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☆ The second-oldest person in the US has died aged 113. Her 4 secrets to a long life include not having kids to avoid stress.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementHerlda Senhouse, formerly the second oldest person in the US, died this week at the age of 113. Herlda Senhouse, born in 1911, appreciated three things about 2024: electric light, indoor plumbing, and having a Black female vice president. But Senhouse thought that not having children helped her avoid stress, which research suggests can accelerate aging. I seldom eat fast food," Senhouse told WBZ News in 2022. Know when to let goDo your best to fix issues in your life, but if you can't, let it go, Senhouse told The Telegraph.

Persons: Herlda Senhouse, Senhouse, Stephanie Hawkinson, didn't, Hawkinson, Margaret Robinson, BI's Hilary Brueck Organizations: Boston Clique, Boston University, New, US, Community Health, WBZ News, WBZ, Harvard, Telegraph, Business Locations: Wellesley , Massachusetts, Boston, New England, Wellesley

☆ RFK Jr.’s to-do list to make America ‘healthy’ — vaccines, fluoride and food — has health experts worried
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Meg Tirrell | Katherine Dillinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“Donald Trump’s bungling of public health policy during the Covid pandemic cost hundreds of thousands of lives. “FDA’s war on public health is about to end,” he said in a social media post. Pack your bags.”That warning followed comments Kennedy has made about ending National Institutes of Health research into infectious diseases, putting doctors in the field on edge. water systems to remove fluoride from public water. Kennedy’s messaging on food policy has resonated with some health experts in that field.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Dr, Ashish Jha, “, Carlos del Rio, Trump, ” Trump, “ Robert F, Kennedy, Jr, ” Robert Weissman, “ Donald Trump’s bungling, Michael Osterholm, ”, Osterholm, he’d, Ronald Reagan’s, he’s, ” Kennedy, Paul Offit, Jesse Watters, I’ve, Jason Schwartz, Edward Chen, it’s, I’m, Ashley Malin, ” Malin, Food Kennedy, Sanjay Gupta, Marion Nestle, Sen, Ron Johnson, Nestle, ” Nestle, CNN’s Carma Hassan, Nadia Kounang, Daniel Dale, Aaron Pellish Organizations: CNN, US Department of Health, Human, Brown University School of Public Health, Emory School of Medicine & Grady Health, Public Health, Health, HHS, Department of Health, Human Services, Public Citizen, Infectious Disease, University of Minnesota, US Centers for Disease Control, US Food and Drug, FDA, Pharma, of Health, Vaccine Education Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, CDC, Vaccines, Health Defense, Fox News, Yale School of Public Health, Trump White, U.S, American Dental Association, Environmental Protection Agency, MSNBC, Epidemiology, University of Florida’s College of Public Health, CNN Health Locations: Wisconsin

☆ A brief history of America's love affair with fluoridated water — and why it's now up for debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Nearly 63% of the US population has fluoridated water flowing through their taps, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Hawaii is the only US state without any fluoride in municipal taps; fluoridated water is only available there on military bases. As such, fluoridated water is now mandated on any military base with more than 3,300 people. Rumors have circulated that drinking fluoridated water can lead to bone cancer (osteosarcoma), but long-term studies from both the UK and US haven't found any credible evidence of higher rates in areas where people drink fluoridated water. Their review concluded that some studies of fluoride consumption have found links between higher fluoride water levels and lower IQs in kids.

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☆ Study maps how nonprofit religious groups set up facilities near abortion clinics
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Abigail Brooks | Abigail Brooks Is A Producer For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

While crisis pregnancy centers’ pattern of locating near abortion facilities is well documented, the new research, published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Medical Internet Research, maps women’s geographic access to both crisis pregnancy centers and abortion facilities. The new study found that in 2021, crisis pregnancy centers outnumbered abortion clinics 3-to-1 in the U.S., but acknowledged that the figure is probably greater now post-Dobbs. On average, the distance between crisis pregnancy centers and abortion facilities in the U.S. was 5.5 miles. Abortion clinics offer other health careAbortion-rights advocates say that when communities lose abortion clinics, they also lose access to other health care services for women. Crisis pregnancy centers outnumber abortion clinics 9 to 1 in Texas, according to the crisis pregnancy center study.

