Climate Change May Boost Asthma Attacks
Climate change may lead to more asthma-related health problems in children, and more emergency room visits in the next decade, according to researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
View ArticleAir Pollution Ups Heart Attack Risk
Short-term exposure (for up to 7 days) to all major air pollutants, with the exception of ozone, is significantly associated with an increased risk of heart attack. The connection between pollution...
View ArticleTracking High Altitude Microbes
Plumes of dust deliver vast quantities of microbes such as bacteria from Asia to North America, according to a new study from the University of Washington. “We detected thousands of unique microbial...
View ArticleDr. Woodson Merrell’s Detox Prescription
We live in a world that is full of toxins, which can be disruptive to almost every system in the body. Here, Dr. Woodson Merrell cited highlights from recent research that make detoxing your life as...
View ArticleDr. Woodson Merrell’s Detox Program – Part II
Dr. Woodson Merrell cited highlights from recent research that make detoxing your life as essential as getting a good night's sleep and going to the gym.
View ArticleClean Energy for Better Health
While people the world over are concerned about the environmental impact of climate change and how to reduce it to the minimum, U.S. researchers are already a step ahead in studying its challenges and...
View ArticleYogurt Protects Against Heavy Metal Poisoning
An exciting study by Canadian scientists in Tanzania shows that probiotic yogurt reduces the uptake of certain heavy metals and environmental toxins by up to 78% in pregnant women.
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef Corals Eat Plastic
Are you aware of the sickly state of our marine ecosystems? Research shows that corals commonly found on the Great Barrier Reef eat micro-plastic pollution.
View ArticleWater Pollution Harming Deep Sea Fish
Deep-water marine fish living on the continental slopes at depths from 2,000 feet to one mile have liver pathologies, tumors and other health problems that may be linked to human-caused pollution, one...
View ArticleAir Pollution Bad for Kids’ Brains
A small imaging study suggests prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), the toxic air pollution caused in part by vehicle emissions, coal burning and smoking, may be bad for...
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