Local hearing clinics in Chicago say this is the worst spring in several years for allergy-related hearing problems. Dr. Michael Jones, of the Hearing Health Center (HHC) said he is seeing a large number of patients each week with hearing problems caused by seasonal allergies…
Energy-related CO2 emissions reached a record high in 2010, raising doubts that agreed limits on global warming will be achieved by 2020, according to the Paris-based international energy watchdog, the IEA…
Permanent hair dye gives the most serious adverse effects, yet there are also many reactions to facial and body moisturisers. This comes from the first report from the National Register of Adverse Effects from Cosmetic Products. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health wants more notifications of reactions to cosmetic products…
This spring’s spiking pollen count has also created a spike in visits to local hearing clinics. “In previous years we haven’t seen anything like this,” says Dr. Michael Jones of Hearing Health Center (HHC). “I’m seeing several patients a week with an allergy-related hearing problem.” The HHC has locations in Chicago, Naperville, Oak Brook and Highland Park…
Over time, plants have evolved to adapt to a constantly changing, often hostile, environment. Unfortunately, they are facing a new and difficult challenge ahead. Ever since the Industrial Revolution, their environment has become more unpredictable and more extreme, at the same time as the world’s population is growing…
American International Biotechnology Services (AIBioTech) announced it is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to keep its Sports X Factor genetic test available to consumers. The test panel screens athletes and young sports competitors for undiagnosed risk factors and athletic strengths to make awareness of potential health conditions more precise and workouts more effective…
In the majority of cases, an exercising child needs to drink to rehydrate, and there is nothing better than water for that. Energy drinks contain a lot of caffeine, which if taken in large amounts can be dangerous for a child, experts have written in the journal Pediatrics. Energy and sports drinks are aggressively marketed at children and teenagers…
University of Calgary Faculty of Kinesiology researcher Elias Tomaras says the idea came to him while watching track and field sprinters warm-up for a race. “If you watch sprinters, short distance speed skaters or cyclists before their race, they will often warm-up for one to two hours, including several brief bouts of high intensity exercise…
Attending frequently with medically unexplained symptoms is distressing for both patient and doctor and effective treatment or management options are limited: one in five patients have symptoms that remain unexplained by conventional medicine…
Sports and energy drinks are heavily marketed to children and adolescents, but in most cases kids don’t need them - and some of these products contain substances that could be harmful to children…