Persons: ”, Christina Villarreal, Mary Jane Maharry, “, ” Brian Westbrook, Dobbs, Andrea Swartzendruber, Danielle Lambert, ” Swartzendruber, Lambert, CPCs, ’, Swartzendruber, ” Lambert, “ They’re, you’re, Andrea Trudden, Roe, Ashley Underwood, “ We’re, couldn’t, ” Underwood, Wade, Nikki Madsen, we’ve, ” Madsen, they’ve, We’re, Donald Trump’s, Biden Organizations: Parenthood Health Center, Southwest Missouri, Coalition Life, NBC News, Medical Internet Research, “, University of Georgia College of Public Health, American College of Obstetricians, CPC, Communications, Heartbeat, United States, Equity, NBC, National Abortion Federation, Abortion Care Network, X, Obria Locations: Carbondale , Illinois, Illinois, Flossmoor , Illinois, Louis Region, Southwest, Fairview Heights , Illinois, Missouri, U.S, United, Louisiana, Florida , Missouri, North Carolina , Tennessee, Texas

☆ More young people are getting colorectal cancer. Being active at these times of day could lower the risk.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Exercising at specific times of day could lower colorectal cancer risk, a new study found. Colorectal cancer rates have fallen since the '80s, but have risen in under-55s by 1 to 2% yearly since the mid-'90s. Previous studies have found that people who exercise regularly have a lower colorectal cancer risk than those who don't. After five years, 529 of the participants were diagnosed with colorectal cancer, also known as bowel cancer. "Every movement counts for reducing colorectal cancer risk, meaning that doing any amount of physical activity is better than none," Orange said.

Persons: —, Michael Leitzmann, Sam Orange, It's, Michael Shusterman, NYU Langone's Organizations: Service, BMC Medicine, University of Regensburg, University of Newcastle, International, of Cancer, American Cancer Society, Society, NYU, NYU Langone's Perlmutter Cancer Center Locations: Germany, UK, Long

☆ My social media is helpful and positive. Here is how yours can be, too
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —For all the scary reports about how social media is ruining everyone’s mental health, my feed is usually a pretty good place to be. Being active on social media can connect and educate people, but it can also make people feel inferior and alone, he added. Here’s what I have learned about cultivating a healthier, happier social media experience. Try opening your social media accounts with some idea of what you are looking for. “It is important to recognize that polarizing social media content or clickbait is intended to increase social media use and trigger feelings like anger and frustration.

Persons: ”, Jason Nagata, Katherine Keyes, Marie Yeh, Anna Lembke, Lembke, –, – –, Nagata, Patricia Cavazos, St . Louis, “, ” I’m, Rehg, Yeh, ” Yeh, ” Nagata Organizations: CNN, University of California San, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Loyola University Maryland, Stanford University School of Medicine, “, Washington University School of Medicine Locations: University of California San Francisco, New York City, St .

One of the patients in the McDonald's outbreak suffered from that condition, known as hemolytic uremic syndrome. Hedberg is also a member of the McDonald's Food Safety Advisory Council, but said he has not worked with the company on its response to the outbreak. The size of the outbreak "would imply widespread undercooking by many different individual McDonald's restaurants" if beef was the culprit, according to Hedberg. For example, rival Wendy's dealt with its own link to an E. coli outbreak two years ago. However, that transparency means more media coverage, which reminds consumers about the crisis and risks scaring them away from McDonald's restaurants.

