, Paydar S, Sj ölin G, Niakan A, Dabiri G, Mohseni S.
BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and debility following trauma. The initial brain tissue insult is worsened by secondary reactive responses including oxidative stress reactions, inflammatory changes and subsequent permanen... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Asbestos Found in Children ’ s Makeup
Justice, a national retail chain marketed to young girls, has stopped selling a cosmetics product after discovering it contained talc contaminated with asbestos fibers.
The government-licensed Scientific Analytical Institute (SAI) in Greensboro, North Carolina, confirmed the asbestos contamination after testing the product as part of a Durham-based WTVD-TV news investigation.
The tainted product was Just Shine Shimmer Powder, which the company stopped selling at stores and removed from its website, according to a Tuesday post on its Facebook page.
“Our suppliers are required to produce all products in compliance wit...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - July 19, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Walter Pacheco Tags: asbestos contaminates makeup asbestos in children's makeup asbestos in makeup asbestos in products asbestos in talcum powder asbestos in toys makeup with asbestos Source Type: news
Vitamin E and Selenium Fail to Prevent Alzheimer ’ s
A long-term trial found no evidence that vitamin E or selenium supplements helped to ward off dementia. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Alzheimer's Disease Vitamin E Selenium (Element) Dementia Clinical Trials Source Type: news
Selenium deficiency promoted by climate change
As a result of climate change, concentrations of the trace element selenium in soils are likely to decrease. Because the selenium content of crops may also be reduced, the risk of selenium deficiency could be increased in many regions of the world. This was shown by a recent study which used data-mining to model the global distribution of selenium. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 21, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Selenium deficiency promoted by climate change
(ETH Zurich) As a result of climate change, concentrations of the trace element selenium in soils are likely to decrease. Because the selenium content of crops may also be reduced, the risk of selenium deficiency could be increased in many regions of the world. This was shown by a recent study which used data-mining to model the global distribution of selenium. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 20, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Coal ash selenium found in fish in N.C. lakes
(Duke University) A new Duke study has found high levels of selenium in the tissues of fish in North Carolina lakes that receive coal ash effluents from power plants. Concentrations of selenium exceeding EPA-recommended thresholds for aquatic health were found in the liver, muscle, ovary and testes tissues of the fish, as well as in bottom waters at two of the lakes, despite the fact that selenium inputs have decreased or stopped in recent years. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 7, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Selenium Supplement Role Unclear in Autoimmune Thyroiditis Selenium Supplement Role Unclear in Autoimmune Thyroiditis
Selenium supplementation does appear to reduce circulating thyroid autoantibodies, but the clinical benefit of the change in the absence of selenium deficiency remains obscure.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - December 28, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Researchers discover how selenium is incorporated into proteins
Humans need eight essential trace elements for good health, and one of them is selenium -- a powerful antioxidant that is important for thyroid and brain function as well as metabolism. Researchers have now discovered exactly how selenium is incorporated into selenoproteins. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 6, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Selenium status influence cancer risk
As a nutritional trace element, selenium forms an essential part of our diet. Researchers have been able to show that high blood selenium levels are associated with a decreased risk of developing liver cancer. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 31, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Selenium status influence cancer risk
(Charit é - Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin) As a nutritional trace element, selenium forms an essential part of our diet. In collaboration with the International Agency for Research on Cancer, researchers from Charit é - Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin have been able to show that high blood selenium levels are associated with a decreased risk of developing liver cancer. Results from this study have been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.* (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 31, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Liberia: Harvard Scientist Claims Selenium Can Treat Ebola
[FrontPageAfrica]In an article just published in the British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, Harvard University researcher Dr Boguslaw Lipinski claims that selenium can treat Ebola virus disease (EVD). His paper says that a specific form of selenium, sodium selenite, found in nutritional supplements can reduce the infectivity and therefore the reproduction of Ebola and HIV viruses. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 29, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
More Evidence of Harm From Selenium in Prostate Cancer More Evidence of Harm From Selenium in Prostate Cancer
Selenium supplements have again been shown to be harmful in men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer, and experts agree that men should be warned against them. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - January 8, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
