On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (February 13, 2010) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes.
1. Students Losing Ability to Read and Write
The internet may be to blame for reducing students’ powers of concentration and impairing their ability to read and write, say some scientists.
2. Hydroxycut Link to Liver Damage Strengthened
In a new study about the supplement Hydroxycut, recalled in May 2009, researchers strengthened the evidence that the supplement caused liver damage.
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Lab Notes: Students Losing Ability to Read and Write; Hydroxycut Link to Liver Damage Strengthened