Even Alligators Might Be Harmed by PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Alligators along North Carolina’s Cape Fear River have high blood levels of 14 toxic chemicals, along with signs of immune system damage, new research shows. The study of levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyls …
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THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Alligators along North Carolina’s Cape Fear River have high blood levels of 14 toxic chemicals, along with signs of immune system damage, new research shows. The study of levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyls …
Learn MoreBlack Death Reshaped Genes in Ways Affecting People’s Health Today
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Black Death pandemic wiped out as many as half of the people living in some of the Middle Ages’ most densely populated places, sweeping through Europe, Asia and Africa nearly 700 years ago.Now genetic an…
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THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Black Death pandemic wiped out as many as half of the people living in some of the Middle Ages’ most densely populated places, sweeping through Europe, Asia and Africa nearly 700 years ago.Now genetic an…
Learn MoreHomicide a Leading Cause of Death for Pregnant U.S. Women
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s not high blood pressure, hemorrhage or sepsis that is more likely to kill pregnant women — it’s their husbands and boyfriends.Homicide is a leading cause of death in pregnant women in the United States…
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Your hospital room affects outcomes after surgery. A new study finds key factors about hospital rooms that are tied to higher or lower survival rates in the days or weeks after surgery. Read moreMarijuana, meth, cocaine use may trigger dangerous a-fib…
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Your hospital room affects outcomes after surgery. A new study finds key factors about hospital rooms that are tied to higher or lower survival rates in the days or weeks after surgery. Read moreMarijuana, meth, cocaine use may trigger dangerous a-fib…
Learn MoreGestational Phthalate Exposure Tied to Childhood Lung Function
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Gestational exposure to phthalates is associated with reduced lung function during childhood, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of Environmental Pollution.Magda Bosch de Basea, Ph.D., from …
Learn MoreOlder Adults Interested in At-Home Tests
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years (48 percent) have ever bought an at-home medical test, with nearly one-third (32 percent) having bought an at-home COVID-19 test, according to a new report fro…
Learn MoreFDA Panel Votes for Removal of Drug Meant to Prevent Preterm Births
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Wednesday voted to recommend that a controversial drug meant to prevent premature births be pulled from the market.FDA officials have said they want…
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