Phthalates, common chemicals found in many plastics and consumer products may have a negative effect on testosterone levels in men, women, and children. An article in MedlinePlus reports of a University of Michigan study which examined the effects of exposure to phthalates on testosterone levels.
The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, found that higher level exposure to the chemicals was associated with an 11 to 24 percent ...
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A new report by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that one in every ten U.S. doctor visits involved diabetes by the year 2010. The research “demonstrates that diabetes is no longer a disease of older patients” and shows a large increase in the number of doctor’s office visits for young adults. The study also examined the number of medications and chronic conditions in various age brackets.
There are about 29 ...
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A new study by the University of California, Davis shows that mothers who live close to fields treated with certain pesticides during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to children with autism spectrum disorder and developmental delays. This is the third study to link autism to pesticide exposure, and more papers have shown links with developmental delays.
The study was conducted in the state of California, which is one of only a few states in ...
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GlaxoSmithKline received a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about the conditions at its manufacturing facility in Quebec. The FDA said that the plant violated quality requirements during the manufacturing of its influenza vaccine Flulaval.
The FDA sent a letter to the company on June 12 after an inspection of the plant earlier this year. The investigation found that GSK had not established and followed written procedures to prevent microbiological contamination of ...
continue reading...Scientists at the University of North Texas Health Science Center have released a study citing links between testosterone therapy and cognitive issues in Caucasian men. The study focused on the effect of testosterone-replacement therapy on men suffering from oxidative stress, a condition correlated with blood clots. According to the article, oxidative stress can in turn cause testosterone therapy to have additional side-effects.
The study indicates that in Caucasian males ...
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A new study has found that the odds of a woman having an obstetric complication depends on where she delivers her baby in the United States. The author of the study, a health outcomes researcher at the University of Rochester, said that “there is a significant variability in maternal outcomes across U.S. hospitals.”
The study examined 750,000 childbirths around the country. According to the research, about 13 percent of all deliveries have a complication, but the ...
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