Oncology & Cancer
Consumer Health: Cancer myths vs. facts
February is National Cancer Prevention Month, which makes this a good time to learn about what does—and does not—cause cancer.
Feb 17, 2022
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Health
How nurses can help reduce health misinformation
On July 15, 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an urgent plea for all Americans to take part in slowing a serious threat to public health. He wasn't talking about the COVID-19 pandemic, but rather the harmful effects on ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Health
Study reveals the inside of your car is dirtier than the average toilet
A study by researchers in the College of Health and Life Sciences at Aston University and commissioned by Scrap Car Comparison has revealed that the inside of our cars have significantly higher levels of germs on them than ...
Feb 2, 2022
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Health
Groups petition FDA to restrict bisphenol A in food packaging
The Endocrine Society joined a coalition of physicians, scientists and public health and environmental organizations to send a formal petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), calling on the agency to rescind its ...
Jan 27, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting kids
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a common misconception is that kids aren't affected much by COVID-19, and if they were to get sick, their symptoms would be mild. However, the pandemic is affecting children in many ways, ...
Jan 26, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How going from care to prison compounds women's trauma
In the year to June 2021, for every 1,000 women in custody in England and Wales, 3,808 incidents of self-harm were recorded. This represented a shocking increase of 16% on the previous year. Between March 2007 and March 2018, ...
Jan 18, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
System failures contribute to self-harm amongst imprisoned women who have been in care
Women in prison who have experienced the care system as children report using self-harm as a way to communicate, alleviate and end the pain in their lives, new research, led by Lancaster University, finds.
Jan 17, 2022
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Genetics
BPA exposure of the placenta could affect fetal brain development
In a new study, scientists at the University of Missouri demonstrate the direct transmission of bisphenol A (BPA) from a mother to her developing child via the placenta could negatively impact fetal brain development. Cheryl ...
Jan 12, 2022
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Vaccination
Should my child have a COVID vaccine? Here's what can happen when parents disagree
Australian children aged 5–11 are eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccine from today.
Jan 10, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A trauma survivor's guide to the holidays: Post-COVID-19 lockdown edition
For accountants, it's tax time; for teachers, it's September. And for therapists, the busiest time of year is the holidays. Every therapist knows that the winter holiday season is rife with pain, angst and grief.
Dec 20, 2021
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