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Epidemiology Defined

The study of the occurrence and causes of health effects in human populations. An epidemiological study often compares two groups of people who are alike except for one factor such as exposure to a chemical or the presence of a health effect. The investigators try to determine if the factor is associated with the health effect.

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Weight-Alzheimer link different for men and women

Published November 21, 2008, 3:24 pm, Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who are heavy in their middle years are at greater risk of Alzheimer's disease, especially if they have large waists. However, for men, being underweight during that period of life actually increases the likelihood of developing the degenerative brain disease, researchers report in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

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Lee County Coroner issues statement on myocarditis deaths

Published November 21, 2008, 2:07 pm, WTVM 9 Columbus

The recent deaths of three beautiful young girls in the last three months has left this community wondering what is happening, with rumors running rampant. I can assure everyone that we are not taking these cases lightly.

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The mysterious deaths of three Lee County girls under investigation

Published November 21, 2008, 1:56 pm, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

State and local officials are working to determine what caused the deaths of three Lee County children.

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Exposure to Dioxin linked to increased heart problems

Published November 21, 2008, 1:48 pm, News-Medical-Net

Dioxins, environmental pollutants resulting from the production and combustion of chlorinated compounds, have been linked to an increase in ischemic heart disease (IHD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality rates, as reported in a review article in the November 2008 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP).

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Study examines hazardous drinking among undergraduate students in New Zealand

Published November 21, 2008, 1:33 pm, News-Medical-Net

Hazardous drinking among college students is a public-health concern, often exceeding that found among other young adults who are not attending college.

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Parent Smoking During Pregnancy Raises Kids' Heart Risks

Published November 21, 2008, 12:24 pm, MedicineNet.com

Title: Parent Smoking During Pregnancy Raises Kids' Heart Risks Category: Health News Created: 11/21/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/21/2008

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Fact or Fiction?: Cell Phones Can Cause Brain Cancer

Published November 21, 2008, 11:46 am, Scientific American

This summer, Ronald Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, sent a memo to staffers warning them to limit their cell phone use and to use hands-free sets in the wake of "growing evidence that we should reduce exposure" to cell phone radiation. Among the possible consequences: an increased risk of brain cancer. [More]

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Ancient And Modern Plagues Show Common Features

Published November 21, 2008, 11:43 am, Science Daily

The Plague of Athens is one of 10 historically notable outbreaks described in an article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The phenomenon of widespread, socially disruptive disease outbreaks has a long history prior to HIV/AIDS, severe acute respiratory syndrome, H5N1 avian influenza and other emerging diseases of the modern era, note the authors.

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Study of Ancient and Modern Plagues Finds Common Features

Published November 21, 2008, 11:13 am, National Institutes of Health

In 430 B.C., a new and deadly disease — its cause remains a mystery — swept into Athens. The walled Greek city-state was teeming with citizens, soldiers and refugees of the war then raging between Athens and Sparta. As streets filled with corpses, social order broke down.

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Hairspray exposure linked to birth defect

Published November 21, 2008, 11:06 am, Moldova.org

A British study suggests pregnant women exposed to hairspray at work are twice as likely to have a son with the genital birth defect hypospadias.Hypospadias is a birth defect of the male genitalia in which the urinary opening is displaced to the underside of the penis. It affects about 1 in 250 boys in Britain and the United States.Researchers from Imperial College London, University College ...

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