Research On Food Allergy Triggers: EPA Grant To University Of Chicago
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $433,100 grant to the University of Chicago to investigate how allergic reactions to food are initiated. The research is expected to lead to improved methods to assess whether pesticides produced in genetically engineered plants can trigger food allergies, which impact more than 11 million Americans each year. [...]
Why Asthma's On The Rise And The New Asthma Treatments
The incidence of asthma has more than doubled – from 3% to 7.5% since 1980. Believe it or not, nearly 25 million people in the United States are asthma sufferers. And while there’s no shortage of theories about why asthma is becoming a major health concern, there is a shortage [...]
Daily Trust/allAfrica.com, GlobalPost Examine Agricultural Production, Food Insecurity In Nigeria, Iraq
The Daily Trust/allAfrica.com examines food security in Nigeria. Despite its agricultural potential, the “food crisis” in Nigeria “poses a big question as to what is responsible for the insecurity in food production, preservation and storage,” according to the newspaper.
Source:Daily Trust/allAfrica.com, GlobalPost Examine Agricultural Production, Food Insecurity In Nigeria, Iraq
Infant Inhalation Of Ultrafine Air Pollution Linked To Adult Lung Disease: Shown For The First Time By LSUHSC
Stephania Cormier, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has shown for the first time that early exposure to environmentally persistent free radicals (present in airborne ultrafine particulate matter) affects long-term lung function.
Source:Infant Inhalation Of Ultrafine Air Pollution Linked To Adult Lung Disease: Shown For The First Time By LSUHSC
Food Prices In Developing Countries Remain High, Despite Global Drop
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday said food prices remain high in many developing countries because of reduced harvests, civil conflict and other factors, AP/Google.com reports (7/16).
Source:Food Prices In Developing Countries Remain High, Despite Global Drop