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Parks, gardens might boost life spans in poorer neighborhoods
The key to narrowing the gap in how long a person lives if they're poor vs. if they're wealthy could be as simple as adding green space to certain neighborhoods.
Oct 19, 2022
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Trust and social support important to heart health among Canadian First Nations
A major study has found that Canadian First Nations communities with greater socio-economic advantages, educational opportunities, social support of family members and greater trust between community members, have lower cardiac ...
Dec 20, 2019
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Low-income, black neighborhoods still hit hard by air pollution
Disease-causing air pollution remains high in pockets of America—particularly those where many low-income and African-American people live, a disparity highlighted in research presented at the annual meeting of the American ...
Aug 10, 2019
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Massive potential health gains in switching to active transport
Swapping short car trips for walking or biking could achieve as much health gain as ongoing tobacco tax increases, according to a study from the University of Otago, New Zealand.
Jul 17, 2019
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Higher manganese levels in children correlate with lower IQ scores, study finds
A study led by environmental health researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine finds that children in East Liverpool, Ohio with higher levels of Manganese (Mn) had lower IQ scores. The research appears ...
Sep 21, 2017
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Researchers raise health concerns about off-road vehicles and inhalation of asbestos
Preventing injuries may not be the only reason children shouldn't use off-road vehicles (ORVs).
Aug 30, 2017
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Ammonia's role in cardiovascular health tracked in mice, human cells
Coronary artery disease is caused by plaque buildup in the vessels that deliver blood to the heart. Narrowed or blocked coronary arteries can result in a heart attack or sudden cardiac death. A study at the University of ...
Mar 9, 2017
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Tap water bacteria found in New Zealand woman who died
Tests in New Zealand confirmed an elderly woman who died last week was suffering from the type of bacteria that tainted local tap water and sickened thousands of people in a small North Island town, officials said Friday.
Aug 19, 2016
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A surprising way laundry adds flame retardants to surface waters
In recent years, evidence has been building suggesting that flame retardants, which are used in furniture and electronics, are potentially linked to health problems. And studies have shown that the substances leach out of ...
Aug 10, 2016
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US land capacity for feeding people could expand with dietary changes
A new "food-print" model that measures the per-person land requirements of different diets suggests that, with dietary changes, the U.S. could feed significantly more people from existing agricultural land. Using ten different ...
Jul 22, 2016
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