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Cutting air pollution brings health benefits ‘within WEEKS’ with road and factory closures slashing rates of lung and heart diseases US researchers studied the effects of polluting-cutting policies around the world Closing roads and factories for Olympics and no-smoking policies had benefits Slashing air pollution can improve people’s health in a matter of weeks, they […]
Type 2 diabetes causes a person’s blood sugar (glucose) levels to become too high because it affects the body’s response to insulin – a hormone produced by the pancreas that controls glucose levels in the blood. If blood sugar levels aren’t controlled and stay too high, this can lead to a number of problems including […]
Reductions in air pollution yielded fast and dramatic impacts on health-outcomes, as well as decreases in all-cause morbidity, according to findings in “Health Benefits of Air Pollution Reduction,” new research published in the American Thoracic Society’s journal, Annals of the American Thoracic Society. The study by the Environmental Committee of the Forum of International Respiratory […]
One area in the patient experience that needs improving is price transparency before patients schedule healthcare services. In fact, the Trump Administration has even mandated that hospitals make this happen by posting the prices for “shoppable” healthcare services online. Some healthcare provider organizations, such as University Health Care System in Augusta, Georgia, are several steps […]
The U.S. population is aging at such a rate that within a few years, older Americans will outnumber the country’s children for the first time, according to census projections. But rising rents, health care and other living costs mean that for many entering their retirement years, balancing the household budget can be a struggle. To […]
Seven people in San Diego have died in just the last two months after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria that is associated with black tar heroin use, the County of San Diego Communications Office announced Wednesday. Between Oct. 2 and Nov. 24, nine people who injected black tar heroin were admitted to hospitals in San Diego […]
Type 2 diabetes causes the body not to respond to insulin properly, causing blood sugar levels to become too high. If blood sugar isn’t controlled properly and stays too high, a number of problems can occur, including kidney failure, nerve damage, foot ulcers, heart disease and stroke. READ MORE Type 2 diabetes symptoms: ‘Shin spots’ […]
Thousands of patients ‘wait months for NHS mental health services’ on hidden waiting lists which see gaps of more than six weeks between appointments Waits between first and second appointments can stretch longer than six weeks There have been more than 1.6million mental health referrals over the past year NHS offers counselling for depression and […]
Many people believe that life expectancy is largely determined by lifestyle and genetics. While this is a key factor to staving off many diseases, it turns out that another unusual factor could determine your longevity. Numerous studies look at the peculiar attributes to determine who lives to the ripe age of over 100 and who […]
Failing to declare allergens on food labels is a breach of regulations and can put lives at risk. The law relating to allergen labels was changed recently to reduce the risks to consumers. But recent cases of flawed and misleading food labelling, sometimes involving major supermarkets, have called into question the effectiveness of allergen labelling […]