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Major flooding can bring skin infection dangers
(HealthDay)—Flooding from hurricanes and other natural disasters increases the risk of skin infections among victims and relief workers, a skin expert warns.
Mar 1, 2019
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Drinking water study raises health concerns for New Zealanders
Last year, a Danish study reported a link between nitrate in drinking water and the risk of developing colorectal (bowel) cancer. This finding could have important implications for New Zealanders.
Jan 28, 2019
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Sugar-sweetened beverage pattern linked to higher kidney disease risk
Higher collective consumption of sweetened fruit drinks, soda, and water was associated with a higher likelihood of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a community-based study of African-American adults in Mississippi. ...
Dec 27, 2018
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Certain environmental pollutants may contribute to poor kidney health
Certain highly pervasive environmental pollutants may have a variety of negative effects on kidney health, according to an analysis of all relevant studies published on this topic to date. The findings, which appear in an ...
Sep 13, 2018
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Dirty job shows why cholera still kills in Haiti
The men strip off their clothes, wrap themselves in rags and plug their nostrils with tobacco to hide the stench. They squeeze into a cramped outhouse with a reeking pit to scoop buckets of human excrement with their bare ...
Dec 28, 2016
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Video: Combatting a waterborne scourge in Ghana
More than 260 million people worldwide suffer from schistosomiasis, which is caused by a tiny flatworm commonly found in water supplies. It's a disease of poverty; although it can be prevented and cured, it persists in many ...
Mar 15, 2016
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Two studies investigate health impacts of continuous piped water supply
This week's issue of PLOS Medicine features two separate studies, each of which investigates the importance of uninterrupted piped water supplies to health outcomes. In a matched cohort study in Hubli-Dharwad, India, Ayse ...
Oct 27, 2015
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Hurricane season has begun: are you ready?
(HealthDay)—As Hurricane Arthur threatens the East Coast of the United States, people are getting an important reminder about safety preparations they need to make for hurricane season.
Jul 3, 2014
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French magistrate urges ending life support for vegetative patient
The public rapporteur of France's top court has recommended ending the life support of a 39-year-old in a vegetative state for the last six years, overriding the wishes of some close relatives.
Jun 20, 2014
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French court rules out euthanasia for quadriplegic
A French court Thursday ruled against ending the life of a 38-year-old quadriplegic who has been in a vegetative state for years and whose family have been divided about his fate.
Jan 16, 2014
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