HEALTH AND SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

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December 18, 2014 (San Diego’s East County)-- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

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HEALTH

Twice as many US teens now smoke e-cigarettes than traditional cigarettes (CS Monitor)

The CDC reports that 10 states permit the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. The Food and Drug Administration has proposed regulating e-cigarettes, including banning sales to minors; there is no timetable for final rules.

A Copper Bedrail Could Cut Back On Infections For Hospital Patients (NPR)

Around the world, patients acquire new infections simply from spending time in a hospital. One way to fight back: replacing hospital bed rails with copper, a natural infection-killer.

San Diego Artist Could Be Seeing An Extra Dimension Of Color (KPBS)

Scientists are studying local woman, Concetta Antico, who might be able to perceive colors invisible to most of us.

Bubonic plague is back (Daily Beast)

A plague outbreak in Madagascar has killed 40 people so far, and due to antibiotic resistance, it could kill many more.

Emergency Rooms Often Skip The Epinephrine For Severe Allergies (NPR)

Mom may be more up to speed on the right treatment for life-threatening allergic reactions than doctors, a study finds. Epinephrine should be the first and fastest choice for treatment.

These Mice Got Healthier Not By Eating Less, But By Eating Less Often (KPBS)

In a new study of mice, San Diego researchers show that timing of meals can be as important as what's on the plate.

A Drug Might Heal Spinal Injuries By Sparking Nerve Growth (NPR)

A neurologist's unorthodox thinking led to an experimental drug that allows trapped nerve fibers to grow again. And that growth helps amplify signals that restored movement in laboratory rates.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Denmark claims North Pole via Greenland ridge link (UT San Diego)

Scientific data shows Greenland's continental shelf is connected to a ridge beneath the Arctic Ocean, giving Danes a claim to the North Pole and any potential energy resources beneath it, Denmark's foreign minister said.

A Drone in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

If you'd like to get a glimpse of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone but don't feel like sneaking in illegally, check out this video from Danny Cooke, a photographer who gathered footage from the nuclear disaster site both in person and via drone.

A Closer Look At EU Parliament's Vote To Break Up Google (NPR)

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with GigaOM senior writer, David Meyer, about the European Union's complicated relationship with Google and efforts to break it up.

 

 

 

 


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