Genetic Factors In order for you to develop allergic rhinitis, you must have inherited the ability to form allergic antibodies, called IgE antibodies, to things like pollen, mites, animals, etc. This ability runs in families, but the exact manner of its transmission from generation to generation has been difficult to define. Recent work suggests that [...]
Of the 30 known teratogens in the environment, alcohol is one of the most dangerous and common. Alcohol can have harmful effects on fetal development. More than 10 percent of all children have been exposed to high levels of alcohol in utero. All will suffer varying degrees of effects, ranging from mild learning disabilities to [...]
Most of us think of the obsession with thinness as a phenomenon of recent years. Beginning with supermodel Twiggy in the 1960s and continuing with supermodel Kate Moss in the 1990s, the thin look has seemed to dominate fashion ads. And not only that: television, movies, and magazines constantly project images of lean, fit bodies. [...]