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What Prohibition Can Teach Us About Drug and Alcohol Policy Today
It’s widely understood today that drinking while pregnant is harmful for the fetus. But the link between alcohol and the health of infants wasn’t as well known in the 1930s, when prohibition was repealed in the U.S. and all sorts of people, pregnant women included, began drinking again.Because prohibition was lifted on a piecemeal basis across the U.S., some counties continued to prohibit alcohol, or stay “dry,” while their neighboring counties were “wet.” Those conditions created what economists call a natural experiment, and made it possible to track the health impacts of maternal drin...
Source: TIME: Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Oliver Staley Tags: Uncategorized Public Health Source Type: news

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 4979: Clustering of Environmental Parameters and the Risk of Acute Ischaemic Stroke
In conclusion, we found that AIS incidence may be higher on days with higher temperatures and PSI. These findings have important public health implications for AIS prevention and health services delivery during at-risk days, such as during the seasonal transboundary haze.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - March 11, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Geraldine P. Y. Koo Huili Zheng Joel C. L. Aik Benjamin Y. Q. Tan Vijay K. Sharma Ching Hui Sia Marcus E. H. Ong Andrew F. W. Ho Tags: Article Source Type: research

Trends in diabetes-related complications in Singapore, 2013 –2020: A registry-based study
ConclusionWe found that DM and its complications represent an important challenge for healthcare in Singapore. Improvements in the trends of DM macrovascular complications were observed. However, trends in DM microvascular complications remain a cause for concern.
Source: PLoS One - October 11, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Joshua Kuan Tan Source Type: research

Death and cardiovascular outcomes in end-stage renal failure patients on different modalities of dialysis
CONCLUSION: The short-term incidence of death and AMI remains high in Singapore. Future studies should investigate the benefits of a tighter control of cardiovascular risk factors among ESRF patients on dialysis.PMID:35373236
Source: Ann Acad Med Singapo... - April 4, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Chun Yuan Khoo Fei Gao Hui Lin Choong Wei Xian Alex Tan Riece Koniman Jiang Ming Fam Khung Keong Yeo Source Type: research

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