Persons: Michael M, Taylor, it's, spokespeople, McDonald's, Thomas Jaenisch, There's, Xiang Yang, Yang, Craig Hedberg, Hedberg, Jaenisch, Wendy's, Eric Gonzalez, Jack, Chipotle, Gonzalez, Joe Erlinger, Erlinger, Jo, Ellen Pozner, Darin Detwiler, Detwiler, Bill Marler, Marler, Clarissa DeBock, Eric Stelly Organizations: Santiago, Getty, for Disease Control, Taylor, Foods, . Foods, McDonald's, CDC, Colorado School of Public Health, University of California, Food Safety Center of Excellence, Food Safety Advisory, Food and Drug Administration, U.S . Department of Agriculture's, Inspection Service, CNBC, Media, USA, Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business, Northeastern University Locations: Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, California, Davis, Colorado, U.S, Minnesota, McDonald's U.S, Nebraska, Greeley , Colorado

The rise of online betting has led the commercial gambling industry to balloon worldwide, posing a significant threat to public health, according to a new report. The report, published Thursday, comes from a public health commission on gambling convened by the medical journal The Lancet. The report highlighted the role online gambling has played in the rising availability of commercial gambling as a whole. Belgium, the Netherlands and Ontario, for example, have varying restrictions on gambling advertising, including online gambling. A 2015 paper found that online gambling could lead to the emergence or aggravation of gambling problems.

Persons: “ We’re, ”, Louisa Degenhardt, Heather Wardle, “, FanDuel, Alan Feldman, Feldman, Wardle Organizations: University of New, D.C, American Gaming Association, Pew, University of Glasgow, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Gaming Institute, MGM, Council for Responsible Gaming Locations: University of New South Wales, Sydney, U.S, Washington, Scotland, Belgium, Netherlands, Ontario, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Massachusetts , Illinois, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Las

☆ Infants died at higher rates after abortion bans in the US, research shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —In the year and a half following the Supreme Court Dobbs decision that revoked the federal right to an abortion, hundreds more infants died than expected in the United States, new research shows. They found that infant mortality was higher than usual in the US in several months after the Dobbs decision and never dropped to rates that were lower than expected. In the months that infant mortality was higher than expected – October 2022, March 2023 and April 2023 – rates were about 7% higher than typical, leading to an average of 247 more infant deaths in each of those months. She was not involved in the new study, but does research abortion trends in the US. Abortion bans may affect access to and willingness to seek prenatal care and broader support systems, she said, and the barriers compound.

Persons: Dobbs, ”, Parvati Singh, Singh, Dr, Maria Gallo, ” Singh, Ushma, “, ” Upadhyay, Sanjay Gupta, aren’t, Alison Gemmill, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Ohio State University College of Public Health, University of California, CNN Health, “, Johns Hopkins University Locations: United States, Texas, San Francisco

☆ Eli Lilly to trial use of weight loss drugs to combat unemployment in U.K.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | Karen Gilchrist Is A Reporter For Cnbc.Com. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

LONDON — U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is exploring whether obesity drugs could be used to curb joblessness after signing a major investment deal with the U.K. The weight-loss treatment firm and creator of Zepbound announced Monday that it would commit £279 million ($364 million) to help tackle Britain’s significant health challenges — including obesity. Within that, the five-year trial, conducted in collaboration with Health Innovation Manchester, will also explore how weight-loss drugs impact “participants’ employment status and sick days from work,” the company said in a news release. The use cases for obesity drugs have been growing over recent months, with several drug regulators expanding GLP-1 drug labels for use in treating obesity-related comorbidities and other illnesses. The company said it anticipates making an additional £279 million of new investment into the U.K. over the coming years.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Zepbound, ”, Rachel Batterham, Wes Streeting, Streeting, “ It’s, ” Streeting, Peter Verdault, “, Dr, Dolly van Tulleken, Eli Lilly’s Organizations: LONDON, U.K, of Health, Social, Department for Science, Innovation, Technology, Labour government’s, Investment, National Health Services, Health Innovation, International Medical, British Health, Social Care, Covid, NHS can’t, CNBC, Citi, MRC, University of Cambridge, BBC Radio, Lilly, Labs Locations: Lilly, British, Europe

