Older people living with or in close contact with people of working age may be at higher risk of COVID-19 mortality in Stockholm, Sweden, according to an observational study published today in The Lancet Healthy Longevity ...
Oct 28, 2020
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Finding healthier products without harmful chemicals—shampoo free of parabens or fragrance-free deodorant— is not always easy. It often involves scouring ingredients on individual product labels in search of key words. ...
Sep 30, 2020
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Socioeconomic inequalities in premature deaths in Canada have increased over the last 25 years, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Sep 28, 2020
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More than one in four Los Angeles County households experienced at least one instance of food insecurity—a lack of access to affordable and nutritious food—from April through July, according to a new study directed by ...
Sep 24, 2020
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Researchers of the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences have published a second report of the COME-HERE study. It presents the results of a comprehensive survey to analyze how different confinement measures ...
Sep 18, 2020
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Emotional difficulties were consistently elevated among children and young people from low income households over a month of lockdown compared to those from higher income households.
Sep 16, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Adequate calcium and vitamin D intake in older Americans is greatly influenced by ethnicity, sex, household income, and food security, according to a study recently published in PLOS ONE.
Sep 10, 2020
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Cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, are major causes of death and disability globally. Noncommunicable diseases such as these arise mainly from lifestyle transitions towards ...
Sep 10, 2020
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Households purchasing high volumes of sugary or diet drinks are more likely to have low socioeconomic status, higher body mass index (BMI) and overall less healthy food purchases, according to a new study published in PLOS ...
Sep 7, 2020
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A new perspective published in Pediatrics warns of the detrimental consequences food insecurity can have on children and families. Written by pediatric health experts from Children's HealthWatch, based at Boston Medical Center, ...
Aug 27, 2020
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