Fleas can cause anemia
29
Oct
'07

Fleas bites are annoying to your pet and to you, but they can also cause health problems. In kittens, fleas can cause anemia. Adult cats are often allergic to flea bites, and can develop a nasty skin irritation called flea-bite dermatitis. A single bite can set off intense itching that can result in a secondary bacterial infection. Many people are also highly allergic to flea bites. Fleas that are swallowed by cats can transmit tapeworms.

Don’t assume that if your pet is scratching a little that it has fleas. Animals scratch, just like humans do. Every time we scratch, we don’t assume we have fleas. But scratching is the obvious sign. To be sure it’s fleas, place your pet on a white towel and give it a good rub. If dark specs fall off, and they turn red when you kit them with a drop of water, your pet has fleas. More »





Lipsticks Have Lead In Them
18
Oct
'07

lead lipstick

MINNEAPOLIS - American-made lipstick contains “surprisingly high levels of lead,” according to new product test results released yesterday by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.

The lead tests were conducted by an independent laboratory last month on red lipsticks bought in Minneapolis, Boston, Hartford and San Francisco. Its findings include:

• Sixty-one percent of the 33 brand-name lipsticks tested contained detectable levels of lead, with levels ranging from 0.03 to 0.65 parts per million (ppm). None of these lipsticks listed lead as an ingredient. More »





Why Car Crashes Happen
12
Oct
'07

The reason why even professional basketball and soccer players sometimes miss an easy shot may be partly explained by spontaneous fluctuations of electrical activity within the brain, a study suggests.

An experiment conducted by researchers at Washington University, in Missouri, US, found that fluctuations in brain activity caused volunteers to subconsciously exert slightly less physical force when pressing a button on cue. Crucially, this activity is independent of any external stimulus and does not appear related to attention or anticipation. More »





Smelling Flowers Prevents Brain Cancer!
11
Oct
'07

14:39 10 October 2007
NewScientist.com news service
Anna Gosline

It might make you sneeze, wheeze and itch, but evidence is mounting that the hyperactive immune system responsible for allergies can also protect against brain cancer. Understanding the link may help provide new avenues for treating all cancers, say experts.

Studies have found that people with atopic or allergic diseases – asthma, hay fever or eczema – show a reduced risk of being diagnosed with a primary brain tumour called a glioma. These tumours are notoriously deadly: just 3% of people with the most common form live five years beyond diagnosis. More »





Epilepsy drug helps alcoholics quit the bottle
11
Oct
'07

A drug used to treat seizures and migraines may help alcoholics quit the bottle, according to a study in the US. And unlike other medications for alcohol addiction, sufferers can get help without having to completely dry out first.

“You can be treated immediately for the disorder when you are in maximum crisis,” says the lead author Bankole Johnson at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, US.

Johnson and colleagues followed the progress of 317 individuals with alcohol dependence for 14 weeks. Half received treatment with the drug topiramate, an anti-convulsant sold under the brand name Topamax, while the other half received a placebo. More »





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