Citrus Farmers Facing Deadly Bacteria Turn to Antibiotics, Alarming Health Officials
In its decision to approve two drugs for orange and grapefruit trees, the E.P.A. largely ignored objections from the C.D.C. and the F.D.A., which fear that expanding their use in cash crops could fuel antibiotic resistance in humans. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew Jacobs and Michael Adno Tags: Citrus Fruits Agriculture and Farming Antibiotics Bacteria Drug Resistance (Microbial) Oranges Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Environmental Protection Agency Florida your-feed-science your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Deadly Germs, Lost Cures: Citrus Farmers Facing Deadly Bacteria Turn to Antibiotics, Alarming Health Officials
In its decision to approve two drugs for orange and grapefruit trees, the E.P.A. largely ignored objections from the C.D.C. and the F.D.A., which fear that expanding their use in cash crops could fuel antibiotic resistance in humans. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: ANDREW JACOBS and MICHAEL ADNO Tags: Antibiotics Drug Resistance (Microbial) Oranges Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Agriculture and Farming Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Environmental Protection Agency Florida your-feed-science your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
California to Outlaw Widely Used Toxic Pesticide Deemed Harmful to Kids
(LOS ANGELES) — The nation’s most productive agricultural state will ban a widely used toxic pesticide blamed for harming brain development in babies, California officials said Wednesday.
The move would outlaw chlorpyrifos after scientists deemed it a toxic air contaminant and discovered it to be more dangerous than previously thought. State Environmental Secretary Jared Blumenfeld said it’s the first time the state has sought to ban a pesticide and the move was overdue.
“This pesticide is a neurotoxin and it was first put on the market in 1965,” Blumenfeld said. “So it’s been on t...
Source: TIME: Health - May 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: BRIAN MELLEY / AP Tags: Uncategorized California onetime Source Type: news
What Anne Hathaway's Prank On'Ellen' Said About Pseudoscience
Here is how she tried to get people to blow their minds with clementine oranges. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 11, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news
What Anne Hathaway's Prank On The Ellen Show Said About Pseudoscience
Here is how she tried to get people to blow their minds with clementine oranges. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 11, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news
Consumer Reports Analysis Finds Heavy Metals In Many Bottled Juices
BOSTON (CBS) – Pediatricians recommend parents limit the amount of juice their kids drink because it’s high in sugar, but there’s another reason to think twice about offering it to kids. Consumer Reports is warning that many packaged juices contain heavy metals and could be putting their health at risk.
Researchers tested 45 popular fruit juices, including apple, grape and fruit blends, many marketed for children, and found measurable amounts of heavy metals in every single product, including lead, arsenic, and cadmium.
In some cases, they say drinking just a half a cup of juice a day is enough to raise...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Healthwatch Syndicated Local Watch Listen Consumer Reports Dr. Mallika Marshall juice Source Type: news
A Bizarre ‘Ice Circle’ Is Turning Heads in Maine. Here’s the Science Behind It
Nature loves to make things round: planets, soap bubbles, oranges, eyeballs, the circular swirl of a spinning hurricane. A lot of forces are at play in favoring natural circles and spheres—the equalizing force of air pressure pushing out or gravity pulling in; the rotation of the Earth, creating vortices in air; the evolutionary imperative of efficient packaging.
The power of the round is in the news again, with the appearance of a massive, rotating ice disk in the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine. The disk was first noticed on January 14, spinning in a lazy, counterclockwise direction. On social media, the ice ...
Source: TIME: Science - January 16, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized nature onetime Source Type: news
Are we comparing apples and oranges? Exploring trauma experienced by victims of interpersonal violence and abuse and by court-involved women who have used force in relationships - Miller SL, Becker P.
Due to the enactment of mandatory and proarrest policies, there has been a sharp increase in the number of women arrested for use of force against an intimate partner. Many of these arrested women are also victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) and exp... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 12, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Global Differences in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Reporting
Conclusion
Large disparities exist surrounding OHCA patients among three different high-income countries. In addition to this, there are significant gaps in capturing, reporting, sharing and analyzing OHCA data across regional and national borders. Uniformity of reporting standards continue to hinder the epidemiological evidence base for OHCA. Much about OHCA epidemiology is still unknown in many regions of the world, including countries with regional OHCA surveillance in place. These findings present considerable challenges not only nationally, but globally for evaluating the global burden of out-of-hospital cardiac arres...
Source: JEMS Special Topics - December 6, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Schulz, MS, NRP Tags: Exclusive Articles Cardiac & Resuscitation Source Type: news
A Daily Orange May Reduce AMD Risk, Study Finds A Daily Orange May Reduce AMD Risk, Study Finds
People who regularly consumed oranges had a lower risk of developing age-related macular degeneration compared with those who did not eat oranges in a 15-year study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Heart attacks symptoms: Oranges could help lower cholesterol and prevent the condition
HEART attack signs and symptoms include chest pain and breaking into a cold sweat. It could be possible to avoid the condition, however, by eating a healthy diet and exercising. Adding this food to the diet could help, they said. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
An orange a day keeps macular degeneration away: 15-year study
(Westmead Institute for Medical Research) A new study has shown that people who regularly eat oranges are less likely to develop macular degeneration than people who do not eat oranges.Researchers at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research interviewed more than 2,000 Australian adults aged over 50 and followed them over a 15-year period. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 12, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Social workers are overworked but the data is hiding it
“Children and family social work has always been a challenging and busy field, however after 20 years in it I feel I can say that I have never seen things this bad.”
Kerie Anne is a UNISON member living in London, and her view is shared by many social workers who speak to UNISON – they frequently tell us that social workers have more work and are under more pressure than ever.
But how to quantify this? Every year the government’s Department for Education publishes data on the children and families social work workforce, which includes data on caseloads. Unfortunately, we’ve found it doesn’t quite give an accu...
Source: UNISON Health care news - July 6, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: Rosa Ellis Tags: Article social work social workers Stand up for social work Source Type: news
11 Best Foods For Your Immune System
The following story is excerpted from TIME’s special edition, 100 Most Healing Foods, which is available in stores, at the Meredith Shop and at Amazon.
Vitamin C has a reputation for being a feel-good nutrient, so it will come as no surprise that this list is full of foods with high levels of it. In the body, vitamin C behaves as an antioxidant, which means it protects cells from free-radical damage. Consuming it also helps the body better absorb iron, which is critical for normal immune-system function.
Although foods high in vitamin C won’t stop your flu symptoms, eating them regularly may help prevent...
Source: TIME: Health - June 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alexandra Sifferlin Tags: Uncategorized Diet/Nutrition healthytime Source Type: news
Frozen Orange Juice May Be Healthier Than Fresh Squeezed
BOSTON (CBS) – Is frozen orange juice healthier for you than fresh squeezed? Researchers at the University of Seville Spain say “yes”.
Oranges contain carotenoids which give fruits and veggies their yellow, orange, or red appearance. Some carotenoids have antioxidant properties which may promote good health, so researchers wanted to find out what type of orange juice provides the highest amount of carotenoids.
They found that even though fresh orange juice contains more carotenoids overall, by freezing orange juice, the carotenoids are altered and become more easily absorbed in the gut. What matters in te...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - June 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated Local Dr. Mallika Marshall Orange Juice Source Type: news
