Black Health Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2024

His collaboration with Mariah Carey in 2001 for her Glitter album, “Loverboy,” reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. We are also being diagnosed at younger ages. An avid sneakerhead, the collector had amassed more than 3,000 pairs in his collection. Check here for more information on prevention and screening.

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Ageing and Health 98

Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

They found that those living at higher altitudes have a reduced risk of death or hospitalization because of a stroke, and tend to experience strokes at a greater age. The results showed that people who lived at higher altitudes (above 2,500 meters) tended to experience stroke at a later age compared with those at lower altitudes.

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Ageing and Health 140

Gideon

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As our world continues to shrink due to globalization, it is getting harder for public health agencies to monitor and prevent Salmonella outbreaks from imported foods. 2001 – 2003: 666 cases reported in Norway , Finland, and Swedish tourists infected by contaminated poultry. 2001: 303 cases 2002: 164 cases 2003: 199 cases.

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Environmental Health and Safety Public Health Agencies Ageing and Health Water 52

Black Health Matters

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

According to the PBS documentary “Free to Dance,” Jamison was already tall at age six, so her parents enrolled her in dance to complement her exceptional height with grace. According to the New York Times, she and her older brother, John Jr., lived in the Germantown section of Philadelphia and were exposed to lots of music.

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Ageing and Health 96

Mercola

DECEMBER 3, 2024

I have previously written about the mysteries — and potential health uses — of castor oil , and despite having minimal research backing up its potential medicinal effects, I do believe that there are notable benefits from using this versatile oil. 1 Castor oil is claimed to be one of the best remedies there is.

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Ageing and Health 74

HEALTHBEAT

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Marisa Donnellys community public health forecast in your inbox a day early. Heres what happened this week in New York public health and why it matters. They were diagnosed at a younger age (around 56 vs. 59 years old) and were more likely to have cancer detected at an early stage.

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Occupational Health and Safety Ageing and Health Outbreak Investigation 77

Fund for Public Health NYC

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Years NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan today unveiled “ HealthyNYC , ” an ambitious plan to improve and extend the average lifespan of all New Yorkers. Read “ Using Law to Advance Population Health Planning ” in Health Affairs.

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The Health Care Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2021

When he died in 2018 at age 85, his memoriam read : “For over 50 years, Dr. Slack conducted pioneering research on the use of computers in the medical world and was one of the founders of medical informatics. The tube was finally removed on April 24, 2001. Clearly, not all health technology innovators share this narrow focus.

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Mercola

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Many consider anxiety to be the disease of the modern age. from 2001 to 2004, approximately 19.1% Note: We believe daily walking is an ideal exercise for mental health, physical health and longevity. It is thus one of the most significant disease markets in America (e.g., by walking barefoot on natural surfaces).

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Ageing and Health 90

Gideon

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Whether you are a student of nursing, health sciences, public health, or another specialty, you may be interested in expanding your knowledge of epidemiology. Public health and government agencies prevent the spread of emerging infectious diseases on their shores. We can see this visually represented with outbreak or case maps.

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Maternal and Child Health Health Metrics and Evaluation Nutrition and Public Health Ageing and Health 52

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Evaluation of this risk–benefit relationship has become an important public health concern because more than 91% of the global population lives in areas where air quality fails to meet the 2005 World Health Organization guidelines. Her research interests focus on the health effects of air pollution on non-communicable diseases.

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Non-communicable Diseases Communicable Diseases Ageing and Health Risk Factors 52

Your Local Epidemiologist

APRIL 9, 2025

It’s Public Health Week! Send a note to your local health department. Many folks in public health will tell you: this moment is even harder than the Covid-19 emergency (which is really saying something). As feared, pulling the plug on public health infrastructure funding overnight is already having consequences.

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Ageing and Health 86

Mercola

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

For example: Yale researchers reviewed the records of 87,290 patients diagnosed with depression or anxiety between 1997 and 2001 and determined those treated with antidepressants converted to bipolar at the rate of 7.7% a recent post-COVID survey of those aged 18 to 24 found 42% had a mental health condition, including 37.8%

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Mental Health and Public Health Ageing and Health 73

Gideon

JUNE 30, 2021

Pulmonary Tuberculosis ( TB ): Chest x-ray shows alveolar infiltration at both lungs due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection Global Burden of the Disease The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a 22% decrease in TB-related mortality between 2000-2015, with a gradual 1.5% decrease in the annual rate.

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Mercola

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) COVID-19 public health campaign, revealing it was fraught with miscalculations that set the stage for widespread public distrust. Despite this, the administration launched the "We Can Do This" Campaign, spending over $900 million to promote vaccine uptake and public health measures.

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Food Security and Safety Media and Health Communication Ageing and Health Health Policy 75

The Hill

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of celebrity doctor and failed Senate candidate Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) marks the latest potential shakeup of federal health agencies, and adds new uncertainty to the future of Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.

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