La limpieza del derrame de petróleo del Deepwater Horizon puso a los trabajadores en riesgo de asma
LUNES, 22 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los trabajadores que limpiaron el derrame de petróleo del Deepwater Horizon en 2010 en el Golfo de México eran más propensos que otros a haber desarrollado asma o síntomas relacionados, muestra un seguim…
Learn MoreYou Could Live 9 Years Longer in Hawaii Than in Mississippi, New Data Shows
TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Differences in lifestyles and other factors are linked to big gaps in life expectancy between residents of various U.S. states, 2020 data shows.That could mean almost a decade more or less of life, a new repo…
Learn MoreUn avance podría descomponer a las PFAS, unos ‘compuestos permanentes’
VIERNES, 19 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las PFAS se conocen como “compuestos permanentes” porque se degradan con lentitud en el ambiente y se acumulan en el cuerpo, lo que potencialmente daña la salud de los humanos y los animales.Las bacter…
Learn MoreAsthma Risk May Be Increased in Oil Spill Response, Cleanup Workers
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For oil spill response and cleanup workers, total hydrocarbons (THCs) and benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, o-, m-, and p-xylenes and n-hexane (BTEX-H) chemicals are associated with increased asthma risk, accord…
Learn MoreDeepwater Horizon Oil Spill Cleanup Put Workers at Risk for Asthma
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Workers who cleaned up the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico were more likely than others to have developed asthma or related symptoms, a long-term follow-up shows.”This is the first study…
Learn MoreBreakthrough Might Break Down PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — PFAS compounds are known as “forever chemicals” because they degrade slowly in the environment and accumulate in the body, potentially harming human and animal health.Bacteria can’t eat them. Fire can’t incine…
Learn MoreEl calor, el humo y el corazón: los incendios forestales provocan crisis cardiacas
LUNES, 15 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aunque la mayoría de las personas saben que inhalar el humo de un incendio forestal no es bueno para la salud respiratoria, quizá no sepan que el aire contaminado también es problemático para el corazón….
Learn MoreA los hogares de ancianos de EE. UU. les falta personal, y es peor en las comunidades minoritarias
LUNES, 15 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La escasez de personal en los hogares de ancianos de todo Estados Unidos es grave en las áreas marginadas donde la necesidad quizá sea mayor, señalan unos investigadores. El estudio, que se publicó en un…
Learn MoreLead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids’ Test Scores
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s well known that exposure to lead can harm young children’s brain development. Now a new study suggests that racial segregation may be compounding the detrimental effects of lead on Black children.The stu…
Learn MoreU.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Staffing shortages at nursing homes across the United States are severe in disadvantaged areas where needs may be greatest, researchers say.The study — recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatr…
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