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Cardiologist and epidemiologist Chris Labos debunks the headline-grabbing intermittent fasting study that claimed the dietary habit nearly doubled the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
Smallpox may be gone but U.S. should better prepare for its return, report says
Nearly 5 decades after the last documented case, smallpox remains the only human disease that has been officially eradicated. But a
new report
concludes that the United States can do much to strengthen its ability to respond if the dreaded disease resurfaces, whether naturally, through a lab “leak” of the responsible virus, or from an act of terrorism.
The authors of the smallpox report, however, do not offer a recommendation on the long-running debate over whether the only two labs that still hold samples of variola, the smallpox virus, should destroy them for safety reasons—that issue was outside th...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 26, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Epidemiological determinants of depression and its associated coping mechanisms among college students confined during COVID-19 lockdown: a cross-sectional e-survey in North India - Garg S, Chauhan A, Singh S, Bansal K.
BACKGROUND:
Subject of interest is the status of mental health of college students around the globe as they are undergoing a lot of mental stress and depression during the pandemic lockdown.
Aims and Objectives:
The aim of this survey is to ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Puerto Rico has declared an epidemic following a spike in dengue cases
(Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Alarm over mystery cancer 'epidemic' striking under-50s like Kate Middleton as scientists scramble to find cause of startling increase
Kate Middleton's shock diagnosis last week has shone a light on the startling trend, with top doctors claiming it is a worldwide problem. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Yemen conflict enters 10th year with over 17 million people in need of health aid
The country faces an alarmingly high malnutrition rate, with nearly 2.4 million children aged under 5 years suffering from stunting.
25 March 2024, Cairo, Egypt – The conflict in Yemen enters its 10th year today, with over half of the country’s population in desperate need of aid and an estimated 17.8 million people requiring health assistance, 50% of them children.
“It’s almost as if ongoing conflicts have become an accepted part of the everyday realities of life in the region. It’s important to step back and remember that hungry children, disease outbreaks, hospitals shutting down … these are not to be norm...
Source: WHO EMRO News - March 25, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Epidemiology of suicide with cold weapon in Fars Province during 2011-2019 - Azarbakhsh H, Mirahmadizadeh A, Kasraei F, Rezaei F, Amiri S, Moftakhar L.
[A cold weapon (or white arm) is a weapon that does not involve fire or explosions (such as the act of combustion) as a result from the use of gunpowder or other explosive materials. -- Wikipedia
They may be sharpened and bladed, such as: swords, rapiers... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Epidemiology and patterns of gymnastics-related head & neck trauma injuries: a NEISS database study - Abdou H, Wilkins SG, Sheth AH, Salehi PP, Lee YH.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology and patterns of gymnastics-related Head& Neck trauma injuries using the NEISS database from 2001 to 2020. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional analysis of a national database. METHODS: Gymnastics-relate... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Opening remarks by Dr Hanan Hassan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, ...
24 March 2024
Thank you for gathering here today on World Tuberculosis Day. As one of the most deadly infectious diseases in the world, TB remains a pressing challenge to all WHO regions. In September 2023, the United Nations General Assembly convened its second high-level meeting on tuberculosis, at which Member States renewed their commitments to advance global, regional and national efforts towards ending the TB epidemic by endorsing a political declaration on TB with ambitious targets for the next five years.
Despite the setbacks of the COVID-19 emergency, countries and territories of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Re...
Source: WHO EMRO News - March 24, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Methamphetamine intoxication and suicidal ideation/behavior in the emergency department - Bayazit H, Baronia R, Wakefield SM.
This study investigates the association between Methamphetamine (MA) intoxication and suicidal ideation/behavior in patients presenting to emergency departments. Amidst rising MA use and co-use with opioids, this "twin epidemic" has manifeste... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
"It's like an epidemic, we don't know what to do": the perceived need for and benefits of a suicide prevention programme in UK schools - Ashworth E, Thompson J, Saini P.
BACKGROUND: Despite emerging evidence for the effectiveness of school-based suicide prevention programmes worldwide, there are few being implemented in the United Kingdom, and their social validity (i.e., the feasibility, acceptability, and utility) is not... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Epidemiologic analysis and mortality outcome of firearm injuries in French Guiana (2016-2019) - Fremery A, Beguinot E, Franchi A, Douchet M, Tertre V, Hamiche K, Adenis A, Pujo JM, Kallel H.
BACKGROUND: French Guiana (FG) is a French territory located in South America with the highest rate of armed assaults. FG presents a poorly developed road system and a young and precarious population that makes the geographical and socio-demographic charac... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
What factors influence the injuries of canoeists and kayakers over the years? - Garc ía-Soidán JL, Leiros-Rodríguez R, Isorna-Folgar M, Romo-Perez V.
(1) Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze the number of injuries in the canoe and kayak disciplines. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional and retrospective epidemiological study was conducted on a convenience sample of elite canoeists and kayakers... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
How only 10% of all cancers are in adults under 50 but experts warn of an 'epidemic' of disease in young adults after Kate Middleton's shock diagnosis
Reacting to Kate Middleton's shock diagnosis, experts today warned of an ongoing 'epidemic' of the disease among younger people. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pregnancy may increase biological age by 2 years —though some people end up ‘younger’
Pregnancy is the ultimate stress test.
Nurturing a growing fetus requires a series of profound physical, hormonal, and chemical changes that may
rewire every major organ in the body
and can cause serious health complications such as hypertension and preeclampsia. But does being pregnant actually take years off your life?
According to the results of a new study, it just might. Today in
Cell Metabolism
, scientists report that the stress of pregnancy can cause a person’s biological age to increase by up to 2 years—a trend that
may reverse itself in the months that follow
. In som...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