☆ Eli Lilly to trial use of weight loss drugs to combat unemployment in UK
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

An Eli Lilly & Co. Zepbound injection pen arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York on March 28, 2024. LONDON — U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is exploring whether obesity drugs could be used to curb joblessness after signing a major investment deal with the U.K. The use cases for obesity drugs have been growing over recent months, with several drug regulators expanding GLP-1 drug labels for use in treating obesity-related comorbidities and other illnesses. Speaking to CNBC last week, Citi pharmaceuticals analyst Peter Verdault said the body of evidence to support increased use of weight-loss drugs "keeps coming." The company said it anticipates making an additional £279 million of new investment into the U.K. over the coming years.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Zepbound, Rachel Batterham, Lilly, Wes Streeting, Covid, Streeting, Peter Verdault, Dolly van Tulleken, Eli Lilly's Organizations: LONDON, U.K, Department of Health, Social, Department for Science, Innovation, Technology, Labour government's, Investment, National Health Services, Health Innovation, International Medical, Social Care, CNBC, Citi, MRC, University of Cambridge, BBC Radio, Lilly Locations: Brooklyn, New York, Europe

☆ Life spans are growing but 'health spans' are shrinking. What that means for your money
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Since 1960, the average U.S. life span has increased to 77.5 from roughly 70 years old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But "health spans" are simultaneously shrinking. As a result, there's a "widening gap" between one's life and health spans, she said. How health impacts wealthFatcamera | E+ | Getty ImagesOf course, this isn't to say healthy people avoid significant medical expenses. Prioritize the spending on your health and, if it feels like too much money, try to cut back on spending that "doesn't increase your health span," she said.

Persons: Momo, Susan Roberts, Roberts, McClanahan, Francis Organizations: Getty, Centers for Disease Control, Dartmouth College, Planning Partners, Invest Locations: U.S

☆ Most of today’s children are unlikely to live to 100, analysis says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

They said, ‘No, no, NO!’ Advances in medical and life-extending technologies will accelerate and will drag life expectancy along with it,” he said. We have shown the era of rapid increases in human life expectancy has ended, just as we predicted,” Olshansky said. “We’re still gaining life expectancy, but it’s at an increasingly slower pace than in previous decades.”Olshansky spoke to CNN about his analysis of longevity data. Just 5% of baby girls and about 2% of baby boys born today will live to 100, according to a new analysis. (That woman, Jeanne Calment, was born in 1875 in Arles, France, at a time when life expectancy was nearly 45 years.

Persons: CNN — Gerontologist Jay Olshansky, Olshansky, ”, ‘, ” Olshansky, “, “ We’re, Jeanne Calment, it’s, that’s Organizations: CNN, “, School of Public Health, University of Illinois, ER Productions, Getty Locations: Chicago, Australia, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Arles

In the U.S. overall this year, a concerning, though not unprecedented, number of dengue, EEE and West Nile cases have been reported. “With climate change, we’re basically extending the mosquito season,” said Chantal Vogels, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health. In the U.S., cases have outpaced those of West Nile virus, which is typically more prevalent. This year, Clark County, Nevada, has seen a particularly high number of West Nile cases: 23. “We consider New York state residents to be at risk for West Nile virus every summer,” she said.

Persons: Jennifer White, it’s, ”, ” Barbara Ferrer, Anthony Fauci, Chantal Vogels, Nirbhay Kumar, George Washington, “, Vogels, Nile, White, Thomas Jaenisch, ” White Organizations: Angeles County Department of Public Health, U.S, National Institute of Allergy, Yale School of Public Health, U.S ., Centers for Disease Control, George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health, World Health Organization, WHO, Southern, Southern Nevada Health, New York State Department of Health, Colorado School of Public Health, Gulf Locations: New York, U.S, California, Los Angeles County, EEE, West, New Hampshire, Vermont, Arizona , California, Florida, Hawaii, Texas, Puerto Rico, U.S . Virgin Islands, Los Angeles, West Nile, Clark County , Nevada, Southern Nevada, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island , Vermont, Wisconsin, Gulf Coast

