Cancer-causing toxin found in Chinese baby formula

"A Chinese baby drinks coconut milk mixed with water instead of baby formula in Shanghai. A Chinese dairy has been ordered to suspend production after a cancer-causing toxin was found in its infant formula, China's quality watchdog said Monday, in the country's latest milk scare" title

View the Original article

Fireworks for the Physicists: A Higgs is Found

Time.com – 13 hrs ago More From Time.comChinese City Halts Copper Smelter After Protest Over Pollution FearsExclusive: French Officials Detail 'Big Coup' Against Al-Qaeda EnablerIn Cricket-Obsessed India, Soccer Soars in PopularityView slideshows

View the Original article

Fatty acid found in fish prevents age-related vision loss, study suggests

ScienceDaily (May 30, 2012) — An omega-3 fatty acid found in fish, known as DHA, prevented age-related vision loss in lab tests, according to recent medical research from the University of Alberta.

See Also:Health & MedicineHealthy AgingEye CarePersonalized MedicineMind & BrainPerceptionSchizophreniaDementiaReferenceOily fishVisual fieldVitreous humourPeripheral vision

Yves Sauvé, a researcher in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, and his team discovered that lab models fed DHA did not accumulate a toxic molecule at the back of the eyes. The toxin normally builds up in the retina with age and causes vision loss.

"This discovery could result in a very broad therapeutic use," says Sauvé, whose work was recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.

"In normal aging, this toxin increases twofold as we age. But in lab tests, there was no increase in this toxin whatsoever. This has never been demonstrated before -- that supplementing the diet with DHA could make this kind of difference."

The team recently started another study, looking at people who have age-related macular degeneration, a condition that results in loss of central vision and is the main cause of blindness in people over the age of 50. The researchers will look for DNA markers in the blood of study participants. The team wants to determine whether participants with certain genetic markers will respond better to increasing amounts of DHA in their diet, and if so, why.

Sauvé is a researcher in the departments of ophthalmology and physiology at the U of A.

Various organizations funded the research; the primary funder was the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Share this story on Facebook, Twitter, and Google:

Other social bookmarking and sharing tools:

View the Original article

Clues to 'Slacker' Behavior Found in Brain, Study Says

background:url(http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/a/5b/a5ba32682eb601fb573b57542c19b9c1.png);width:115px;height:25px;margin-left:50px;margin-top:7px

View the Original article

US scientist claims to have found elusive G-spot

"A US gynecologist has claimed to have found the G-spot, a supposed pleasure center on the front interior wall of the vagina, but some critics say not so fast. (AFP Photo/Jay Directo)" title

View the Original article

Dioxin found in eggs from two more German farms

HAMBURG (Reuters) - German authorities said on Friday the highly-poisonous chemical dioxin had been found above permitted levels in eggs from two more German farms following its discovery in eggs from three other farms in early April.

Dioxin has been discovered on two poultry farms in the northern German state of Lower Saxony, the state Agriculture ministry said in a statement.

The two farms have been sealed off and the eggs they produced recalled, the ministry said. The source of the contamination was unknown and being investigated.

It cannot be ruled out that eggs with high dioxin content have been sold for consumption but the eggs presented no immediate threat to health, the state ministry said.

Dioxin was also discovered in three farms in the central German state of North Rhine Westphalia in early April. The source of the North Rhine Westphalia contamination is still unknown.

In January 2011, an EU-wide health alert started when German officials said animal feed tainted with dioxin had been fed to hens and pigs, contaminating eggs, poultry meat and pork at the affected farms.

Germany then introduced a series of new measures including tough restrictions on animal feed ingredients.

Dioxin presents a danger to health if consumed over long periods but small doses are not harmful.

(Reporting by Michael Hogan, editing by William Hardy)

View the Original article

Big gaps found in nursing homes' disaster plans

'modId':'mediatabs_nmid_1_conv_prom','isPreLoad':0,'enableMediaTabEvent':0,'pageSize':12,'numFriends':null,'notificationCount':0,'property':'News','learnMorePath':'/activity-learn-more/','friendbarNotification':'0','friendbarRollup':'0','moduleConf':YAHOO.Media.Facebook.ModuleConf,'friendIdList':

View the Original article