60-Second Health

60-Second Health by Scientific American

Scientific American

Scientific American reporter Dina Fine Maron gives a weekly one-minute report on the latest health and medical news

Categories: Science & Medicine

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A study of more than 600 asthmatic children at one Ohio hospital found that if the kids’ saliva tested positive for markers of nicotine exposure, the children were about twice as likely to be readmitted over the next year for breathing issues. Dina Fine Maron reports

Previous episodes

  • 245 - Secondhand Smoke Exposure Doubled Asthmatic Kids' Hospital Readmissions 
    Tue, 28 Jan 2014
  • 244 - Emulsifiers in Food Linked to Obesity in Mice 
    Wed, 25 Feb 2015
  • 243 - Menopause Symptoms Have Unappreciated Staying Power 
    Tue, 17 Feb 2015
  • 242 - Wearable Step Counters Offer Exercise Leg Up 
    Wed, 11 Feb 2015
  • 241 - Millions Risk Alcohol–Medication Interactions 
    Thu, 29 Jan 2015
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