Doctors have long known that even short exposure to air pollution can make asthma less, but less is known about whether pollution increases the risk that children will develop asthma in the first place. Researchers looked at data from nearly 780,000 Danish children born between 1997 and 2014. They followed …
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Or are you a receipt fraudster – who keeps all your paper sales receipts for taxes or refunds? Not one of those habits is probably a great idea, experts say, if you want to prevent toxic chemicals associated with a variety of health disorders in children and adults. Metal food …
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In the days before a major thunderstorm storms, emergency room visits for seniors suffering from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have increased significantly, according to a research letter published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. Although the study used Medicare data for those 65 and older, the danger is …
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“Women who used cannabis during pregnancy were 1.5 times more likely to have a child with autism,” said the study’s author. Darine El-Chaâr, a maternal specialty specialist and clinical researcher at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Canada. “These are not reassuring findings. We strongly discourage use of cannabis during pregnancy …
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The authors say that rising sea levels could cost the global economy $ 14.2 trillion in lost or damaged assets by the end of the century, as large areas of land, home to millions of people, are flooded. “This is in a ‘business as usual’ CO2 emissions scenario,” said Ebru …
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