Health
California to ban smoking on state parks, beaches
California will ban smoking on state parks and beaches starting next year under legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Oct 12, 2019
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E-cigarettes, tobacco and cannabis products are littering high schools
High schools in the San Francisco Bay Area are being contaminated by plastics and toxic litter from e-cigarettes, cannabis products and combustible tobacco products such as cigarettes and cigarillos, a new study by researchers ...
Oct 10, 2019
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Health
Make neighborhoods green for heart health? The idea is taking root
Neighborhoods filled with trees, grass and other flora not only improve the air and clear the mind – they also can reduce heart disease risk, recent studies suggest.
Oct 1, 2019
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Parent and sibling attitudes among top influences on teenage e-cigarette use
Flavor, safety and family attitude toward vaping are among the greatest factors influencing teenage perception of e-cigarettes, new University at Buffalo research finds.
Sep 30, 2019
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Health
Making lifestyle changes you can live with
Research published in the Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics highlights two important steps for improving diet and exercise habits. The first is getting practical and personalized tips for making changes that you'll permanently ...
Sep 26, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Six epidemics from American history show how urban design affects our health
Cities that are organized on grids are more than just convenient. They're good for your health too, according to Sara Jensen Carr, assistant professor of architecture. Americans learned that the hard way in the 1800s during ...
Aug 9, 2019
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Apartment life for families means living at close quarters, but often feeling isolated too
Newer high-rise developments in Australia's inner-city areas are increasingly home to parents raising young children. In the 2016 Census, family households represented nearly half of apartment residents. Close to one in ten ...
Aug 5, 2019
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Pediatrics
Study: Parking lots present high risk of injury, death in children due to lack of attention
Children can be seen running across parking lots without adult supervision every day, and the consequences can be fatal.
Aug 5, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why the 'brain-eating' amoeba found in freshwater lakes – while rare – is so deadly
Composed of a single cell, amoeba seem harmless enough: They look like playful critters waltzing under the spotlight of a microscope until they come upon a group of bacteria. Then, these previously innocuous amoeba suddenly ...
Aug 2, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A legal framework for vector-borne diseases and land use
Vector-borne diseases cause more than 700,000 deaths and affect hundreds of millions of people per year. These illnesses—caused by parasites, viruses, and bacteria transmitted by insects and animals—account for more than ...
Jul 15, 2019
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