WHO Agency Declares Aspartame a Possible Carcinogen
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In findings that are likely to fuel the debate over the safety of aspartame, a World Health Organization agency — the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) — announced Thursday that the artifici…
Learn MoreCasi 1 de cada 5 personas afirma que su lugar de trabajo puede ser tóxico
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Alrededor de una quinta parte de los trabajadores estadounidenses afirman que su lugar de trabajo es tóxico, y muchos dicen que como resultado su salud mental sufre. La Asociación Americana de Psicología…
Learn MoreUnas tasas de mortalidad materna más altas en las mujeres negras se vinculan con racismo y sexismo: ONU
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Es más probable que las mujeres negras mueran durante o poco después del parto, debido a un racismo y un sexismo sistémicos en el sistema médico, no a la genética ni al estilo de vida, según la Organizac…
Learn MoreUn tercio de las parejas de EE. UU. eligen un ‘divorcio de sueño’ para dormir mejor
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Más de un tercio de los estadounidenses que tienen pareja y que desean dormir mejor optan por un “divorcio de sueño”. En realidad no se divorcian, sino que duermen en otra habitación para que ambos pueda…
Learn MoreCannabis-Involved ED Visit Rates Increased Among Youth During Pandemic
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, 2021, and 2022, the mean weekly cannabis-involved emergency department visit rates among young persons were higher than the corresponding periods in 2019, according to re…
Learn MoreAre Specific Occupational Exposures Linked to Ovarian Cancer?
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Certain occupations, industries, and occupational exposure to specific agents are associated with an increased risk for ovarian cancer, according to a study published online July 10 in Occupational & Environme…
Learn MoreWHO Agency Declares Aspartame a Possible Carcinogen
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In findings that are likely to fuel the debate over the safety of aspartame, one World Health Organization (WHO) agency announced Thursday that the artificial sweetener is a possible carcinogen while another s…
Learn MoreWashington State’s New Payroll Tax Helps Fund Long-Term Care. Could It Be a Model for the Nation?
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vicki Bickford is a professional caregiver, but lately she’s been worried more and more about her own aging.Bickford, 66, has aggressive arthritis that has required hip replacements and has now spread to her k…
Learn MoreRacial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Racial discrimination may drive health inequities from an early age, according to researchers who found that it puts kids at risk for obesity.“Exposure to racial discrimination must be acknowledged as both a s…
Learn MoreVariation Noted in Physician Turnover Rates From 2010 to 2020
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Physician turnover rates increased from 2010 to 2014, then stabilized through 2017, with no indication of an increase during the first three quarters of 2020, coincident with COVID-19, according to a study p…
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