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Monday, December 31, 2012

Moderate drinking during pregnancy may lower child's IQ | Essentials

Moderate drinking during pregnancy may lower child's IQ

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Pregnant women who have as little as one alcoholic beverage per week may risk their child's IQ potential in the process. A new study found women who were moderate drinkers had children whose IQ was at least two points lower than women who didn't drink. "Our results suggest that even at levels of alcohol consumption which are normally considered to be harmless, we can detect differences in childhood IQ, which are dependent on the ability of the fetus to clear this alcohol," study author Dr. Sarah Lewis, a senior lecturer in genetic epidemiology at Bristol University in the U.K., said in a press release. The study was published online Nov. 14 in PLoS One.

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Dr. Sarah Lewis

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Dr. Ron Gray

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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Baby Sock Wirelessly Monitors Breathing, Heart Rate | Synopsis

Baby Sock Wirelessly Monitors Breathing, Heart Rate

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Developed by a student team at Brigham Young University, the sock-like device, dubbed the Owlet Baby Monitor, fits snugly on a baby’s foot and wirelessly relays information about heart rate and blood oxygen level to the smartphones of anxious parents. The prototype took first prize and $6,000 in winnings in the Student Innovator of the Year competition held Nov. 7 and Nov. 8 at the BYU campus in Provo, Utah. “We looked for innovation, engineering, and marketability in our entrants,” Justin Siros, a BYU professor and faculty adviser to the third annual competition, told ABCnews.com.”They met those criteria so well. But also, their entry has the potential to save lives. ” Team spokesman Jacob Colvin, 28, a European studies major, believes the invention will add to parents’ peace of mind as well as lower infant mortality rates.

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Jacob Colvin

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-0.281828“Obviously, SIDS is a disease with an unknown cause,” Colvin told ABCnews.com. “But, hopefully, the device can give parents time to react and see that something’s wrong before it’s too late.”
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Kurt Workman

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Exposure to chemicals at work may increase breast cancer risk in women | Essentials

Exposure to chemicals at work may increase breast cancer risk in women

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For women, the type of job you have could have a significant impact on your health. A new study has found that women who work in careers where they are exposed to certain chemicals had an increased risk of developing breast cancer, BBC News reported. Researchers from the Occupational and Environmental Health Research Group (OEHRG) at Stirling University in the U.K. monitored more than 1,000 women with breast cancer and more than 1,100 without it living and working in Southern Ontario, Canada.  For those who had worked 10 years in a “highly exposed” jobs, their risk for getting cancer increased by 42 percent. The jobs that were associated with the greatest breast cancer risk included plastic manufacturing for the auto industry, farming and metal working.

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Dr. James Brophy

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-0.212067“…Studies have shown that breast cancer incidence rose throughout the developed world during in the second half of the 20th Century as women entered industrial workplaces and many new and untested chemicals were being introduced,” Brophy told ...
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Friday, November 30, 2012

Exposure to chemicals at work may increase breast cancer risk in women | Essentials

Exposure to chemicals at work may increase breast cancer risk in women

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People:

Dr. James Brophy

Overall Sentiment: -0.0242098

Relevance: 0.290132

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-0.212067“…Studies have shown that breast cancer incidence rose throughout the developed world during in the second half of the 20th Century as women entered industrial workplaces and many new and untested chemicals were being introduced,” Brophy told ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.212067
  • Mean: -0.212067
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

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  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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