Health Effects of Meth-Lab Exposure Being Studied
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By Pat Reavy Deseret Morning News  They risk their lives to protect the public, but often it isn't a bullet or the flames from an inferno that law enforcers and firefighters have to worry about.
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Health officials are looking closely at some worrisome research on flame retardants. A new study has found high levels of chemicals called PBDEs in mothers&#39; breast milk.
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The first study of a large group of workers breathing air with very low levels of benzene suggests that the chemical may harm the bone marrow.
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Researchers have a new clue about why a widely used AIDS drug has certain side effects such as mysterious fat deposits, they reported on Monday.
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from new or exacerbated respiratory, mental and other health problems, according to a government report. officers and volunteers show persistent effects from environmental toxins and psychological stress.
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Academic studies highlighting the hazards posed by the chemicals used in nail salons are raising concerns about the health of the nationâs 300,000 nail salon workers.
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LOS ANGELES - Toxicology and other tests determined that funk singer Rick James died last month from a heart attack due to an enlarged heart, with numerous drugs including methamphetamine and cocaine contributing factors, the county coroner's office announced Thursday.    The death was declared an accident, said coroner's spokesman David Campbell, who emphasized that none of the drugs were found to be at life-threatening levels...
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Researchers find higher levels of certain chemicals in people suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome and similar conditions. By Randy Dotinga.
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Toxicology and other tests determined that funk singer Rick James died last month from a heart attack due to an enlarged heart, with numerous drugs including methamphetamine and cocaine contributing factors, the county coroner's office announced Thursday.
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(WebMD) New research is raising concerns about the safety of a preservative that is commonly found in shampoos and other commercially available cosmetics.
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Research suggests a link  between a disease of the heart muscle called cardiomyopathy and  use of methamphetamine -- a powerfully addictive illegal  stimulant drug, also known as meth, crank, crystal, and speed.
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Lab experiments show that cells that line the mouth become more susceptible to infection with HIV when they&#39;re exposed to alcohol.
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A federal panel that has spent two years reviewing studies of Gulf War illnesses recommends focusing future research on the effects of the toxic substances that veterans encountered during the 1991 conflict.
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In research published today in the American Journal of Epidemiology a team of researchers from Imperial College London, the Health Protection Agency, Medical Research Council and GlaxoSmithKline analysed the numbers of opiate and injecting drug users who
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About 1.2 million people age 12 and older used the brain-damaging drug methamphetamine or prescription stimulants for non-medical reasons in 2003, unchanged from the year before, the government's substance abuse prevention agency reported Friday.
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Even brief exposure to secondhand smoke  in bars and restaurants can result in measurable levels of a  toxin in workers&#39; bodies that is known to cause lung cancer,  U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - A high-fat diet may make people more vulnerable to a potentially lethal side effect of the drug ecstasy, new animal research suggests.