Association of Health Care Journalists
DECEMBER 16, 2024
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. Mortality has doubled over the past 20 years, sparking a public health exploration into the epidemic.
Mercola
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
It's vital for brain and spine development, helping reduce the risk of birth defects. Researchers from the Simon Fraser University used data from a Canadian pregnancy and birth cohort study, called the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals study, which ran from 2008 to 2011. Hence, the U.S.
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Environmental Health News
DECEMBER 3, 2024
While there are many risk factors — including increased age, obesity, alcohol use and genetics — the World Health Organization estimates roughly half of breast cancer cases are in women with no known risk factors.
Environmental Health News
JANUARY 8, 2025
I also spoke with dozens of formerly incarcerated people who explained that the physical and mental suffering they endured in prisons from both environmental and social factors left them in much worse shape than before their sentences. Prisons are particularly vulnerable to heat exposure due to their aging infrastructure.
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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