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Emerging solutions to the global increase in chronic kidney disease

Association of Health Care Journalists

Mortality has doubled over the past 20 years, sparking a public health exploration into the epidemic. The causes of whats been called chronic kidney disease of unknown cause in the public health literature are beginning to be identified: heat stress, dehydration, water quality, and pollution.

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Research Uncovers Another Compelling Reason to Get Enough Folate During Pregnancy

Mercola

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. Hence, the U.S.

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Frontline health clinics adapt to climate challenges with assistance from a free resource

NC Health News

The tool kit was produced in 2022 through a collaboration between Americares , a nonprofit that provides health-focused aid in response to disasters, and the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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Op-ed: Toxic prisons teach us that environmental justice needs abolition

Environmental Health News

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. behind bars is in many cases by design, not an accidental byproduct.

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Arsenic in Water: A Hidden Heart Health Threat

Mercola

Could the arsenic in your drinking water be silently increasing your risk of heart disease? According to a recent study published in Environmental Health Perspectives, 1 this alarming possibility is more than just a hypothesis — it’s a reality that warrants your attention. posing a hidden threat to heart health.

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EPA Reviews Nitrate Limits in Drinking Water as Cancer Concerns Grow

Mercola

A March 2024 study published in Public Health delivered sobering news: detecting nitrate in your drinking water is associated with a 73% increased risk of cancer mortality. 1 Further, for every 10-fold increase in drinking water nitrate levels, your risk of dying from cancer climbs by a staggering 69%.