Kids Living Near Airports Face Lead Poisoning Dangers
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While U.S. policymakers have attempted to lower lead exposure among children since the 1970s, new research finds that kids living near airports are still being exposed to dangerous levels of the heavy meta…
Learn MoreStudy Pushes Back Smallpox Origins Another 2,000 Years
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While the origins of smallpox has remained a mystery for centuries, researchers now believe that it dates back 2,000 years earlier than previously thought.Until recently, the earliest genetic evidence of sm…
Learn MoreFertility Measures Presented for 15- to 49-Year-Olds in the United States
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women aged 15 to 49 years have 1.3 biological children and men aged 15 to 49 years have fathered 0.9 children on average, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in the National Health Statistics Repor…
Learn MoreStaffing Stability Is Marker of Better Quality of Nursing Homes
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Day-to-day staffing stability is a marker of better quality of nursing homes, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in JAMA Network Open.Dana B. Mukamel, Ph.D., from the University of California in Ir…
Learn MoreSurvival Rates High for Children, Teens With Melanoma
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Survival rates for children and adolescents with melanomas are high, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.Mary-Ann El Sharouni, Ph.D., from the Un…
Learn MoreLetter Intervention Ups Prescription Monitoring Program Engagement
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A simple letter intervention highlighting a new mandate to check the prescription monitoring program (PMP) before prescribing controlled substances, with or without information about coprescribing risks and c…
Learn MoreFederal Agency Mulls Ban on Gas Stoves Due to Health Concerns
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Gas stoves could face new emissions standards or even be banned because of their link to indoor air pollutants and childhood asthma, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The federa…
Learn More5.4 Million Baby Sleepers Recalled After More Than 115 Infant Deaths
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Two companies issued new recalls on Monday for millions of previously recalled rocking sleepers for infants, with about 115 infant deaths possibly linked to use of the sleepers so far reported.With both produ…
Learn MoreDormir es clave para la buena salud mental de las mujeres mayores
LUNES, 9 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las mujeres mayores que no mantienen un horario fijo de sueño y vigilia quizá sean más propensas a enfrentarse a sentimientos de depresión y ansiedad, incluso aunque duerman el tiempo normal.Además, una mu…
Learn MoreRetiran casi 700,000 moisés mecedoras tras la muerte de 15 bebés
LUNES, 9 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tras las muertes de 15 bebés, se aconseja a las familias que dejen de usar de inmediato todos los modelos de los moisés mecedoras Kids2 Rocking Sleepers, de acuerdo con un segundo aviso de retirada.Cuatro …
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