Ischaemic heart disease
Newly discovered genetic variations can impair an enzyme whose malfunction has been linked to birth defects and heart disease–but added nutrients can reverse the effect, according to new research. The findings could signify a step forward for
So Many Vitamins, So Little Time - ABC News
Last year Americans spent $22.5 billion on dietary supplements, taking everything from a standard multivitamin to fish oil for the heart to magnesium for healthy bones. But how do we know which vitamin pills we need and which we don’t? And at what
Citgo faces fines from state - Corpus Christi Caller
CORPUS CHRISTI Citgo Refining and Chemicals Co. faces thousands of dollars in fines from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for releasing about 354 pounds of refinery products into the community in February. More than 280 pounds of
A greener July Fourth? - San Francisco Gate
del.icio.us All of us are looking forward to the annual July Fourth fireworks, with their glittering starbursts of red, blue and green. But chemists are actually trying to make our annual fireworks extravaganzas much greener. A big fireworks show can
150 Minnesota moments we’d just as soon forget - Minnpost.com
The state sets a record for below-zero temperatures and politicians continue to misbehave in the final installment of MinnPost’s “150 Minnesota moments we’d just as soon forget.” Part one . Part two . Oct. 31 Mother Nature plays a mean Halloween
Haywire brain chemical linked to sudden baby death - Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — Scientists have new evidence that the brain chemical best known for regulating mood also plays a role in the mystifying killer of seemingly healthy babies — sudden infant death syndrome. Autopsied brain tissue from SIDS babies first