Five factors that raise your risk of ingesting forever chemicals: How your gender, salary, ethnicity, job and what you eat are crucial - so what's your risk?
A recent wave of reports have brought to light the widespread infiltration of cancer-causing chemicals in our everyday lives. The microplastics have been used in a variety of industries since the 1930s. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'I'm a dermatologist - if you use this one thing in your laundry you need to stop now'
Certain chemicals in these products could be damaging to your skin, an expert warned. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

CDC tells doctors to start blood testing patients for 'forever chemicals' after report found toxins are causing silent health crisis: And data suggests 98% of us would test positive
The CDC is asking doctors to test patients for sinister 'forever chemicals' in their blood. PFAS are known as 'forever chemicals' due to their ability to remain in the body and the environment for years. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fact Check: Does video show Russian ammo factory bombed in drone strike?
An alleged series of explosions that rocked one of Russia's largest chemical plants on the border with Ukraine has led to rumors that other Russian facilities have been hit in the past few days. Pro-Ukrainian eastern European news outlet Nexta said on Monday that residents heard explosions before…#ukraine #russian #proukrainian #nexta #kamenskshakhtinsky #khaledalfaiomi #alfaiomi #tambovpowderplant #tambovgunpowderplant #tambov (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Defense Department to again target 'forever chemicals' contamination near Michigan military base
The U.S. Department of Defense plans to install more groundwater treatment systems at a former Michigan military base to control contamination from so-called forever chemicals (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

CDC: Consider Testing Blood for 'Forever Chemicals'
(MedPage Today) -- Doctors may consider blood testing for the endocrine-disrupting chemicals per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to assess community-wide exposure, the CDC recommended in new guidance this week. In a new resource center... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - January 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Paper mills are bribing editors at scholarly journals, Science investigation finds
Related podcast Paper mills bribe editors to pass peer review, and detecting tumors with a blood draw BY Sarah Crespi , Richard Stone , Zakiya Whatley One evening in June 2023, Nicholas Wise, a fluid dynamics researcher at the University of Cambridge who moonlights as a scientific fraud buster, was digging around on shady Facebook groups when he came across something he had never seen before. Wise was all too familiar with offers to sell...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 18, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Saudi Aramco to double startup investment, CEO says, eyeing lower emissions
DAVOS, Switzerland -- Saudi Aramco, the world's largest comprehensive energy and chemical company, is more than doubling the size of investment funds for startups and new technology, seeking to diversify its business portfolio with an eye on a low-carbon emissions future. CEO Amin Nasser told…#davos #switzerland #saudiaramco #aminnasser #nikkeiasia #worldeconomicforum #aramcoventures (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Neuroscientists discover the gut-brain link activated by sugar and fat
It doesn't always pay to trust your gut. Especially when fat and sugar are concerned. Exactly why we crave these unhealthy foods is somewhat of a mystery, but new research from Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia has revealed a new neuronal pathway that is activated by foods like…#philadelphia #monell #aha #delartigue #cellmetabolism (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Patterns, clinical outcome, and factors associated with poisoning outcomes among poisoned patients in northwest Ethiopia - Teym A, Melese M, Fenta E, Ayenew T, Fentahun F, Tegegne E, Alamneh AA.
INTRODUCTION: Poison is a substance that can hurt or cause dysfunction in the body due to its chemical action. Poisoning related to pesticides used in agriculture is a major public health issue in developing countries. However, there is a limited epidemiol... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Global Plastic Bottle Recycling Market Size/Share Worth USD 8.2 Billion by 2032 at a 12.2% CAGR: Custom Market Insights (Analysis, Outlook, Leaders, Report, …
Austin, TX, USA, Jan. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Custom Market Insights has published a new research report titled "Plastic Bottle Recycling Market Size, Trends and Insights By Type (PET Bottles, HDPE Bottles, PP Bottles, Others), By Recycling Process (Mechanical Recycling, Chemical Recycling),…#austin #tx #ppbottlesothers #forecast20232032 #innovations #introductionoverview #topmarketplayers #businessstrategies #salesvolume # (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The supply chain for HRT is 'broken' and patients are being put at risk amid a shortage of common medicines, chemists warn
Industry leaders say they are regularly struggling to source hormone replacement therapies and drugs for ADHD, diabetes and epilepsy. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

$250B of U.S. Health Costs Could Be Tied to Exposure to Chemicals in Plastics
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 -- Plastics exposure contributes substantially to disease costs in the United States, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.Leonardo Trasande, M.D., from the NYU Grossman... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Factors influencing postmortem catecholamine level and its correlations with agony time and cause of death in medicolegal autopsy - Lee SS, Cheong H.
BACKGROUND: Catecholamines consisting of epinephrine (EP), norepinephrine (NE), and dopamine (DA) are known as a class of chemical neurotransmitters and hormones essential for regulation of physiological processes including stress responses. Many researche... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

A Surgeon General Report Once Cleared the Air About Smoking. Is It Time for One on Vaping?
NEW YORK — Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public debate about the dangers of cigarettes and led to huge changes in smoking in America. Today, some public health experts say a similar report could help clear the air about vaping. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Many U.S. adults believe nicotine vaping is as harmful as — or more dangerous than — cigarette smoking. That’s wrong. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and most scientists agree that, based on available evidence, electronic cigarettes are far less danger...
Source: TIME: Health - January 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe / AP Tags: Uncategorized wire Source Type: news