Health
Brexit food security risks assessed in new report
Leading food policy specialists have assessed the food security risks of Brexit in a new report.
Jul 24, 2018
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Health
Games boost student nutrition in Nigerian schools
The worsening of dietary habits among youth appears to have no geographical bounds. And improving dietary behaviour has become a critical public health challenge around the globe.
Jul 16, 2018
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Health
High food insecurity found in a sample of adults on probation in Rhode Island
A new cross-sectional study led by public health researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine has found significant food insecurity for adults on probation in Rhode Island. The research team found that nearly three-quarters ...
Jun 8, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Too many children still exposed to family violence in their home
New University of Auckland research has found uneven progress has been made in reducing the amount of violence teenagers have been exposed to in their homes.
Mar 13, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Antelope perfume' keeps flies away from cows
In Africa, tsetse flies transfer sleeping sickness to cattle. This leads to huge losses in milk, meat and manpower. The damage in Africa is estimated to be about $4.6 billion U.S. each year. Prof. Dr. Christian Borgemeister ...
Oct 20, 2017
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Health
Experts point finger at Dutch oversight agency in egg scandal
Years of cuts at the Dutch food watchdog agency and a tendency among politicians to put economics ahead of public safety may be to blame for the EU's tainted-egg scandal that has spread as far as Hong Kong.
Aug 12, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Managing the source of parasitic tapeworm infection
A team of researchers at Murdoch University are helping prevent parasitic tapeworms from entering the food chain in Southeast Asian farming communities.
Jan 6, 2017
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Pediatrics
New AAP report targets lack of adequate food as ongoing health risk to US children
For the first time, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is recommending that pediatricians screen all children for food insecurity. In a new policy statement identifying the short and long-term adverse health impacts ...
Oct 23, 2015
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Pediatrics
Nation's pediatricians to rally around children's health issues
An expected 10,000 pediatricians and other health care professionals will gather in the nation's capital October 24-27 to deepen their knowledge and widen their scope on child advocacy at the American Academy of Pediatrics ...
Oct 16, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
Food insecurity linked to adolescent obesity, metabolic syndrome
New research indicates that household food insecurity dramatically increases the likelihood of metabolic diseases in children, with many showing chronic disease markers before they graduate from high school. The study published ...
Sep 2, 2015
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