Pesticides have been linked to Parkinson's disease, declines in cognitive performance, developmental disorders, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children. Their application has also been tied to environmental ...
May 28, 2014
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Couple Jean Beetham and Ed Randal both completed their Master's in Environmental Studies last year, each with a focus on cycling in Wellington, and will graduate in December. Although they approached the topic from different ...
May 28, 2014
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A Guatemalan woman who used to pick coffee and tend sheep—and who will turn 121 in November—could be the world's oldest by far, a national newspaper reported Tuesday.
May 28, 2014
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Public health officials in Guam are anticipating a $22 million funding shortfall in the territory's Medicaid program this fiscal year.
May 28, 2014
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A school-based scheme to encourage children to eat healthily and be active has had little effect, conclude researchers in a study published in BMJ today.
May 27, 2014
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In a personal view published in BMJ today, a professor of public health at a leading university thinks there should be health warning labels on sugary drinks.
May 27, 2014
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A policy of higher NHS spending in deprived areas compared with affluent areas is associated with a reduction in absolute health inequalities from causes amenable to healthcare in England, suggests a study published in BMJ ...
May 27, 2014
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Older people who undertake at least 25 minutes of moderate or vigorous exercise everyday need fewer prescriptions and are less likely to be admitted to hospital in an emergency, new research has revealed.
May 27, 2014
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Since it started more than 30 years ago, funding the graduate medical education (GME) system has not evolved even as there has been a revolution in GME. The United States contributes almost $10 billion a year from Medicare ...
May 27, 2014
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It's something we've all heard for years: Exercise can help keep older adults healthy. But now a study, the first of its kind to look at frail, older adults, proves that physical activity can help these people maintain their ...
May 27, 2014
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