The go-to cheat for feeding your kids —Lunchables
The fun, colorful packaging aimed at kids and the ease of use for parents make it hard to accept that Lunchables actually contain harmful heavy metals and chemicals that could have negative health effects. A study by Consumer Reports this week found that several versions of Lunchables and generic…#consumerreports #kraftheinzco #pepperoni #kraftheinz #smithfield #armourlunchmakers #targetsgoodgather #smithfieldfoods #target #nt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Seafood shocker: Warning shrimp and lobster contain dangerous levels of cancer-causing 'forever chemicals' - as types of food most at risk are revealed
Researchers from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire found shrimp and lobster contained dangerously high levels of toxic PFAS, often called 'forever chemicals.' (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Seafood Can Pass on PFAS'Forever Chemicals,' Study Finds
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 -- Cancer-linked ' forever chemicals ' made news this week, with the Biden Administration vowing to cut levels in the nation ' s tap water.New research finds that the chemicals, known as PFAS, can also contaminate the seafood... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Study: High seafood diet may increase risk of exposure to'forever chemicals '
A new U.S. study into so-called " forever chemicals " in seafood published Friday recommends the introduction of stricter public health guidelines for the amount of marine fish and shellfish people can safely consume. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Trends in substance use among sexual minority adolescents in South Korea - Joung KH, Okoye H, Rana M, Saewyc EM.
PURPOSE: Substance use, that is of cigarettes, alcohol and chemical inhalants, is a major contributor to health-compromising behaviors and the related consequences among adolescents around the world. The purpose of this paper is to examine trends in this p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
What to know about the new EPA rule limiting'forever chemicals' in tap water
Wednesday the Environmental Protection Agency announced new drinking water standards to limit people's exposure to some PFAS chemicals. For decades, PFAS have been used to waterproof and stain-proof a variety of consumer products. These "forever chemicals" in a host of products — everything from raincoats and the Teflon of nonstick pans to makeup to furniture and firefighting foam. Because PFAS take a very long time to break down, they can accumulate in humans and the environment. Now, a growing body of research is linking them to human health problems like serious illness, some cancers, lower fertility and liver damage....
Source: NPR Health and Science - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Pien Huang Source Type: news
Lunchables aren ’t safe for kids, says new report
If your parents never let you get the ham and cheese packs or pepperoni pizza meals that your classmates would proudly assemble in the cafeteria, text them a quick thank you. This week, the advocacy group Consumer Reports (CR) said scientists found hormone-disrupting chemicals and high levels of…#consumerreports #usda #crs #turkey #pepperoni #extracheesypizza #kraftheinzs #morningbrew (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Your brain on genetics
There ’s nothing like seeing new perspectives through the study of neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases.Dr. Daniel Geschwind— without getting too philosophical, he promises — is ready to explain why.Geschwind, the Gordon and Virginia MacDonald Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics, Neurology and Psychiatry at UCLA, has been a pioneering neurogeneticist for more than 25 years, during which time a genomics revolution has allowed research, much of which has come out of UCLA, to show that psychiatric disorders have pathology that ties t hem together.In the last 10 years, hundreds of genes that increase s...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 11, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
US Limits on PFAS in Drinking Water Could Fuel Litigation US Limits on PFAS in Drinking Water Could Fuel Litigation
The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized the first federal regulations on toxic " forever chemicals " in drinking water.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - April 11, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention News Source Type: news
Long Covid trials aim to clear lingering virus —and help patients in need
One Monday morning last September, Shelley Hayden pulled into a parking spot in an underground garage at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She switched off the ignition, pushed the red record button on her cellphone, and gazed into the camera. “The time has come,” said Hayden, long dark-blond hair framing her blue eyes. “Here we are, I’m actually getting to do something.”
More than 3 years earlier, in the summer of 2020, Hayden had come down with COVID-19 while visiting family in Colorado. Since then she’s been plagued by the disease’s cruel sequel, Long Covid, whose symptoms include ov...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 11, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Dr Andrew McCluskey wins the 2024 BTM Willis Prize
The BTM Willis Prize for 2024 has been awarded to Dr Andrew R. McCluskey, a Lecturer in Chemistry at the University of Bristol. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - April 11, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Grants and Awards; Faculty of Science, School of Chemistry; Press Release Source Type: news
Chemical eye injuries: a 10 year retrospective review of acute presentations and clinical outcomes in Auckland, New Zealand - Allen NE, Crawford AZ, McGhee CNJ, Meyer JJ.
To assess the aetiologies, clinical characteristics, treatment regimens, and outcomes of acute chemical injuries treated at an emergency eye clinic. Retrospective, observational study of all cases of chemical eye injury that presented acutely to the Greenl... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
New EPA limits on'forever chemicals' in drinking water could cost $1.5 billion to implement
Signage is seen at the headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, released long-awaited regulations Wednesday on some toxic "forever chemicals" found in drinking water. Known as PFAS,…#signage #epa #pfas #tomneltner #saferchemicals #usgeologicalsurvey #pfoa #pfos #hfpoda #genxchemicals (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Are YOU living in a secret forever chemical hotspot? Interactive map shows parts of US where cancer-causing PFAS toxins are most common in drinking water - after Biden's new ban
More than 70million Americans live in homes with PFAS-contaminated water and researchers from the US Geological Survey found PFAS in 45 percent of the country's water sources. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biden Admin Imposes National Limits on 'Forever Chemicals' in Drinking Water
(MedPage Today) -- The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level at which they can be reliably measured. Officials... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 10, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
