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Men have a reputation as someone who care about their personal health, however, must be a general health check, especially when they are under the age of 40 years.
One of the reasons why men do not visit the doctor after this age is the fear of prostate exams, because many times “their masculinity does not allow it.”
The main condition of men from four decades varies from country to country but common cardiovascular diseases and lung and prostate cancer.
The pollution would be harmful to the child even before its release to the world. A French team has already shown a few months ago that polluted air during pregnancy could have a significant effect on the size of the child. A U.S. study has shown that pollution is harmful to brain development of fetuses. Exposed children aged 5 years then accuse a delay of a few IQ points compared with similar unexposed.
This study was performed on pregnant women and their children under the direction of Dr. Frederica Ferrara Columbia University. Pregnant women living in the most polluted neighborhoods in New York were followed by portable devices for measuring the air. Then, their children, once born, followed by pediatricians until age 5. The study discovered that children were most vulnerable are equipped with an IQ slightly lower (some points) to less exposed. This difference does not mean it will determine the future and affect the social and intellectual development of children. However, these results tend to prove once again the influence of environment and pollution including pregnancy and its likely impact on the future child. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Brain, Children, IQ, Pollution, Pregnancy, Pregnant women, Tobacco | 
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