Medical News
Children carry evidence of toxins from home flooring and furniture
EurekAlert! - 17 Feb 2019 09:00
(Duke University) Children living in homes with all vinyl flooring or flame-retardant chemicals in the sofa have significantly higher concentrations of potentially harmful semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in their...
Smoking may limit body's ability to fight dangerous form of skin cancer
EurekAlert! - 17 Feb 2019 09:00
(Cancer Research UK) Melanoma patients with a history of smoking cigarettes are 40 percent less likely to survive their skin cancer than people who have never smoked, according to a new report funded by Cancer Research U...
There's a place for us: New research reveals humanity's roles in ecosystems
EurekAlert! - 17 Feb 2019 09:00
(Santa Fe Institute) In two back-to-back symposia at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 1:30 and 3:30 PM respectively, a cross-discipl...