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Recently a report linked children exposed to acetaminophen to asthma. Now, Science Daily writes that emerging research links acetaminophen to asthma and eczema in teens.

Monthly acetaminophen use in teens appears to more than double asthma risks in teens versus teens who did not use the medication, said Science Daily, which noted that yearly use was linked to a 50 percent increase in asthma risks. The research findings will be published online on the American Thoracic Society’s Web site prior to the print edition of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

A serious link was found between acetaminophen use and asthma and eczema risks, with so-called medium users experiencing a 43 percent increased risk of asthma and high users seeing a 2.51-increased risk over nonusers, reported Science Daily. The risk of rhino conjunctivitis—allergic nasal congestion—was 38 percent higher for medium and 2.39 times percent higher for high users versus nonusers; eczema’s relative risks were measured at 31 and 99 percent, respectively, said Science Daily.

Another study on a small Ethiopian population revealed a link between asthma and allergies and acetaminophen use, said Science Daily.

Acetaminophen is the main ingredient in the popular pain relief medicine Tylenol.

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Scientists have identified a gene that causes short-sightedness, a discovery which paves the way for treatment to prevent one of the world's most common eye disorders. So could this mean the end of eye glasses?

Short-sightedness, or myopia, which makes distant objects appear blurred, often begins in childhood, and it appears to be growing in some countries.

Scientists based in London have identified a gene that causes myopia and are confident that drugs could be developed to halt the distorted growth of the eye that brings about the condition. In about 10 years, shortsightedness could be cured through eye drops, says Dr Chris Hammond, who led the research at King's College London.

Ten years? Hurry up!

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Vitamin B Can Delay Alzheimer's

A new study suggests high doses of B vitamins may halve the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing some of the warning signs of Alzheimer's disease.

Brain shrinkage is one of the symptoms of mild cognitive impairment, which often leads to dementia.

Researchers say this could be the first step towards finding a way to delay the onset of Alzheimer's.

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A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively long-lived whirlwind. Dust Devil is a cyclonic funnel.

In the southwestern United States, a dust devil is sometimes called a dancing devil or a sun devil. In Death Valley, California, it may be called a sand auger or a dust whirl.

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The Sun setting off the Oregon coast. Ahhhhh.

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Damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) are insects in the order Odonata. Damselflies are similar to dragonflies, but the adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most damselflies are held along, and parallel to, the body when at rest.

Furthermore, the hindwing of the damselfly is essentially similar to the forewing, while the hindwing of the dragonfly broadens near the base. Damselflies are also usually smaller, weaker fliers than dragonflies, and their eyes are separated.

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