☆ US overdoses have fallen sharply in recent months, a hopeful shift in trends
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But the latest provisional data shows that overdose deaths made a sharp turn at the end of last year and have been trending down for months. There were about 101,000 overdose deaths in the year ending in April, CDC estimates. Overdose deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are down 20% year-over-year, CDC data shows. These drugs are now involved in about two-thirds of all fatal overdoses, down from more than three-quarters of all overdose deaths a year ago. “We’ve been riding a better than 20-year peak in terms of the continuous increases of drug overdoses,” Pamplin said.

Persons: ”, Sarah Wakeman, Brigham, “, Nabarun Dasgupta, Dasgupta, it’s, ” Wakeman, ” John Pamplin, “ We’ve, ” Pamplin, ” Dasgupta, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Nora Volkow Organizations: CNN, Federal, US Centers for Disease Control, Mass, University of North, CDC, United States, Columbia University, CNN Health, Black, National Institute on Drug, National Institutes of Health Locations: United States, University of North Carolina, United

☆ Decades of national suicide prevention policies haven’t slowed the deaths
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Cheryl Platzman Weinstock | Kff Health News | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Globally: The International Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide have contact information for crisis centers around the world. But, Mehta said, “we act like we know everything there is to know about suicide prevention. During the past two decades federal officials have launched three national suicide prevention strategies, including one announced in April. Without accurate statistics, researchers can’t figure out who dies most often by suicide, what prevention strategies are working, and where prevention money is needed most. Similarly, the fledgling 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline faces similar, serious problems.

Persons: Pooja Mehta’s, Raj, “, ”, Mehta, —, Michael Schoenbaum, ” Schoenbaum, Schoenbaum, Jane Pearson, Kim Deti, Janet Lee, haven’t, Anita Everett, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Lena Heilmann, ” Mehta, Cheryl Platzman Organizations: KFF Health, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, Mental Health, Alaska Natives, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, National Institute of Mental Health, NIMH, Wyoming Department of Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, National Alliance, Mental, Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health, CNN, CNN Health, state’s, Colorado Department of Public Health, Environment, KFF, National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation Locations: Arlington , Virginia, Alaska , Montana , North Dakota, Wyoming, SAMHSA, Colorado

☆ Caffeinated coffee and tea lowers risk of some heart and metabolic diseases, study shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Kaitlin Sullivan | Kaitlin Sullivan Is A Contributor For Nbcnews.Com Who Has Worked With Nbc News Investigations. She Reports On Health | Science | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

This is one of them: Drinking several cups of caffeinated coffee or tea a day may protect against Type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke. They also looked at responses from about 172,000 people who specified that they drank caffeinated coffee or tea. None of them had a history of cardiometabolic disease — defined by a diagnosis of at least two of the three conditions: Type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease or stroke — when the study began. And among those who did eventually develop cardiometabolic disease, drinking moderate amounts of coffee every day was still associated with lower risk of developing another cardiometabolic disease. Studies have also shown a link between high caffeine intake and a greater risk of dementia and stroke.

Persons: —, Chaofu Ke, ” Ke, Luke Laffin, ”, Laffin, “, ” Laffin, Stephen Kopecky, ” Kopecky, It’s, Kopecky Organizations: Soochow University, Center, Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic Locations: China, Sweden, Rochester , Minnesota

☆ Drinking 1 to 3 cups of coffee a day may protect heart health
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“Coffee and caffeine consumption may play an important protective role in almost all phases of CM development,” Ke said. What researchers don’t knowThe methodology is strong and the results line up with existing data about caffeine and heart health, but there are still questions about the extent of the connection between caffeine and heart health, Marcus said. Because the study is observational, it can only show a connection between caffeine and heart health, he said. Other factors may actually be the cause of the improved heart health, he added. And contrary to popular wisdom, drinking caffeine in coffee is associated with experiencing a lower risk of abnormal heart rhythms, he added, pointing to his and others’ research.

