SUNY Downstate News July 2017

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Tis the Season: “Poison ivy rashes have been getting more severe each season due to global warming and longer growth seasons with stronger urushiol production,” says Jessica Krant, M.D., a clinical assistant professor of dermatology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., and a member of Consumer Reports’ medical advisory board. For helpful tips.

“You May Want To Reconsider Your Favorite Antibacterial Soap:” Dr. Laura Geer of the School of Public Health at SUNY Downstate, states “antimicrobial substances added to common household products can potentially disrupt the human endocrine system and are known to longer in the environment.”  For Dr. Geer’s research findings read more on the Brooklyn Eagle website.