Acid Rain Change
Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it possesses elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH). It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals, and infrastructure. Acid rain is caused by emissions of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids. Measurable ...
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Shiny Science: Make Homemade Nontoxic Glass Cleaner
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Bubble-propelled microrockets 'may work in stomach acid'
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): Scientists have designed tiny "micromotors" that propel themselves through acidic environments using hydrogen bubbles.
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Acid reflux drug does not improve asthma in children
Children without symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux whose asthma was being poorly controlled with anti-inflammatory treatment did not have an improvement in symptoms or lung function with the added treatment of the proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole, compared to patients who received placebo, according to a study in the January 25 issue of JAMA. Use of lansoprazole was associated with increased ...
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Scientists Link Rising Ocean pH Levels and Declining Marine Life | The Daily Nexus
An international group of scientists led by UCSB researchers demonstrated the effects of carbon dioxide on the acidity of the ocean’s surface. The study’s results indicate that human greenhouse gas emissions play a critical role in ocean pH levels and, consequently, marine habitats.
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Anika Therapeutics to Present at the Canaccord Genuity Musculoskeletal Conference on February 7
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. a leader in products for tissue protection, healing and repair, based on hyaluronic acid technology, today announced that Chief Executive Officer Charles H.
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CDC Study Finds Levels of Trans-Fatty Acids in Blood of U.S. White Adults Has Decreased
ATLANTA, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Blood levels of trans-fatty acids (TFAs) in white adults in the U.S. population decreased by 58 percent from 2000 to 2009 according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published in the Feb. 8 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association. This is the first time CDC researchers have been able to measure trans fats in ...
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Treatment of silent acid reflux does not improve asthma in children, NIH study finds
( NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute ) Adding the acid reflux drug lansoprazole to a standard inhaled steroid treatment for asthma does not improve asthma control in children who have no symptom of acid reflux, according to a new study funded in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. Lansoprazole therapy slightly increased the ...
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Water Quality Improving After Sulfuric Acid Spill
9,000 gallons of sulfuric acid spilled earlier this month.
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Treatment of silent acid reflux does not improve asthma in children, study finds
Adding the acid reflux drug lansoprazole to a standard inhaled steroid treatment for asthma does not improve asthma control in children who have no symptom of acid reflux, according to a new study. Lansoprazole therapy slightly increased the risk of sore throats and other respiratory problems in children, however.
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