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Vanessa Hudgens has admitted that some of her younger fans have made her hesitant about having children of her own.
“All this exposure to young children does put me off having them,” The 20-year-old actress, who played Gabriella Montez in Disney’s hit High School Musical franchise, joked to The Mirror on Sunday.
“I love kids, don’t [...]
Exposure to coal dust can increase the severity of emphysema in smokers and non-smokers alike, according to a new study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
The findings of the study highlight a health problem related to a growing industry, as coal production has nearly doubled worldwide in the past 25 years.
“In [...]
A new study has revealed that early exposure to environmental factors such as allergens, pollutants, and respiratory viruses might put infants at an increased risk of lung disease in adulthood.
It can lead to pulmonary inflammatory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma later in life.
The researchers from Louisiana State University, New Orleans [...]
Prenatal exposure to combustion byproducts lowers children’s IQ, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH).
Researchers have raised concerns over increasing exposure to second-hand smoke among college students.
“It is well-known that there are some serious health issues surrounding secondhand smoke,” said Dr Mark Wolfson, lead author on the study, professor and section head for the Section on Society and Health in the Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy.
“While [...]
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis thinks that early exposure to fame is the reason behind Michael Jackson’’s death, insisting she almost suffered the same fate.
The actress does not agree with the explanation that Jackson’’s addiction to pain medication started with the burns he sustained from the 1984 Pepsi commercial shoot. Instead she believes he took them [...]
Prenatal exposure to high levels of a common airborne pollutant compound can adversely affect a child’’s intelligence quotient or IQ, claims a new study.
According to the research, by the Columbia Center for Children’’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) at the Mailman School of Public Health, fetal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can hit kids’ IQ’s in [...]
The total exposure of the US government to the financial crisis could hit $23.7 trillion (£14.3tn), according to a watchdog report.
Neil Barofsky, overseeing the Troubled Asset Relief Programme (Tarp), made the estimate in prepared remarks to a House of Representatives committee.
The worst-case estimate represents the maximum exposure if all parties offered support requested maximum assistance.
The figure includes all government and Federal Reserve initiatives.
"From programmes involving large capital infusions into hundreds of financial institutions, to a mortgage modification programme, to public-private partnerships using tens of billions of taxpayer dollars to purchase ‘toxic’ assets from banks, Tarp has evolved into a programme of unprecedented scope, scale and complexity," said Mr Barofsky, special inspector general of Tarp.
However, he said the programme was only part of the wider effort to rescue the US economy.
"As massive and important as Tarp is on its own, it is just one part of a much broader federal government effort to stabilise and support the financial system.
"The total potential federal government support could reach $23.7tn," he added.
Mr Barofsky said any judgement on the effectiveness of Tarp should be made in the context of the government’s overall efforts to revive the economy.
He also criticised the government for "repeatedly" failing to adopt recommendations from his office regarding transparency.</p
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
CHICAGO — Researchers for the first time have linked air pollution exposure before birth with lower IQ scores in childhood, bolstering evidence that smog may harm the developing brain.
The results are in a study of 249 children of New Y…
