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Generation X and millennials in US have higher risk of developing 17 cancers compared to older generations

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new large study suggests incidence rates continued to rise in successively younger generations in 17 of the 34 cancer types, including breast, pancreatic, and gastric cancers. Mortality trends also increased in conjunction with the incidence of liver (female only), uterine corpus, gallbladder, testicular, and colorectal cancers.

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Empowering Frontline Heroes: How Small Grants and Training Are Enhancing the Medicolegal Death Investigation Response to the Overdose Epidemic

National Network of Public Health Institutes

International Association of Coroner’s and Medical Examiner’s Annual Symposium, July 2023, Las Vegas, NV Amidst the crowd of conference attendees, a familiar face emerged – the coroner of a small rural county in the east-central part of Alabama, whose frequent visits to the NNPHI booth during the 2022 conference had left an indelible mark. The coroner greeted me not with a formal handshake but with an unexpected hug.

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Cannabinoid CBG reduces anxiety and stress in first human clinical trial

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A lesser-known cannabinoid that is gaining in popularity Cannabigerol (CBG) effectively reduced anxiety in a clinical trial without the intoxication typically associated with whole plant cannabis. It may even have some memory enhancing effects, according to a new study. For the study, researchers conducted the first human clinical trial investigating the acute effects of CBG on anxiety, stress and mood.

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A Holistic Approach to Postpartum Weight Gain Benefits Patients

Black Health Matters

“People from racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by postpartum weight retention (PPWR).” According to a report published in Women’s Health , examining a narrative mapping literature to the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Framework. “80% of Black and 69.5% of Hispanic/Latina/o/x birthing people begin pregnancy overweight or obese compared to 55% of white, non-Hispanic birthing people.” The report ind

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Pursuing the middle path to scientific discovery

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Scientists have made significant strides in understanding the properties of a ferroelectric material under an electric field. This breakthrough holds potential for advances in computer memory, lasers and sensors for ultraprecise measurements.

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Q&A: CDC’s Vaccines for Children Program saving lives

Public Health Newswire

508 million illnesses averted among US children

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Tools for Recruiting and Retaining CHWs in Public Health Agencies

JPHMP Direct

This post highlights how the Community Health Worker Toolkit: Capacity Building in Local Health Departments may be used to support local health departments in recruiting and retaining community health workers. The post Tools for Recruiting and Retaining CHWs in Public Health Agencies first appeared on JPHMP Direct.

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The rotation of a nearby star stuns astronomers

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Astronomers have found that the rotational profile of a nearby star, V889 Herculis, differs considerably from that of the Sun. The observation provides insights into the fundamental stellar astrophysics and helps us understand the activity of the Sun, its spot structures and eruptions.

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Substance Use Stigma Is Real and Deadly: We Need a Public Health Response

JPHMP Direct

Including the presence of people in long-term recovery into conversations surrounding substance use disorder (SUD) can be one way of mitigating the effect of structural stigma against those with SUD. The public health community can play a role in helping to connect recovery community leadership with policy makers to ensure “nothing about us without us,” as the saying goes.

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Barriers designed to prevent saltwater intrusion may worsen inland flooding

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Building protection barriers without accounting for potential inland flooding risks from groundwater can eventually worsen the very issues they aim to solve.

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Q&A: CDC’s Vaccines for Children Program saving lives

Public Health Newswire

508 million illnesses averted among US children

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Recent volcanic 'fires' in Iceland triggered by storage and melting in crust

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Scientists have detected geochemical signatures of magma pooling and melting beneath the subsurface during the 'Fagradalsfjall Fires', that began on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula in 2021. Samples show that the start of the eruption began with massive pooling of magma, contrasting initial hypothesis for magma ascent straight from the mantle.

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Q&A: CDC’s Vaccines for Children Program saving lives

Public Health Newswire

508 million illnesses averted among US children

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