A Frightening New Reason to Worry About Air Pollution
A massive study solidifies the link between particulates from cars and diabetes. Credit: iStock, milehightraveler Read more...
Cooking Up Indoor Air Pollution: Emissions from Natural Gas Stoves
Natural gas cooking appliances, which are used by a third of U.S. households, can contribute to poor indoor air quality, especially when used without an exhaust hood.1 CC0 License, Pixabay Read more...
Top 5 ways to reduce crippling hand pain
These nonsurgical solutions will enhance daily activities and independence. Credit: David Trinks Read more...
WHO – Ten threats to global health in 2019
The world is facing multiple health challenges. These range from outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and diphtheria, increasing reports of drug-resistant pathogens, growing rates of obesity and physical inactivity to the health impacts of environmental pollution and climate change and multiple humanitarian crises. Read more...
FDA to restart high-risk food inspections despite shutdown
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is about to restart high-risk food inspections this week during the partial government shutdown, which has forced the FDA to suspend most routine domestic food facility inspections. Read more... CC0 License Pixabay
Grieving? Don’t overlook potential side effects
Nothing quite prepares you for the heartache of profound loss. It settles in like a gloomy thrum — sometimes louder, sometimes softer — with a volume switch you can’t entirely shut off. Read more at Harvard Health Publishing Portrait of stressed and depressed woman
The flu has sickened about 7 million in the U.S. so far, CDC estimates
Nice piece on impact of the flu this year. The Washington Post article provide detail on this years flu season. Read more at Washington Post en:User:Moriori [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
These Five Brands Of Dental Floss May Expose People To Harmful Chemicals, Study Finds
PFAS “forever chemicals” are found in many consumer products, including nonstick cookware, carpets, and easy-glide floss. Credit: Pixabay Read more here... CDC PFA Exposure
UK and Ireland investigate norovirus oyster outbreak
The United Kingdom and Ireland are investigating a foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by norovirus in live oysters Credit: Pixabay Read more at FSN...
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine Safety
Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Diseases and How to Protect Against Them Measles causes fever, rash, cough, runny nose, and red, watery eyes. Complications can include ear infection, diarrhea, pneumonia, brain damage, and death. Mumps causes fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, loss of appetite, and swollen salivary glands. Complications can include swelling of the testicles or ovaries, deafness, [...]
