Why Do We Crave Greasy Food When We’re Hung Over?
“In part, we’re really just going back to our caveman roots.”
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How a reusable grocery bag can spread disease
An unwitting shopping bag teaches scientists a valuable lesson about norovirus, a highly contagious virus.
Because I really needed more things to be a paranoid nutcase about.
FDA Rejects BPA Ban
The Food and Drug Administration has rejected a petition from environmentalists that would have banned the plastic-hardening chemical bisphenol-A from all food and drink packaging, including plastic bottles and canned food.
The agency says that petitioners did not present compelling scientific evidence to justify new restrictions on the much-debated chemical, commonly known as BPA, though federal scientists continue to study the issue. The Natural Resources Defense Council’s petition was the latest move by public safety advocates to prod regulators into taking action against the chemical, which is found in everything from CDs to canned food to dental sealants.
Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news-FDA-Rejects-BPA-Ban-040312.aspx
Pregnant Women on Antidepressants Less Likely to Breastfeed
Researchers Say Results Show Need for Additional Breastfeeding Support and Education
Researchers at the California Teratogen Information Service (CTIS) Pregnancy Health Information Line, a statewide non-profit organization based at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have found women exposed to certain antidepressants during pregnancy were significantly less likely to breastfeed their babies compared to unexposed women. The results of the study were recently published online in The Journal of Human Lactation.
The study uses data obtained by counselors at the CTIS Pregnancy Health Information Line, a toll-free service offering evidence-based clinical information about exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding. It focused on 466 pregnant women who contacted the CTIS Pregnancy Health Information Line over a ten year period with questions about a wide variety of exposures and, after being counseled, agreed to participate in a follow-up study of their pregnancy outcome.
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