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☆ Nearly 1 in 3 US adults may have an iron deficiency, study suggests
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Absolute iron deficiency can be treated with iron supplements, and functional iron deficiency is managed by treating the underlying conditions leading to it, Buckley said, adding that the long-term consequences of functional iron deficiency remain under investigation. Absolute iron deficiency was also common among older women and men, a group that may be more susceptible to the effects of iron deficiency,” he said. Even among adults without conditions that may be associated with iron deficiency – anemia, heart failure, chronic kidney disease or pregnancy – the estimated prevalence of absolute iron deficiency was 11% and that of functional iron deficiency was 15%. Only about 33% of the adults with absolute iron deficiency and 14% of adults with functional iron deficiency had a potential medical reason to screen for iron deficiency, such as anemia, heart failure, chronic kidney disease or pregnancy. However, we know that iron deficiency can cause symptoms before a patient becomes anemic, as anemia is a late-stage manifestation of iron deficiency,” he said.

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Here are some of the progressive measures Walz has enacted as governor:Child tax creditMany lower-income Minnesota families can access a state child tax credit, which Walz signed into law last year. Free college tuitionLast year, Walz signed a bill into law that made college tuition free for students from Minnesota families who earn less than $80,000 a year. Walz’s executive order directed state agencies to study the effectiveness of the care and investigate any health organization that denied it. The bill also raised the sales tax in the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area by 0.25% to create a permanent funding stream for Minnesota housing programs. Voting rights for ex-felonsLast year, Walz signed a bill into law that restored voting rights to more than 55,000 formerly incarcerated people in Minnesota.

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☆ Daniel Radcliffe ‘really sad’ about J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans rhetoric
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Don’t look for Daniel Radcliffe and J.K. Rowling to reunite any time soon. Radcliffe found fame as a child actor starring as Harry Potter in the film franchise based on Rowling’s wildly successful book series. In a recently published interview with The Atlantic, Radcliffe talked about Rowling’s past comments that have been perceived by many as anti-trans. Radcliffe released a statement via The Trevor Project shortly after Rowling’s posts in 2020. “Transgender women are women,” he wrote in his statement.

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☆ Iron deficiency could be making millions of Americans tired. 5 foods high in iron, from meat to produce, could help fix it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Kate Hull | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Alexander Spatari/ Getty ImagesIron comes in two different forms: heme iron and nonheme iron. Animal products contain heme iron, which comes from hemoglobin — a protein responsible for transporting oxygen in blood. Roughly 25 to 30 percent of heme iron is absorbed by your body, according to a 2019 study . However, these foods contain nonheme iron — a type of iron that is not as readily absorbed by the body. Witthaya Prasongsin/ Getty ImagesWhite beans are a good source of nonheme iron: A 1-cup serving of canned white beans contains 8 mg of nonheme iron .

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☆ Putting Women at the Center of Human Evolution
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Sarah Lyall | More About Sarah Lyall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The idea is that by examining how women evolved differently from men, Bohannon argues, we can “provide the latest answers to women’s most basic questions about their bodies.” These include, she says: Why do women menstruate? Thanks to regulations established in the 1970s, clinical trials in the United States have typically used mostly male subjects, from mice to humans. For example: “From 1996 to 2006, more than 79 percent of animal studies published in the scientific journal Pain included only male subjects,” she writes. As she points out in “Eve,” antidepressants and pain medications are considered gender-neutral, despite evidence that they affect women differently than they do men. “When we put the female body back in the frame, even people who don’t have female bodies have a better of idea of where we all stand in this huge evolutionary story.”

Persons: Bohannon, ” Bohannon, ” Organizations: National Institutes of Health Locations: United States, Seattle

☆ What is patriarchy? What does it mean and why is everyone talking about it?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Eliza Anyangwe | Melissa Mahtani | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

However, the main characteristic of a patriarchal society is one where men hold more power and authority which subsequently leads to male privilege. As such, a woman's place in a patriarchal society is primarily to be homemakers, procreators or caregivers. Gender inequality -- the unequal treatment of someone based solely on their gender -- is an outcome of patriarchal societies but the terms do not mean the same thing. Despite strides towards sex equality that have been gaining momentum for more than a century, the US remains a patriarchal society. While not evenly accorded to all males, being assigned male at birth in a patriarchal society comes with privileges.

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☆ Opinion | Could Peer Influence Be a Cause of the Global Baby Bust?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

I read several papers on peer effects on fertility with Angrist’s caveats in mind. Those factors made the classmates more likely to become pregnant, which in turn influenced the fertility outcomes of the girls being studied. Less-educated women were less likely to have a baby when a colleague of the same education level had one. The negative peer effect for less-educated women “could come from a desire to distinguish oneself from one’s peers,” among other factors, they speculated. The research “provides support for the role of social norms in the fertility choices of reproductive-aged Chinese women,” they wrote.

☆ A millennial whose employer gives paid period leave said it's improved her work life knowing she could take time off when the pain becomes unbearable
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Jason Lalljee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Paid menstrual leave is much more common in Asia than the US or Europe. One worker told Insider menstrual leave at her Polish company made life easier in the last year. "By giving additional days off for those experiencing menstrual period pain, we acknowledge these symptoms are real." Rutkowska also praised the relative ease and discretion of requesting menstrual leave, especially in comparison to other forms of leave. She said she simply logs onto her online time sheet, fills out "menstrual leave" as the reason, and gets approved quickly.

☆ How January 2023 top diet trends can enable eating disorders
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Erin Harrop | Dr. Erin Harrop Is An Assistant Professor At The University Of Denver Graduate School Of Social Work. Their Research | Teaching | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

Many fad diets are not actually sustainable or healthy — and some can lead to unhealthy obsessions and dangerous eating disorders. And critically, the majority of people living with eating disorders today do not fit the cookie-cutter stereotype of people with eating disorders. Among adults, people previously thought to be the least at risk for eating disorders — such as men, people over 45 years old and lower-income individuals, have demonstrated the most significant increases in eating disorders. As an eating disorder survivor, many parts of my story fit the eating disorder stereotypes. My journey with my eating disorder was long, and I struggled to get treatment during a time when eating disorder treatment programs were few and far between, and health care lacked mental health parity.

☆ CVS lowers prices on store-brand menstrual products by 25% in pharmacies nationwide, covers 'tampon taxes" in 12 states
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Sarah Belle Lin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The company's initiative also includes paying sales taxes on period products on customers' behalf in 12 states. Advocates are working towards legislation to address sales taxes on period products. People who menstruate require around 40 period products per cycle, according to the Alliance for Period Supplies. The nonprofit group PERIOD., which is partnering with CVS on the initiative, directed a message towards states that still tax menstrual products. "If you are one of the last 22 states to tax period products, it's time to repeal your antiquated law.

☆ 10 common pieces of abortion misinformation — debunked by a retired gynecologist
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-09 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

A retired gynecologist debunked common mistruths spread about the procedure by abortion opponents. While abortion has been a top issue among voters, McNabb said there is still a wealth of misinformation about the procedure. "Abortion does not cause breast cancer," McNabb said, noting that abortion opponents often base that argument on discredited studies. Another common claim is that medical abortions, which utilize Mifepristone and Misoprostol pills, are not safe for women. "The risk of abortions go up from first trimester up to the limit of when someone would perform an abortion," McNabb said.

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