Drink Information - November 21, 2008

18 Dead After Drinking Contaminated Water in Pakistan

July 7, 2005 - Topics drink, water, diarrhea, women and child
18 people have died and 150 more have been hospitalized after drinking contaminated water in Pakistan. Thirty people are said to be in critical condition.

Abdur Rahim, a doctor at the local Civil Hospital told the Associated Press that the deaths occurred over the past two days. Water samples have been sent to a lab to find the cause of the contamination

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Researcher Claims Showering May Be Unhealthy

July 4, 2005 - Topics research, drink, medicine, study and water
U.S. researchers say showering regularly can be bad for your health - resulting in brain damage.

Dr. John Spangler of Wake Forest University School of Medicine says breathing in small amounts of manganese dissolved in the water may harm the nervous system - even at levels normally considered safe

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Regular Showers Pose Health Risk

July 4, 2005 - Topics drink, medicine, research, study and water
U.S. researchers say showering regularly can be bad for your health - resulting in brain damage.

Dr. John Spangler of Wake Forest University School of Medicine says breathing in small amounts of manganese dissolved in the water may harm the nervous system - even at levels normally considered safe

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Drinking Fruit Juice May Help Infants

June 29, 2005 - Topics fruit, infant, drink, study and water
A U.S. study finds that drinking pomegranate juice may reduce the severity of some brain injuries associated with premature births.

Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine mimicked hypoxic ischemic birth defects in mice by temporarily lowering brain oxygen and blood flow in the newborns

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Pomegranate Juice Risk Reducer for Premature Births

June 29, 2005 - Topics babies, study, water, mother and research
A U.S. study finds that drinking pomegranate juice may reduce the severity of some brain injuries associated with premature births.

Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine mimicked hypoxic ischemic birth defects in mice by temporarily lowering brain oxygen and blood flow in the newborns

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