Seaside residents and holidaymakers have felt it for centuries, but scientists have only recently started to investigate possible health benefits of the coast. Using data from 15 countries, new research led by Sandra Geiger ...
May 24, 2023
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Late last summer, the mpox outbreak in California peaked, with the state reporting an average of nearly 100 new cases per day in August.
May 16, 2023
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Dangers like working high above the ground or with heavy machinery are common hazards for laborers in industries like construction or excavation. But there's another near-universal hazard for laborers—heat.
May 15, 2023
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Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of workers dying or becoming disabled from laboring in extreme heat, an international conference has been told.
May 10, 2023
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While COVID-19 rates in the U.S. are relatively low and are declining, The World Health Organization is keeping an eye on a new COVID-19 variant. The omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, known as "Arcturus," has been listed by the ...
Apr 14, 2023
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Despite increased use of bicycles by the US public over the past decade, new research published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research indicates that bicycle-related injuries are on the decline.
Dec 21, 2022
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Sunscreen alone is not enough, University of Otago researchers are reminding people, after a study published today reveals the slip, slop, slap message is still not getting through.
Dec 20, 2022
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An analysis of suicide data published today concludes that seasonal fluctuations in suicide among adolescents and young adults ages 10 to 24 can explain the controversial findings that the adolescent suicide rate increased ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Whether it's because of the cold weather, holiday and family stress, lack of routine or all of the above, heart attack and stroke rates spike during the last two weeks of December, said Northwestern Medicine cardiologist ...
Dec 15, 2022
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Using a decade of weather and CT imaging data, researchers have identified specific weather conditions that are associated with the number of whole-body CT scans performed on polytrauma patients. The results of the new study ...
Nov 30, 2022
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