Health
Reusable food containers and food safety
The Food Safety Information Council today issued advice about safely using reusable food containers, especially as they are gaining acceptance with food retailers.
Sep 6, 2022
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Health
Study finds microplastics in respiratory tracts
The Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of Valencia Region (Fisabio) and the Pneumology Foundation of the Valencian Community performed a study at the Hospital General Universitario of Elche that ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Other
Disability rights don't have to clash with environmental responsibility
Picture this. There's a tool you rely on to drink and using it is essential. It's readily available. You're given one with a drink wherever you go, and you can buy it cheaply in many stores. Imagine, then, that this tool ...
Jul 25, 2022
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Addiction
Largest ever study of tobacco content on social media links exposure to tobacco use
People who have viewed tobacco content on social media are more than twice as likely than non-viewers to report using tobacco and, among those who have never used tobacco, more likely to be susceptible to use in the future.
Jul 11, 2022
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Medical research
Researchers develop reusable gown that eases supply chain and environmental impact issues
The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shortages brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic proved to be an opportunity for a Virginia health system to not only address supply chain issues, but also to improve their environmental ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ultraviolet light can clean N95 masks for reuse without hindering performance, study shows
To combat COVID-19 amid supply shortages in 2020, health care facilities across the U.S. resorted to disinfecting personal protective equipment (PPE), such as N95 masks, for reuse with methods such as ultraviolet (UV) light. ...
Mar 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How to get the most out of your N95 mask or other respirator
Although mask mandates are lifting in some states, many people will continue to wear masks to protect themselves and others from the more transmissible omicron variant.
Feb 24, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research team's mask adaptation strategy helps surgical masks to meet same standards as N95 and KN95 masks
Masks to protect people from illness come in all shapes and sizes, unfortunately.
Feb 7, 2022
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Cardiology
Marijuana users' risk of deadly complication doubles after rare type of bleeding stroke
Among people with an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) stroke, a type of bleeding stroke, recent marijuana users were more than twice as likely to develop a dangerous complication that can result in death or greater ...
Jan 6, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Your anxiety isn't going anywhere: Here's how to put it to work
In an effort to neutralize some of the shame and stigma associated with the condition, NYU neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki likes to begin her talks by citing that as much as 90 percent of the world's population suffers from what ...
Nov 3, 2021
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