Top one percent took record 19.3percent of US income last year – the LARGEST...
Last year the top 1 per cent of earners in the U.S. accounted for 19.3 per cent of pre-tax income That’s the largest per cent since 1927 The economic disparity between the 1 per cent and everyone...
View Article5-fold increase in ADHD medication use in children and adolescents
Contact: Vicki Cohn vcohn@liebertpub.com 914-740-2100 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News New Rochelle, NY, September 10, 2013—Use of stimulant medications to treat...
View ArticleSupport rallies for soldier who faces disciplinary hearing for sending...
By Ashley Collman PUBLISHED: 23:32 EST, 26 October 2013 | UPDATED: 23:34 EST, 26 October 2013 A well-intentioned honest mistake could cost Major Jason Brezler his position as a Marine reservist....
View ArticleDe Blasio ‘Needs To Explain Himself’ Over Cuba Honeymoon, Sandinista Support...
The story of a Cambridge-raised Sandinista supporter who married a former lesbian and rose through the political ranks to become mayor of America’s largest city Bill De Blasio is a political insider...
View ArticleHalf of psychiatrists reject private and federal insurance, preferring cash
Contact: Jen Gundersen jeg2034@med.cornell.edu 646-317-7402 Weill Cornell Medical College Researchers warn that just when the need for mental health services is recognized on a national level, access...
View ArticleBrief fever common in kids given influenza, pneumococcal vaccines together
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 6-Jan-2014 - Parents should be made aware that their child might develop a fever following simultaneous influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations - children who received simultaneous...
View ArticlePesticide chlorpyrifos is linked to childhood developmental delays
Public release date: 18-Mar-2010 - was associated with a 6.5-point decrease in the Psychomotor Development Index score and a 3.3-point decrease in the Mental Development Index score in 3-year-olds -...
View ArticleStudy shows environmental influences may cause autism in some cases ( 1 in 68...
May 29, 2014—(BRONX, NY)—Research by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University may help explain how some cases of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can result from...
View ArticleWomen who have high cholesterol but had high levels of serum taurine were 60...
Nutrient found in dark meat of poultry, some seafood, may have cardiovascular benefits Serum taurine found to protect some from coronary heart disease NEW YORK, March 1, 2012 – A nutrient found in the...
View ArticleChildren exposed to the common pollutant naphthalene show signs of...
01 Jun 2012 Naphthalene is best known as the key ingredient in mothballs According to a new study, children exposed to high levels of the common air pollutant naphthalene are at increased risk for...
View ArticlePrenatal exposure to common household chemical increases risk for childhood...
Phthalate commonly used in vinyl flooring is found in nearly 100 percent of mothers studied Prenatal exposure to a ubiquitous household chemical called butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP) can increase a...
View ArticleAntibiotic use in infants before 6 months associated with being overweight in...
New York City (August 21, 2012) – Treating very young infants with antibiotics may predispose them to being overweight in childhood, according to a study of more than 10,000 children by researchers at...
View ArticlePhthalates heighten risk for childhood asthma
Public Release: 17-Sep-2014 Asthma risk increased more than 70 percent among a group of children exposed during pregnancy to high levels of the household chemicals butylbenzyl phthalate and di-n-butyl...
View ArticleA mother’s nutrition–before pregnancy–may alter the function of her...
21 SEP 2012 New research in The FASEB Journal shows that diet induces epigenetic changes in female mice before pregnancy that are inherited by her pups Bethesda, MD—Everyone knows that what mom eats...
View ArticleHigher levels of BPA in children and teens associated with obesity
27 SEP 2012 NEW YORK – In a nationally representative sample of nearly 3,000 children and adolescents, those who had higher concentrations of urinary bisphenol A (BPA), a manufactured chemical found in...
View ArticleExercise Does a Body – and a Mind – Good
05 OCT 2012 We’ve heard it time and time again: exercise is good for us. And it’s not just good for physical health – research shows that daily physical activity can also boost our mental health. But...
View ArticleEating lots of carbs, sugar may raise risk of cognitive impairment, Mayo...
19 OCT 2012 Those 70-plus who ate food high in fat and protein fared better cognitively, research showed ROCHESTER, Minn. — People 70 and older who eat food high in carbohydrates have nearly four times...
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