Whether or not you've heard of the chemical bisphenol A, better known as BPA, studies show that it's almost certainly in your body. BPA is used in the manufacturing of products like plastic water bottles, baby bottles, toys ...
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As the COVID-19 pandemic brought stay-at-home orders and increased economic hardship, food insecurity across the U.S. grew significantly. A new study shows that certain groups experienced more food insecurity during the pandemic ...
Jun 14, 2022
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Canada is poised to become the first country in the world to require that a warning be printed on every cigarette.
Jun 11, 2022
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Some cannabis edibles look remarkably like popular snack foods and may be easily confused for them, finds a new study led by researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
Apr 19, 2022
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Young adult drinkers are more likely to perceive alcohol products as "unappealing" and "socially unacceptable" if they display prominent health warnings, according to new research.
Apr 11, 2022
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During the coronavirus pandemic, scientists were in a hurry to find drugs that would help fight the disease. To combine the research that was being carried out around the world, Ph.D. candidate Judith ter Schure developed ...
Apr 6, 2022
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Older adults are open to using smart packaging to improve their medication-taking experience, a new study finds.
Feb 24, 2022
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It may sound strange, but chemicals in plastic may make the bathroom scale a less pleasant place to visit.
Jan 26, 2022
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An international study led by Lund University in Sweden has revealed that a small reward of $24 increased the vaccination rate by 4 percent—from 72 to 76 percent. The study involved 8,286 Swedes, and is published in the ...
Oct 8, 2021
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Removing branding from cigarette packs in Canada significantly lowered the appeal of cigarettes, according to a new study from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Project, at the University of Waterloo.
Sep 22, 2021
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