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01/29/2019 / By Zoey Sky

Neurologists examine what happens in your brain when you experience an alcohol-induced blackout

Picture this: You’re out with some friends, you’ve all had a lot of drinks — but no one’s really keeping count. The next minute, you’re passed out, and when you wake up, you have no idea where you are or what just happened to you. Congratulations, you’ve just experienced an alcohol-induced blackout. What happens during […]

01/22/2019 / By Zoey Sky

Recent study concludes that even low levels of arsenic can cause kidney disease

In its inorganic form, the element arsenic is highly toxic. For decades, scientists have known that high levels of the element are harmful to the kidneys, which filter toxins from your blood. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) limits the allowable amount of arsenic in drinking water to only 10 parts per billion, which is equal to only […]

01/11/2019 / By Zoey Sky

The dangers of aspartame explained

Whether you have diabetes or you’re trying to lessen your sugar intake, chances are you’ve already replaced table sugar (sucrose) with an artificial sweetener called aspartame. This sugar substitute has fewer calories, but studies have shown that the use of aspartame also comes with various health risks. What is aspartame and why is it bad […]

01/08/2019 / By Zoey Sky

Eating a lot of processed meat can increase your risk of cancer

Bacon is a greasy guilty pleasure for most people. However, according to a study, it could also increase your risk of developing breast cancer. The results of a 2018 meta-analysis have revealed that bacon and other types of meat are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. Data from the meta-analysis was published in September 2018 in […]

01/03/2019 / By Zoey Sky

Air pollution can cause birth defects: Women exposed before conceiving are 20% more likely to have babies with problems

According to a group of researchers, pregnant women need to take the measures to minimize their exposure to air pollution because it can cause birth defects. The results of the study reveal that women who are exposed to air pollution before they were pregnant have at least a 20 percent chance of giving birth to infants […]

11/19/2018 / By Zoey Sky

New research exposes the effects of air pollution on your kidneys

Studies have already confirmed the link between air pollution and respiratory health. Exposure to polluted air increases a person’s risk of developing respiratory problems like asthma and organ inflammation, along with other life-threatening conditions. However, data from a recent study suggests that air pollution also increases the risk of chronic kidney disease, a condition where the kidney becomes damaged […]

11/07/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Molds in food supplies are thought to be responsible for thousands of cases of liver cancer, immune suppression in children

Mycotoxins, the toxic substances produced by fungi, are one of the most serious food safety problems that affect staple crops. Aflatoxins, the focus of this research, has been extensively studied and it is responsible for a whopping 90,000 cases of liver cancer annually. For this study, researchers looked into aflatoxins to determine how agricultural research can lead to […]

10/15/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Choose your cleaning products with care: Cleaning chemicals are associated with poor health conditions, from asthma to lung function decline

Certain cleaning chemicals have been linked to health problems, according to a study published in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In the paper, the authors cited asthma and even lung decline as primary illnesses that can be gotten from using these products. Compared to women who do not clean, those who […]

10/12/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Climate and pollution: De-icing salt has increased salt concentrations in lakes and waterways as much as a hundredfold in the last 50 years

According to experts, we must come up with less-harmful options to road salt when winter comes and roads turn into dangerous “ice rinks.” Researchers believe that road salt is now harming the country’s waterways and that various organisms such as fish, frogs, and microscopic zooplankton could be in danger. For years, salt has been strewn along […]

09/16/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Latest research suggests that microplastics are wreaking havoc all the way up to the marine food web

Microplastics are so small that they may seem harmless, but they’re polluting oceans and poisoning marine life by the second. According to an article on The Revelator, microplastics can absorb chemicals, which is bad news for the birds, fish, seals, and even humans that unwittingly consume these pollutants. The author of the article said that […]

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