Health
Child deaths in Brazil fall following comprehensive smoking ban
Child deaths have fallen in Brazil following complete smoking bans in public places, according to a new study.
May 31, 2019
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Smokin' hut: Singapore's solution for cigarette puffers
Smokers in Singapore will no longer have to sneak a drag on the street, with the launch of the city-state's first air-conditioned "smoking cabin", but the experience won few fans among cigarette puffers on Wednesday.
May 22, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Surge in US measles cases leads to extraordinary measures
Quarantines in California. Fines in New York City. Orders for some people to avoid public places in Rockland County, New York.
Apr 29, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC: Measles cases reach 465 this year in the United States
(HealthDay)—The number of reported measles cases in the United States hit 465 as of April 4, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. That is 78 more than in the previous week's update, CNN reported.
Apr 10, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hundreds vaccinated after measles emergency in New York
A New York county which declared a state of emergency over a measles outbreak is on the "right path" after administering hundreds of vaccinations in two days, the chief of the US district said on Friday.
Mar 30, 2019
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Cardiology
App that alerts CPR-trained bystanders could make lifesaving connection
If you should collapse of a sudden cardiac arrest at the mall food court, your lifesaver could be shopping nearby and completely unaware that someone is in urgent need of help.
Feb 22, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Planes, trains and viruses: How transit air might predict the next outbreak
It's common knowledge that congested public places such as transit systems and airports harbor all kinds of potentially harmful microbes that pass easily from person to person. What's not clear is which infectious agents ...
Feb 20, 2019
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Health
What do we really know about e-cigarettes and vaping?
E-cigarettes get teenagers hooked on nicotine. Or they aid cigarette smokers seeking to quit. Or they may be harmful in other ways. Those competing messages make the devices a tricky subject for health communicators, says ...
Feb 12, 2019
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Pediatrics
Home alone: How to keep your kids safe when you're at work during the holidays
Many working parents battle with school holidays, especially the long period between Christmas and the start of the new school year. Most people receive four weeks' leave a year, but school holidays take up about 12 weeks ...
Dec 20, 2018
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Health
Secondhand smoke exposure saw big drop from 1988 to 2014
(HealthDay)—Secondhand smoke exposure declined substantially among U.S. nonsmokers from 1988 through 2014, according to research published in the Dec. 7 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity ...
Dec 9, 2018
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