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Weekly Health Digest: Seasonal Allergies, Firefighter Health, Dementia Risk

Exploring Health

After all, allergies are most prevalent among children and typically develop after age two. Science does not yet have the answer as to why individuals can acquire allergies after living decades without, but one theory involves climate change. by Merom Arthur LA firefighters put out massive blazes.

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Bill to reduce young drivers’ practice time stalls in NC House committee

NC Health News

Credit: Courtesy of Jordan Driving School Level 1 Limited learners permit for teens who are at least 15 years old but under age 18. Level 2 Limited provisional license for teens who are at least 16 years old but under age 18. Level 3 Full provisional license for teens who are at least 16 years old but under age 18.

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LISTEN: Pradnya Garud on the role of unions in climate justice

Environmental Health News

Pradnya Garud joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the role of unions in climate and environmental justice. The Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast is a biweekly podcast featuring the stories and big ideas from past and present fellows, as well as others in the field. How are you?

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NC Senate budget plan filled with health care policy initiatives

NC Health News

By Grace Vitaglione and Rose Hoban The North Carolina Senates proposed budget for the next two fiscal years is packed with policy around new health care initiatives, including repealing North Carolinas hospital capacity regulation laws, trimming vacant state job openings and increasing rates for child care subsidies. billion in the next.

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Emerging solutions to the global increase in chronic kidney disease

Association of Health Care Journalists

This population, like many agricultural workers in hot climates, is at increased risk of chronic kidney disease of unknown cause. Unlike chronic kidney disease with known causes such as diabetes, which increases in prevalence with age, this type of kidney disease is seen in younger and middle-aged adults and sometimes even children.

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Vitamin D and Prenatal-Newborn Health

Mercola

This has led to widespread vitamin D deficiency, a condition with significant health implications, especially for pregnant and lactating women. The two main forms relevant to human health are vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol).

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Greater exposure to extreme heat may accelerate biological aging in seniors

News Medical Health Sciences

A new USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology study suggests greater exposure to extreme heat may accelerate biological aging in older adults, raising new concerns about how climate change and heat waves could affect long-term health and aging at the molecular level.