Persons: Chaofu Ke, Cardiometabolic, ” Ke, Ke, Gregory Marcus, ” Marcus, Marcus, ” Organizations: CNN, Soochow University, Metabolism, University of California Locations: Suzhou, China, San Francisco

☆ Chemical toxins from food processing migrate into our bodies, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“The study also shows that food contact materials can contain mutagenic chemicals that harm our DNA, such as heavy metals,” Wagner said. Another chemical group in food packaging that has migrated into people is phthalates, the research revealed. “We’ve got, say, 60 years of research into the migration of chemicals into food from food processing and packaging equipment. “Given that there are (tens) of thousands of food contact chemicals, biomonitoring programs do not have the capacity to test for all chemicals we are potentially exposed to,” Wagner said. “However, there are also important gaps that need to be addressed as we undertake the work to strengthen our food chemical safety activities,” he said.

Persons: ”, Martin Wagner, Wagner, Jane Muncke, ” Muncke, Muncke, “, ” Wagner, “ We’ve, It’s, there’s, Melanie Benesh, you’re, ” Benesh, GRAS, Jim Jones, Benesh Organizations: CNN, Norwegian University of Science, Technology, Food Packaging, Getty, American Chemistry Council, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, US National Health, Canadian, Korean National Environmental Health Survey, National Health, Environmental, Food and Drug Administration, FDA, US, Committee, Energy Locations: Trondheim, Zurich, Switzerland, phthalates, PFAS, Europe, Biomonitoring California, United States

☆ The best diet for happiness isn't about what you eat—it's about how, Harvard expert says: Here's what that means
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Eating food in general activates areas of the brain that are responsible for pleasurable feelings, according to Brooks, who is also the instructor of a course at Harvard University about managing happiness. Brooks did a deep dive into various studies to compile the elements of what he calls the "ultimate happiness diet." Some additional factors Brooks says are key to a happiness diet include:Still, it was the use of meal time for social gathering that stuck with Brooks. "The connection between food and social connections is very natural, because food does bring people together," Hu said. But in Brooks' opinion, "The food isn't the point at all," for happiness.

Persons: Arthur C, Brooks, Frank B, Hu Organizations: Harvard University, Harvard, of Public Health, CNBC Locations: Asia, Chan

☆ Early puberty may be linked to a common chemical used in personal care products
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Linda Carroll | Linda Carroll Is A Regular Health Contributor To Nbc News. She Is Coauthor Of | The Concussion Crisis | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Shaw, a co-senior author of the new study, acknowledged a link between early puberty and excess weight in young girls. “I do think it plays a role, but in my practice, it’s not just those who are overweight or obese who are having early puberty,” she said. But children were most likely to be exposed to only one of them: musk ambrette, according to the report, published in Endocrinology. Musk ambrette is widely used in inexpensive or counterfeit fragrances and other scented personal care products, Shaw said. She was surprised that phthalates, which have been linked to early puberty, didn’t come up in the research.

Persons: Natalie Shaw, Shaw, “, it’s, ”, ” Shaw, haven’t, Apisadaporn, didn’t, Jasmine McDonald, McDonald, ” McDonald Organizations: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Harvard, of Public Health, UCLA, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Locations: Durham , North Carolina, Chan, New York City

☆ Existing newborn screenings may be able to identify risk of sudden infant death syndrome, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Aria-Bendix-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Aria Bendix | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

But a new study has found that a particular group of chemicals called metabolites, which are tested for as part of routine newborn screenings, could identify babies with an elevated risk. The researchers compared the results of newborn screening tests for 354 infants who died of SIDS with 1,416 infants who did not. “Maybe we’re looking at some food sensitivities,” she said, but added that much more research is needed into the link between SIDS risk and metabolism. Dr. Joanna Parga-Belinkie, a neonatologist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia who also wasn’t involved, similarly questioned whether newborn screenings can provide enough answers. “But every baby that’s born isn’t going to get a deep-dive genetic evaluation — they do get newborn screenings,” she added.

