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Most read article of May 2022: Surprising finding shows children grow faster during the school year than summer vacation

Frontiers

“Here we show seasonality in standardized body mass index (BMIz), with children gaining height at a greater rate during the school year compared to the summer,” said Dr Jennette P Moreno, an assistant professor at the USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and the study’s first author.

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October Policy Updates: Budget Consultations, Historic Apology, Traditional Healing Coverage, and More

National Council on Urban Indian Health

FY 2027 Area Budget Consultations : NCUIH held a prep session to help UIOs get ready for the upcoming IHS FY 2027 Area Budget Consultations. Federal Comment Deadlines : Key upcoming federal deadlines for public comment on health policies affecting Native communities. Area Budget Formulation – Your Engagement Matters!

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Spotlight on cancer-causing food additive as advocates demand FDA ban Red Dye 3

Environmental Health News

Industry studies linked Red Dye 3 to cancer in rodents more than 30 years ago, and public health groups have spent years lobbying food companies and regulators to get the chemical out of foods. If we know something is deadly for anybody that ingests it how do we continue to just study that and not say hey, enough is enough?