Overweight & Obesity
Climate change could bring rising obesity rates
(HealthDay)—You can add obesity and its related health risks to the long list of threats posed by climate change, researchers report.
Oct 14, 2021
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Temporary transfer tattoos, often used by children, can disrupt the skin's protective barrier function
Temporary transfer tattoos, particularly popular among children, can damage the skin's protective barrier. This is the finding of a study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine by UGR researchers José Pablo Serrano, ...
Sep 8, 2021
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Providing clean, safe and private toilet, menstrual hygiene management for the homeless: An audit
Public toilet facilities in Manhattan do not meet the needs of women experiencing homelessness in terms of accessibility, cleanliness, privacy, or resource provision. especially with regard to managing their periods, according ...
Jun 23, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Obamacare gave more breast cancer survivors access to breast reconstruction
(HealthDay)—Breast reconstruction rates rose significantly among Black women after Obamacare expanded access to Medicaid, a new study says.
May 3, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Study finds rising rates of food insecurity among older adults
From 2007 to 2016, food insecurity—or limited access to nutritious foods because of a lack of financial resources—increased significantly from 5.5% to 12.4% among older US adults, and the increase was more pronounced ...
Jan 6, 2021
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Study supports use of the nutrition label Nutri-Score to encourage healthier food choices
Eating foods with a poor nutritional quality score is associated with higher mortality from all causes and specifically from cancer and diseases of the heart, lungs and digestive system, finds a study published by The BMJ ...
Sep 16, 2020
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New database shows more than 20% of nursing homes still report staff, PPE shortages
Nearly half of all COVID-19 deaths in the United States have occurred among nursing home residents, whose age, chronic medical conditions, and congregate living quarters place them and their caregivers at high risk of contracting ...
Aug 20, 2020
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Study suggests marijuana may impair female fertility
Female eggs exposed to THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, have an impaired ability to produce viable embryos, and are significantly less likely to result in a viable pregnancy, according to an animal study accepted ...
Apr 2, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How do outcomes for in-hospital cardiac arrest differ in patients treated with dialysis?
A new study indicates that there are opportunities to improve the quality of care for patients on dialysis who experience cardiac arrest while in the hospital, but survival rates are similar for these patients compared with ...
Jan 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Healthier homes could cut hospital stays for young children, researchers find
Almost 20 percent of hospital admissions of young children with acute respiratory infections could be prevented if their houses were free from damp and mold, researchers have found.
Aug 15, 2019
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