by theEHP | Apr 26, 2011 | Housing, Housing, Research, Store
A study by Spareroom.co.uk has revealed that a third of tenants could be at risk from faulty gas fittings and appliances because landlords are failing to carry out annual gas safety checks. In the 24dash.com article it was revealed that Spareroom carried out a similar...
by theEHP | Apr 26, 2011 | Public Health, Public Health, Research, Store
Exposure to moderate levels of lead during childhood can permanently change important brain chemical levels later in life, suggests results from a large brain imaging study published by Environmental Health Perspectives. The adults who had higher average blood lead...
by theEHP | Apr 24, 2011 | Food Safety, Food Safety, Research, Store
University of Arizona study, showed that PET plastic films infused with apple and one of the antimicrobial ingredients both demonstrated the ability to inhibit development of the bacteria. The film’s natural ingredients may also garner greater consumer approval, added...
by theEHP | Apr 22, 2011 | Housing, Housing, Research, Store
Poor housing costs the NHS in Wales around £67m a year, according to new research published Building Research Establishment (BRE). ‘The Cost of Poor Housing in Wales’, jointly funded by Shelter Cymru and the BRE Trust, calculates the costs to the NHS of treating...
by theEHP | Apr 21, 2011 | Food Safety, Food Safety, Research, Store
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published a report of consumers’ views on the use of nanotechnology in food and food packaging. The focus group research, which asked participants about their views on nanotechnology in late 2010 and early 2011, was carried...
by theEHP | Apr 21, 2011 | Housing, Housing, Research, Store
Mexican American school children in California’s Salinas Valley are contaminated with seven times more flame retardants than children in Mexico and three times more than their own mothers, according to a new scientific study published by Environmental Health...
