BU School of Public Health Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

birth Lower Neighborhood Opportunity May Increase Risk for Preterm Birth A new study suggests that neighborhoods with fewer educational, health, environmental, and socioeconomic resources may increase one’s risk for preterm birth and contribute to the racial gap in preterm birth in the Commonwealth. percent, followed by Hispanic infants at 7.3

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Your Local Epidemiologist

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Preventing cavities is good for many things, including cardiovascular health. For example: In 2011, Calgary’s city council banned fluoridation. Afterward, the average number of cavity procedures per child increased to almost one more procedure per year (1.55 Public Health Service recommends a fluoride concentration of 0.7

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Mercola

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Folate Helps Protect Against Lead's Neurotoxic Effects An October 2024 study published in the Environmental Health Perspectives journal 2 found that supplementing with folic acid, a synthetic version of folate, during pregnancy helps mitigate lead's neurotoxic effects. The higher the SRS score, the more autistic-like behaviors detected.

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International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

MAY 19, 2022

The public health consequences of this increase in sedentary time are uncertain. Sedentary time appears to be unrelated to metabolic health in youth, when moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity is taken into consideration. His research interests focus on the health effects of physical activity on non-communicable diseases.

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