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Pediatric Anti-Inflammatory Diet.
Abstract The anti-inflammatory diet is based on two diets that have been shown to have many positive health effects-the Mediterranean diet and the Okinawan diet. The anti-inflammatory diet is more than just a prescription for healthy food, but rather a way of life characterized by a plant-based diet and a pattern of living that includes eating a diverse range of locally grown foods eaten in season, conviviality, culinary activities, physical activity, and rest. The Mediterranean diet has been shown to reduce the burden and even prevent the development of cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, depression, colorecta...
Source: Pediatric Annals - May 31, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Mascarenhas MR Tags: Pediatr Ann Source Type: research

The association between allergic diseases and cancer: a systematic review of the literature.
CONCLUSION: Overall, allergic diseases are inversely associated with the risk of cancers. PMID: 30895928 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Netherlands Journal of Medicine - January 31, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Karim AF, Westenberg LEH, Eurelings LEM, Otten R, Gerth van Wijk R Tags: Neth J Med Source Type: research

Drought in the Semiarid Region of Brazil: Exposure, Vulnerabilities and Health Impacts from the Perspectives of Local Actors
Conclusion The results obtained from this research shows, in general, the fragility in the social and political infrastructure necessary to improve the living conditions of populations, particularly those that depend on family agriculture in drought prone areas. The conditions of social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities presented in the region can be amplified by the drought process, and can aggravate the impacts resulting drought events, thus disadvantaging the population of this region, as shown in the Fig. 1. The general perception of the interviewees of the health sector shows an agreement with what is found...
Source: PLOS Currents Disasters - October 29, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Aderita Sena Source Type: research

Nature Contact and Human Health: A Research Agenda
Conclusions: Nature contact may offer a range of human health benefits. Although much evidence is already available, much remains unknown. A robust research effort, guided by a focus on key unanswered questions, has the potential to yield high-impact, consequential public health insights. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1663 Received: 26 January 2017 Revised: 12 May 2017 Accepted: 25 May 2017 Published: 31 July 2017 Address correspondence to H. Frumkin, Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington School of Public Health, Box 354695, Seattle, WA 98195-4695 USA; Telephone: 206-897-1723;...
Source: EHP Research - July 31, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

Oh, Lovely: The Tick That Gives People Meat Allergies Is Spreading
By Megan Molteni for WIRED. First comes the unscratchable itching, and the angry blossoming of hives. Then stomach cramping, and — for the unluckiest few — difficulty breathing, passing out, and even death. In the last decade and a half, thousands of previously protein-loving Americans have developed a dangerous allergy to meat. And they all have one thing in common: the lone star tick. Red meat, you might be surprised to know, isn’t totally sugar-free. It contains a few protein-linked saccharides, including one called galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose, or alpha-gal, for short. More and more people are lear...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Florence Statement on Triclosan and Triclocarban
Author Affiliations open 1Biodesign Center for Environmental Security, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA 2Green Science Policy Institute, Berkeley, California, USA 3Department of Epidemiology, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA 4Environmental Working Group, Washington, District of Columbia, USA 5Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 6Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Public Health Sciences, Charleston, South Carolina, USA 7Health Research Communicati...
Source: EHP Research - June 20, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Brief Communication Source Type: research

Mother ’s Milk and the Environment: Might Chemical Exposures Impair Lactation?
New mothers who quit breastfeeding earlier than they had wanted often chalk it up to not being able to produce enough milk. But a handful of researchers are exploring whether certain environmental exposures may affect some women’s ability to lactate.© Tony Anderson/Getty Images Lactation support includes teaching women techniques to breastfeed and build their milk supply, as well as reassuring them of their ability to nourish their infants.© Phanie/Alamy Stock Photo Education and counseling have been important tools in boosting breastfeeding rates, after decades of marketing mess...
Source: EHP Research - January 2, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Web Admin Tags: News Focus January 2017 Source Type: research

5 Things Wrong With Your Deodorant
You wouldn’t swallow a spoonful of toxic cosmetic ingredients. But in some ways, smearing them under your arms in the form of deodorant or antiperspirant may be worse. “When you eat something, it’s broken down by your liver and digestive system,” says Heather Patisaul, Ph.D., an associate professor of biology at North Carolina State University. “But when you put something on your skin, there are times when it can enter your bloodstream without being metabolized.” Patisaul spends most of her time studying known and potential endocrine disruptors—chemicals that may mess with the func...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - July 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized antiperspirant beauty beauty products deodorant Environment natural deodorant Toxic toxins Source Type: news

Younger pubertal age is associated with allergy and other atopic conditions in girls
ConclusionsAtopic conditions during childhood are associated with younger age at pubarche, independent of obesity, and these relationships may vary by racial/ethnic groups.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - November 11, 2014 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Chi‐Chen Hong, Ashley Pajak, Susan L. Teitelbaum, Nita Vangeepuram, Maida Galvez, Susan M. Pinney, Gayle Windham, Lawrence H. Kushi, Frank M. Biro, Mary S. Wolff, Tags: Original Source Type: research

Is breast milk really best, American study asks
Conclusion This study does not alter the current body of research, which has shown the beneficial effects of breastfeeding. There were statistically significant differences in health, behaviour and academic outcomes in the full cohort, although there was an association between breastfeeding and asthma. It is unclear why this reverse trend was found in this study, but it does not show that breastfeeding causes asthma or that bottle feeding prevents it. The study did not show a significant difference between siblings within a family who were breastfed. This may be because genetic and environmental factors have more influen...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy/child Source Type: news