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Homocysteine Levels and Stroke Risk

January 16, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Blood chemical is a stroke risk. ‘High levels of an amino acid in the blood are associated with an increased risk of stroke, say researchers. Doctors have suspected that homocysteine is linked to stroke… but there has been no conclusive evidence.’

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Dangers of Using Products Coated with Teflon

January 16, 2005 | Leave a Comment

EPA Rules Teflon A Potentially Risky Product. ‘Late last year, I posted a news item detailing the dangers of using products coated with Teflon. Specifically, the toxic chemical used to produce it, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA or C-8), has been appearing in people and animals worldwide.Wednesday, the EPA ruled low-level exposure to PFOA could pose “a [...]

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Lab-On-A-Chip: Stamp-Size Laboratory

January 16, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Thinking small: Texas A&M team creates lab-on-a-chip. ‘Imagine an entire chemistry laboratory reduced to the size of a postage stamp. It could happen. While others may think big, Texas A&M University physicists Don Naugle and co-worker Igor Lyuksyutov are thinking small – as in micro small. They have successfully managed to levitate micron-sized fluids using [...]

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