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• Moist snuff high in carcinogenic content

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): A new American study has found astonishingly high levels of toxic and carcinogenic substances in smokeless tobacco often called moist snuff.Researchers in Minnesota discovered that moist snuff is contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that may cause cancer.Irina Stepanov and ...
  6 days ago

• Smoking While Pregnant, Lead Exposure Linked to ADHD

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 561
  Mothers who smoke while pregnant more than double the risk of having a child who will be later diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADHD). The new study also estimated that if pregnant women stopped smoking, up to one-fifth of children could avoid an eventual ADHD diagnosis. The risk of ADHD is even higher if ...
  2 weeks ago

• Exposure to lead, tobacco smoke ups ADHD risk

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): A new research conducted at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center suggests that children’s exposure to tobacco smoke while still in the mother’s womb and lead during childhood can significantly raise the risk of Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).“Tobacco and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Prof gets $1.5 million for male fertility research

  
  News from The University of Texas at Austin — Authority: 514
  Dr. John Richburg, associate professor of pharmacy at The University of Texas at Austin, has received a five-year $1.5 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study the adverse effects of environmental toxicants on male fertility and disease.Richburg is investigating a class of compounds, called ...
  3 weeks ago

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