Persons: SIDS, Laura Jelliffe, ”, Pawlowski, “, we’re, ’ ”, Stephanie Napolitano, Joanna Parga, “ It’s, Debra Weese, Mayer, wasn’t, isn’t, it’s, ” Napolitano Organizations: U.S, Disease Control, New York University, University of California, Nationwide Children’s, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Locations: SIDS, San Francisco, California

☆ Weekend sleep-ins may benefit heart health, research finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-30 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New research suggests doing so may even benefit your heart health, amounting to a 19% lower risk of developing heart disease, according to a research abstract published Thursday. Sleeping in on weekends may lower your risk of developing heart disease later in life, new research suggests. Other experts suggested people still address inconsistent sleep patterns since it can affect more than just heart health. “Sleep is restorative and a key component of heart health preservation.”There are still other unanswered questions, Gulati said: Is there a threshold of too much sleep on the weekend? “To promote heart health, it’s recommended to aim for at least 7 hours of sleep each night and maintain a consistent sleep pattern,” Goldberg said.

Persons: ”, Yanjun, Elena Noviello, Nieca Goldberg, University’s, Goldberg wasn’t, catchup, Dr, Nour Makarem, wasn’t, Martha Gulati, Barbra Streisand, Makarem, ” Makarem, sleep’s, “, ” Goldberg, Gulati, ” Gulati, it’s Organizations: CNN, European Society of, State Key Laboratory, Infectious, National Center for Cardiovascular, Fuwai Hospital, Getty, University’s Grossman School of Medicine, Columbia University’s Mailman, of Public Health, Sinai Medical Center Locations: Beijing, United Kingdom, York City, New, Cedars, Los Angeles

The virus is classified into two distinct groups: clade I and clade II. Clade II was responsible for the 2022 outbreak, which has led to around 100,000 cases worldwide. Clade I is more transmissible than clade II and capable of being more severe, so infectious disease experts are concerned about further international spread. How does this version of mpox spread? Historically, mpox lesions have tended to appear on the face, chest, palms of the hands and the soles of the feet.

Persons: ”, Anne Rimoin, that’s, Stuart Isaacs, Isaacs, there’s, Rimoin, Marc Siegel, Amira Albert Roess, “ It’s Organizations: Democratic, Health, University of California, Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health, University of Pennsylvania, George Washington School of Medicine, Health Sciences, ”, Department of Health, Human Service, George Mason University Locations: Mpox, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sweden, Africa, Pakistan, Los, Congo, U.S, DRC

☆ Promises of happier, healthier living drove tourists to Costa Rica in droves. Now, locals say the Blue Zone lifestyle is dying out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Tourists are flocking to Costa Rica, with visitors trying to get a taste of the Blue Zone lifestyle that promises better-than-average health and longevity. Researchers from Stanford have studied the Nicoya Blue Zone. "It's not uncommon to see people in Nicoya live to be in their 90s, but we're seeing that number slip back down into the 80s." AdvertisementStill, if you're in the region, you will probably see a lot about the Blue Zone as a selling point driving more tourism. "A lot of people are using it for their business — Blue Zone this, Blue Zone that — I'm sure they know what it means, but the lifestyle is something that's fading, unfortunately, because it was all the old-timers keeping it alive," Jones told BI.

Persons: Costa, Thomas Jones, it's, —, Jones, Juan Gabriel, Gabriel, he's, David Rehkopf, Luis Rosero, there's Organizations: Service, Central, Business, Tourism, Bahia Rica, Stanford, Stanford Medicine Magazine, Stanford School of Medicine Locations: Costa Rica, Nicoya, Central American, Paquera, Germany, Spain, France, Norway, Bahia, Costa Rican

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