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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 But the link between alcohol and the health of infants wasn’t as well known in the 1930s, when prohibition was repealed in the U.S. and all sorts of people, pregnant women included, began drinking again.Because prohibition was lifted on a piecemeal basis across the U.S., some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
Experiences of participating in a vocational rehabilitation program in Singapore
CONCLUSION: The Singaporean VR program demonstrated internationally recommended best practices. These best practices were beneficial for the participants' return-to-work process, as reflected by their positive feedback about the program. Our study emphasizes the need for comprehensive and evidence-based VR programs to meet the complex needs of individuals with disabilities who want to return to work.Implications for rehabilitationMulti- or inter-disciplinary care services are needed in vocational rehabilitation (VR) programs to support the complex return-to-work process of clients.VR programs should have the capacity to pr...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - December 24, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Nizar Bin Zainal Mohamad Yee Sien Ng Miho Asano Source Type: research
Association of ambient air pollution with risk of hemorrhagic stroke: A time-stratified case crossover analysis of the Singapore stroke registry
CONCLUSION: Short-term exposure to ambient CO levels was associated with an increased risk of HS. A reduction in CO emissions may reduce the burden of HS in the population.PMID:34974273 | DOI:10.1016/j.ijheh.2021.113908
Source: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental health - January 2, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Andrew Fu Wah Ho Mervyn Jun Rui Lim Huili Zheng Aloysius Sheng-Ting Leow Benjamin Yong-Qiang Tan Pin Pin Pek Yogeswari Raju Wei-Jie Seow Tseng Tsai Yeo Vijay K Sharma Joel Aik Marcus Eng Hock Ong Source Type: research
Epidemiology of stroke in the last decade: a systematic review
CONCLUSION: There are few studies that analyse the incidence of CVD and even fewer that analyse its evolution. The overall median remains high, although the figures are heterogeneous across studies. Worldwide the trend is towards its decrease, and there are geographical areas, especially in Asia, with an alarming upward trend.PMID:34676530 | DOI:10.33588/rn.7309.2021138
Source: Revista de Neurologia - October 22, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: F Purroy N Montal à Source Type: research
