Health
Leaded gas exposure linked to later violence: study
(HealthDay) -- Urban areas contaminated decades ago by airborne lead dust now face an increased incidence of aggravated assault, according to a new study.
Apr 25, 2012
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Urban participants in an exercise intervention for older women were healthier than others
Urban participants in an exercise intervention for older women in Kuopio, eastern Finland, were healthier and had better functional capability at baseline than non-participants and uninvited rural women, according to new ...
Oct 5, 2021
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Cardiology
Traffic noise might increase diabetes, blood pressure risks
Navigating through congested road traffic is enough to make even the most laid-back people lose their cool. As it turns out, just the sound of road noise may increase the risk of developing high blood pressure and diabetes.
Mar 9, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Recommendations developed for japanese encephalitis vaccine
(HealthDay)—In the July 19 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, recommendations are presented for use of the Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine.
Jul 19, 2019
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
CDC: prevalence of arthritis 31.8 percent in most rural areas of U.S.
(HealthDay)—The prevalence of arthritis is 31.8 percent in the most rural areas and 20.5 percent in the most urban areas of the United States, according to research published in the May 26 issue of the U.S. Centers for ...
May 31, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UMN report shows sexually transmitted infections continue to rise among MN youth
While pregnancy and birth rates continue to decline to historic lows for 15 to 19-year-olds, Minnesota youth are contracting sexually transmitted infections (STI) at alarmingly high rates. The 2020 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual ...
Jun 22, 2020
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Medical economics
Increasing education opportunities for girls could help reduce preventable deaths in children under five
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.2.1. aims to end preventable deaths of newborns and under-five children by 2030. Although significant progress has been made worldwide in this regard with global under-five deaths falling ...
Mar 24, 2023
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Medical economics
Disparities seen in telehealth use for cancer care during pandemic
Racial, geographic, and socioeconomic disparities were seen in telehealth use among patients initiating cancer treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society ...
Jun 8, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows difference in cognitive ability between low-income rural, urban children
Studies have long shown a difference in cognitive ability between high- and low-income children, but for the first time, scientists have found a difference between low-income children growing up in rural areas and those growing ...
Oct 15, 2013
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Health
Rates of alcohol-induced deaths increased from 2006 to 2018
(HealthDay)—The rates of alcohol-induced deaths increased from 2006 to 2018 for adults aged ≥25 years, with a greater rate of increase in rural versus urban areas, according to an October data brief published by the U.S. ...
Oct 1, 2020
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