Immunology
When coal-fired power plants close, kids with asthma breathe easier
(HealthDay)—Fewer children end up in ERs for asthma attacks if nearby coal-fired power plants are shut down, a new study finds.
Mar 25, 2021
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Surveys find strong support for COVID mitigation measures over time, with differences by age, beliefs, party affiliation
A set of surveys fielded last year found that a large majority of U.S. adults support COVID-19 mitigation measures, including indoor mask wearing, social distancing, and contact tracing, with significant differences across ...
Mar 18, 2021
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Health
Pandemic unemployment has taken its own deadly toll
With U.S. deaths from COVID-19 passing the grim milestone of a half-million, a new study suggests that another 30,000-plus Americans have died due to pandemic-related unemployment.
Mar 1, 2021
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What are phthalates, and how do they put children's health at risk?
You may not realize it, but you likely encounter phthalates every day. These chemicals are found in many plastics, including food packaging, and they can migrate into food products during processing. They're in personal care ...
Mar 1, 2021
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U.S. 'Stand Your Ground' laws do not cut crime but risk public health and safety
Stand Your Ground laws, designed to protect individuals who actively defend themselves from crime, have not improved public safety across the United States, according to a new study in the American Journal of Public Health. ...
Feb 24, 2021
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Health
Study looks at sugar-sweetened beverage taxes
A new research study out of the University of Nevada, Reno's School of Community Health Sciences has just been published by the American Journal of Public Health and addresses state preemption of local sugar-sweetened beverage ...
Feb 23, 2021
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Black health activists gain momentum from pandemic and build on history
When Khadijah Ameen and her fellow health activists gather in community groups in Martin Luther King Jr.'s hometown of Atlanta, everyone is in a circle. It connects to their central message: Achieving a society in which all ...
Feb 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Caution: 1918 influenza provides warning for potential future pandemic reemergence
The 1918 influenza pandemic provides a cautionary tale for what the future may hold for COVID-19, says a Michigan State University researcher.
Feb 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Public health researchers call for new measures to protect pharmaceutical supply chain
Shortages of many essential drugs amid the COVID-19 crisis reveal serious vulnerabilities in the systems for supplying and distributing pharmaceuticals in the United States, according to a new report led by researchers at ...
Feb 5, 2021
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U.S. Air Force Academy intervention reduces unwanted sexual contact by over 40 percent
Sexual assault and sexual harassment are significant problems in the U.S. military and military service academies in the United States. In 2018, 15.8% of female and 2.4% of male cadets and midshipmen across the military service ...
Feb 4, 2021
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