Differentiating distinct and converging neural correlates of types of systemic environmental exposureschronic stressdevelopmentenvironmentneuralsystemic factorsSystemic environmental disadvantage relates to a host of health and functional outcomes. Specific structural factors have seldom been linked to neural ...
Noncommunicable diseases generally are long-lasting and progress slowly, and thus they are sometimes also referred to as chronic diseases. They can arise from environmental exposures or from genetically determined abnormalities, which may be evident atbirthor which may become apparent later in life. Th...
On Jan. 27, the Environmental Defense Fund, along with several other organizations, submitted a petition to the Food and Drug Administration that urged the agency to limit the use of the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) in food packaging. BPA is just one of many chemicals used in plastics that a...
Many people are aware of a cost-benefit analysis. In this type of analysis, an analyst compares the benefits a company receives to the financial and non-financial expenses related to the benefits. The potential benefits may cause other, new types of potential expenses to occur. In a similar ...
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s disease,” explains Dr. Dorsey. “The timing, dose, and duration of exposure and interactions with genetic and other environmental factors are probably key to determining who ultimately develops Parkinson’s. In most instances, these exposures likely occurred years or decades before sympt...
Allergy shots have been shown to decrease symptoms of environmental allergies and asthma and may also be beneficial in eczema. Allergy shots should be prescribed by an allergist and should always be administered in a healthcare facility equipped to manage a serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis). ...
Mononuclear phagocytes (MNP), including macrophages and dendritic cells form an essential component of primary responses to environmental hazards and toxic exposures. This is particularly important in disease conditions such as asthma and allergic airway disease, where many different cell types are present...
In addition to foodborne exposures, cases have been associated with animal and contaminated environment contact. However, routine surveillance in Australia has tended to focus on humans and food, with no reported attempts to collate and compare Salmonella data from a wider range of potential sources ...
Exposures Sleep timing (ie, bedtime and wake-up time), nocturnal sleep duration, daytime napping. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcomes were prevalence of obesity, specified as general obesity, defined as body mass index (BMI; calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meter...