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Is your baby formula making your infant sick? Signs to watch for
The recent baby formula recall by Abbott Nutrition understandably has parents concerned about the health of their babies. One pediatrician told Fox News he has expanded his emergency room hospital examination screenings to include asking parents of sick infants, what type of formula does the baby use? Dr. Matthew Harris, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at…
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World Obesity Day: What to know
Friday marks World Obesity Day. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) more than 1 billion people around the world are obese. The agency said that tally includes, 650 million adults, 340 million adolescents and 39 million children – with the number still increasing. The WHO estimates that approximately 167 million people will become less healthy because they are overweight or obese by…
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Israeli child diagnosed with polio; first case there in decades
Israeli health officials have identified the country’s first case of polio in decades, according to reports. An unvaccinated child, 4, from Jerusalem, contracted the highly transmissible virus, making it the first polio case in Israel since 1988, the Israeli Health Ministry said Sunday. The Jerusalem District Health Bureau launched an epidemiological investigation and will be reaching…
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Pregnancy-related deaths climbed in first year of pandemic
Pregnancy-related deaths for U.S. mothers climbed higher in the pandemic’s first year, continuing a decades-long trend that disproportionately affects Black people, according to a government report released Wednesday. Overall in 2020, there were almost 24 deaths per 100,000 births, or 861 deaths total — numbers that reflect mothers dying during pregnancy, childbirth or the year after. The rate was 20 per…
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Fentanyl test strips can detect deadly opioid hidden in recreational drugs
The rise in deaths tied to the deadly opioid fentanyl is prompting concern from the border, where it’s crossing into the United States in record amounts, to research institutions across the country. The drug, which according to the Drug Enforcement Agency mostly originates in China in its illicit form and precursors, is about 50 times stronger than heroin. Health professionals…
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WHO unveils new guide to help protect health workers who are burned out
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have published a new guide on developing and implementing stronger occupational health and safety programs for health workers. In a news release, the WHO said the agencies recommended programs at the national, sub-national and health facility levels – with all programs covering infectious, ergonomic, physical, chemical and psycho-social…
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Extending sleep can help with weight loss in adults
Increasing the number of hours of sleep could help adults to lose weight, according to researchers. In a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, a team from the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin–Madison conducted a randomized clinical trial among 80 adults with overweight and habitual sleep of less than 6.5 hours a…
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Men concerned about fertility should limit cell phone use to protect sperm quality
Men may want to limit their cell phone use if they are concerned about fertility, according to a recent metanalysis published this past November in Environmental Research, which found the radiofrequency electromagnetic waves (RF-EMWs) emitted by cell phones decrease sperm quality by reducing their motility, viability, and concentration. ”Male cell-phone users should strive to reduce mobile phone use to…
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Increased daily exercise for 10 minutes could prevent more than 100K deaths a year
An increase in daily physical activity of 10 minutes could help to save more than 100,000 lives, researchers say. In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine (JAMA Network), a team from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) used activity monitor…
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CDC should track more COVID-19 breakthrough infections to get ahead of the pandemic
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the best way to prevent infection and slow the spread of COVID-19 is to get vaccinated, but the total number of breakthrough cases is unknown because the agency only monitors the most severe on a monthly basis, according to Medpage Today. After May 1, 2021, the CDC streamlined…
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