|
Confidentiality Deal Restricted
Professors
The Cincinnati Enquirer—May 27, 2007
Article featuring Roy McKay, PhD, and
James Lockey,
MD, both of the Department of Environmental Health
A trio of University of Cincinnati professors knew about a lung
disease afflicting six workers at the Givaudan flavoring
plant in Carthage more than a decade ago. But they
couldn’t tell the other workers.
A Fatal Flavor?
The Cincinnati Enquirer—May 27, 2007
Article featuring
James Lockey,
MD, Department of Environmental Health
Givaudan is being sued by former employees for an
irreversible lung ailment that leaves them out of breath
after minor physical activity.
The Latin name of the illness bronchiolitis obliterans
refers to the obliteration of small passages in the
lungs called bronchioli. The damage is permanent.
“It’s an inflammation of the
very small airways of the lungs, before you get to where
gas exchange takes place,” said James Lockey, a
professor of pulmonary medicine at University of
Cincinnati’s Department of Environmental Health, who
tested Givaudan workers in the mid-1990s. “The airways
get plugged with scar tissue, and when that happens the
air can’t get through them anymore.”
Move It: Bike to Work
WXIX-TV, FOX, Channel 19—May 21, 2007
News report featuring Glenn Talaska, PhD,
Department of Environmental Health
As you’re heading off to work this morning you could see a few more
people riding their bikes. It's Bike-to-Work week here
in Cincinnati and in this morning’s Move It segment we
show you how your daily drive to work can become your
exercise routine.
Jurors:
Hit Man Duped Into Murder of Doctor
Tucson Citizen, Ariz.—May 17, 2007
Article featuring
Ranajit
Chakraborty, MD, Department of
Environmental Health
Bigger's jury was treated to a slick, easier-to-digest,
made-to-impress DNA package in the form of renowned
genetics expert Ranajit Chakraborty of the University of
Cincinnati. He is in great demand as a speaker and
expert witness across the country.
“It
was amazing to hear him talk,” said Gardner, the jury
forewoman. “Just to hear all of his accomplishments. It
was a breath of fresh air to have someone of that
stature speak during testimony that was very, very
draining.”
Environmental Links to Breast Cancer to Be Discussed at
May 12 Program
UC's Breast Cancer & the Environment Research Center (BCERC),
one of only four National Institutes of Health centers
of its kind in the country, will be sponsoring its third
annual public forum on May 12. "Looking Upstream for
Environmental Links to Breast Cancer" will run from 8
a.m.-12:30 p.m. at UC's Genome Research Institute.
Health Officials Say 'Skip Spring Cleaning
WNKU-FM, 89.7—May 9, 2007
News piece featuring
Yulia Iossifova,
Department of Environmental Health
If you were looking for a reason to avoid doing your
spring cleaning, consider that researchers say an
environment that's too clean is not good for your
health.
Drug May Aid Muscle Function in Lead Exposed Kids
Reuters—May 7, 2007
Article featuring
Amit Bhattacharya,
MD, Department of
Environmental Health
Dr.
Amit Bhattacharya and colleagues at the University of
Cincinnati found in a study of 161 lead-exposed children
that those treated with the "lead-scrubbing" drug
succimer showed a 19 percent improvement in their
ability to perform moving tasks—such as crossing an
obstacle or walking—than those who did not receive
treatment.
Drug May Aid Muscle Function in Lead Exposed Kids: Study
ABC Online,
Australia—May 8, 2007
Pollen Nation
WTIC-TV, FOX, Channel 61, CT—May 4, 2007
Article referencing research by the
Department of Environmental Health
University of Cincinnati researchers noted in February
that diesel exhaust particles aggravate hay fever and
asthma symptoms. Infants exposed to a high level of
elemental carbon, found in diesel exhaust, were more
than twice as likely to wheeze compared with infants
exposed to lower levels, the study found.
Brown's Testimony Ends With Probability of DNA Evidence
The Chicago Tribune,
IL—May 4, 2007
Article featuring
Ranajit Chakraborty, Department of Environmental Health, UC’s Genome Research
Institute
Testimony in the Brown's
Chicken murder trial wrapped up Thursday after a
forensic expert said DNA evidence prosecutors have
against defendant Juan Luna could only match 1 in 2.8
trillion people. Ranajit Chakraborty of the University
of Cincinnati's Center for Genome Study said he believed
it was Luna's DNA that was found on chicken bones
recovered from the Palatine restaurant the night that
two owners and five workers were killed.
Evidence Clash Ends Luna Trial Testimony
The Chicago Sun-Times, IL—May 4, 2007
Evidence Phase Ends in Brown's Trial
Elk Grove Times, IL—May 4, 2007
Witnesses debate probability of DNA matching Luna
The Daily
Herald, IL—May 4, 2007
Dusty Home Good for Baby?
Health24.com, South Africa—May 3, 2007
Article featuring
Yulia Iossifova, Department of Environmental
Health
A bit
of dust and dirt in the house may be a good thing for
your children, suggests a University of Cincinnati study
in the May issue of the journal
Allergy. "If
you keep your house too clean, you don't provide the
microbial components to stimulate the immune system,"
said study lead author Yulia Iossifova.
Whoa! Not So Fast With That Broom
Montreal Gazette, Canada—May 3, 2007
Dust Good for Kids
WSJV-TV, FOX, Channel 28, IN—May 3, 2007
A Little Dust Could Be Healthy for Your Baby
KTBS-TV, ABC, Channel 3, LA—May 3, 2007
Dusty Homes Good for Babies' Immune Systems
National Women’s Health Information Center—May 3, 2007
Early Exposure to Indoor Fungus Molecules May Protect
Infants Against Future Allergies
Environmental health scientists at the University of
Cincinnati (UC) say they have confirmed what other
scientists have only suspected: early-life exposure to
certain indoor fungal components (molecules) can help
build stronger immune systems, and may protect against
future allergies.
2nd annual Malcolm Adcock Memorial
Lecture
The University of Cincinnati Department of Environmental
Health, Office of Continuing Medical Education, and U.S.
EPA Homeland Security Research Center, and Cincinnati
Health Department hosted the 2nd annual Malcolm Adcock
Memorial Lecture on March 22, 2007. Approximately 100
scientists, emergency response and public health
personnel attended the lecture given by Richard Hatchett,
PhD, from the NIH. Dr. Hatchett spoke on "Community
Mitigation Strategies for Pandemic Influenza" at the
Children's Hospital Medical Center Auditorium. Those who
are interested in Dr. Hatchett's work can access an
article recently published:
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/short/104/18/7582
Jarek Meller Receives Ohio Cyberinfrastructure Award
Jarek Meller, PhD, wins Advanced Technology Summit award
for genome recognition, analysis and prediction
research.
Dirt in Home Helps Immunity
WKRC-TV, CBS, Channel 12—May 1, 2007
News piece featuring Yulia Iossifova, Department
of Environmental Health
A little dirt might not hurt. Researchers at the
University of Cincinnati have confirmed what researchers
have suspected for a long time: that some household dirt
may be very helpful to building up immunity. Yulia
Iossifova, University of Cincinnati, said, "It's not
only the bacteria, but fungi also will contribute to the
enhancement of immune system fighting allergies." |