Attitude shifts may boost heart health in aging adults
Yale researchers report that subtly framed aging thoughts affect stress responses. Positive aging cues lowered blood pressure during recollections, while negative cues raised it previously, highlighting mindset as a simple health lever for older adults.
Early day care exposure linked to lower asthma risk
A study funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute suggests that children who attend day care in their first six months or who have two or more older siblings are about half as likely to have asthma by age 13. Researchers tracked about 1000 children for 15 years, examining respiratory health and environmental allergens.
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Guidelines set for stem cell research allows federally funded work
The Clinton administration released guidelines to permit NIH funded research on fertilized eggs, outlining criteria for grant applications to study embryonic stem cells. The rules require use of frozen embryos destined for discard and bar federal funding from embryo destruction, prompting praise from patient groups and opposition from opponents who deem the practice dismemberment of a living being.
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Judge approves $3.75 billion fen-phen settlement
A federal judge in Philadelphia approved a national settlement of health claims linked to the fen-phen diet drug combo. Ten-phen users could receive up to 1.5 million, with awards varying by injury level and duration. The pact includes future medical monitoring and aims to resolve more than 9,000 lawsuits against American Home Products, Pondimin, Redux, and phenTermine.
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Mercury spill warning from Chicago gas meter cleanup
A minor spill of two to three teaspoons of mercury from aging gas meter regulators in dozens of Chicago area homes prompts health experts to urge quick professional cleanup. Mercury can vaporize and contaminate carpets or floors, posing greater risk to children, with EPA noting 158 tons of mercury released annually from fuels.
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Chicago
Clyde Johnson
City University of New York
Medgar Evers College
New York
Dra Whitman
East Brunswick
N.J
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Whitman
Johnson
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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