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Archive for February, 2010
The Risk of BPA in Pregnant Moms: UPDATE
Feb. 28 | Studies done at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston show that Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical often found in baby bottles and the lining of aluminum cans, may lead to allergy related asthma. Production of the chemical started about 40 years...
The Risk of BPA in Pregnant Moms
Feb. 28 | Research has been done on BPA and it was proven that BPA may raise the risk of asthma in kids. BPA is a chemical that is found in polycarbonate plastic bottles and in food and drink containers that have an aluminum lining. Asthma rates have increased...
Interval training can shrink a week’s worth of training down to one hour
Feb. 27 | Interval Training Can Save You A Lot Of Gym Hours People may no longer have excuses not to exercise. Many people claim that there are just not enough hours in their day to exercise correctly. Interval training, experts say, can take an entire week’s...
Gestational diabetes severely under diagnosed
Feb. 27 | A medical panel has concluded that gestational diabetes has been severely under diagnosed and is proposing new guidelines that could triple the cases. A seven year study has shown that even low increases in blood sugar, when pregnant, can increase the...
FDA approves Shire’s drug for Gaucher disease
Feb. 27 | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for the treatment of Gaucher Type I Disease. Shire HGT, Inc has been approved to release the drug at a time when the only other manufacturer of a treatment for this disease is having manufacturing...
Crusing with the Norovirus: 435 reported being ill
Feb. 27 | One Eastern Caribbean cruise that will not be forgotten for any passengers was aboard the Mercury ship for Celebrity Cruise line. The eleven day trip began February 15 leaving Charleston, South Carolina returning to the docking point at 1:30 am February...
The Bloom Box Energy Revolution: UPDATE
Feb. 27 | Bloom Energy has been quietly revolutionizing the power industry. The company, headquartered in Sunnyvale California, has announced a fuel cell technology that will allow homes and businesses to generate their electricity without the need to be tied to...
Study Shows Carotid Stents Can Prevent Strokes
Feb. 26 | At a medical meeting in San Antonio this past week, the results of a nine year study on using stents in the carotid arteries to prevent strokes were released and indicated that stents were effective. Called “Crest” for Carotid Revascularization...
Bloom Energy Unveils a Healthier Power Source: Bloom Box
Feb. 26 | One of Silicon Valley’s most secretive start up companies has finally unveiled what they have been developing. This past Wednesday Bloom Energy Corp unveiled a new fuel cell technology which has many people very excited over its possibilities of creating...
