A 19th century rural Dutch village had unusually low rates of breastfeeding, likely because mothers were busy working, according to a study published April 13, 2022 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Andrea L. Waters-Rist ...
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A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in India has developed a topical get that can be used by farmers to prevent nerve damage due to chemical crop spraying. In their paper published in the journal Science ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- New genetic evidence reveals that most British men are not descended from farmers who migrated into Europe from the east 5,000–10,000 years ago – contrary to previous research.
Aug 24, 2011
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A new strain of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria associated with exposure to livestock was recently discovered in one Iowa child care worker who reported no contact with livestock, according to University of Iowa researchers.
May 6, 2011
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A study from the University of Georgia reveals a concerning pattern of binge drinking among women who own or manage farms.
Jan 24, 2024
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Some parents are concerned about the effects of genetically modified foods on their children's health.
Dec 11, 2023
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A new University of Alberta study exploring the risk factors that make farmers vulnerable to suicide could help them build better resilience.
Oct 24, 2023
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Offering health care services in livestock marts can help to take away the stigma associated with seeking help for physical and mental health issues among members of the agricultural community, research shows.
Sep 27, 2022
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In Sri Lanka, a rash of kidney disease is affecting farmers who grow rice in marshy parts of the island. Professor Nishad Jayasundara of the Nicholas School of the Environment and the Duke Global Health Institute. (DGHI) ...
Sep 26, 2022
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Around the world, farmers each year coat their fields in hundreds of millions of pounds of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and fumigants. These chemical treatments effectively take care of crop-damaging pests, but many ...
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