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environmental health

From The Labs 

Searching for supplements that prevent folic acid-resistant neural tube defects

May 31, 2018May 31, 2018environmental health, folic acid supplement, formate, neural tube defetcs, Research, Slc25a32 gene

Folic acid supplementation is considered one of the most significant public health breakthroughs in recent years. By providing mandatory folic acid fortification, as 87 countries,

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Momentum 

Clean your home with less toxic alternatives

July 5, 2017July 12, 2017Dr. Rebecca Bruhl, environmental health, Nicole Blanton

Are you looking to get some summer cleaning done? There are a variety of store-bought household cleaners for every area of the home, many of

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Momentum 

Tips to help maintain a healthy home

June 14, 2017June 13, 2017Dana Benson, Dr. Rebecca Bruhl, environmental health, Healthy Homes Month

Improving your health should start where you live. Dr. Rebecca Bruhl, associate director of Environmental Health Services at Baylor College of Medicine, explains that people

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Momentum 

Throwback Thursday: Earth Day

April 20, 2017April 20, 2017Earth Day, environmental health, Throwback Thursday

Medical research can take a doctor to some interesting places. In anticipation of Earth Day, we look at a time when some of our researchers

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Momentum 

Maintain a vibrant complexion without polluting our oceans

September 16, 2016October 7, 2016Aesthetics, environmental health, Houston, Kim Chang, microbeads, otolaryngology, Skin Care

Do you ever wake up in the morning to find your skin looking dull or lacking glow? If so, it’s most likely because of a

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Momentum 

Throwback Thursday: A healthier Earth

April 21, 2016October 7, 2016Baylor College of Medicine, Community, Earth Day, environmental health, History, Houston, human rotavirus, molecular virology and microbiology, Nicole Blanton, Research, Throwback Thursday

Americans gathered across the country to celebrate the first-ever Earth Day on April 22, 1970, in order to raise environmental awareness. Since then, millions of

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Momentum 

Minimizing risks: Education, testing part of lead exposure screening event

August 12, 2015October 7, 2016Community, Dr. Marcus Hanfling, Dr. Winnie Hamilton, environmental health, Events, Healthcare, Houston, lead exposure, lead posioning, pediatrics, screening event

While many of the causes of lead exposure have been reduced in our daily lives, Dr. Marcus Jay Hanfling, assistant professor of pediatrics at Baylor

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From the Labs Image of the Month

From The Labs Image of the Month From the Labs: Adult-born neurons made the cover

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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