(From Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health)
Prenatal exposure to ambient levels of flame retardant compounds called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) is associated with adverse neurodevelopmental effects in young children, according to researchers at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
The study is online in...
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Dental implants, which are a type of artificial tooth root made from titanium uses a surgical procedure to insert a titanium screw into the jawbone, where it integrates and forms a base for crowns, bridges or prostheses. Dental implants have been considered, in some cases, equal...
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Researchers are testing bone morphogenetic proteins on patients with painful lower back disc problems to regrow spinal disc cartilage. Use of the proteins avoids the use of surgery is appears to be providing meaningful recovery in trial tests.
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs) are a group...
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Taken on December 26, 2009 – Gig Harbor at about 8:30 am and again at 2:30 pm.
Climate records at Weather Underground show average temperatures of 41 degrees for a...
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An online donation site for the family of Deputy Kent Mundell has been established by the Pierce County Sheriff’s Guild. The donation site can be reached directly through their website: ...
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Saturday, the day after Christmas, December 26, 2009 and people are out on the water, walking, biking and enjoying the fresh air and sunshine in Gig Harbor. It’s a wonderful...
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