And road noise linked to higher risk of infertility in women over 35 Long term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution is linked to a higher risk of infertility in men, whereas road traffic noise is linked to a higher risk of infertility in women over 35, finds ...
Adds to evidence for would-be mums to stub out smoking, say researchers Even light smoking of just 1-2 cigarettes a day either before or at any time during pregnancy is significantly associated with major health problems in the newborn, finds research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. ...
Affluent twice as likely to shop online for groceries as less well off But households of lower social grade twice as likely to opt for take-away meals And users of online food delivery apps more likely to be living with obesity Social position—defined by household income and job role—is linked ...
Most of difference accrues between ages of 45 and 84 Lower death rate from drugs/alcohol, screenable cancers, cardiovascular + respiratory diseases Australians outlive their peers in 5 high income English speaking countries, including the UK and the US, by between 1 to 4 years, finds an analysis of international longevity ...
Sponsorship forces athletes to implicitly endorse unhealthy sugary drinks, say authors And it gives company elite access to political and corporate leaders to exert its influence The International Olympic Committee (IOC) should cut its ties with Coca Cola in the best interests of athletes, spectators, and the planet, urge Trish ...
No one factor paramount, but individual risk rises in tandem with number of such factors Simple scoring system helps overcome this complexity to identify those at risk of early death The interplay of a quartet of sex, marital status, education, and race is linked to an 18 year lifespan gap ...
Poor discharge care and interpreting facilities equal “humanitarian and health crisis” Injured from 38 different countries; 21 languages other than Spanish spoken The expansion of the Mexico-US border wall crossing has been accompanied by a rising toll of serious injuries, with poor discharge care and a lack of appropriate interpreting ...
They result in an estimated 2.5 million to more than 4.5 million active service days lost Highest rates among 18-24 year olds, those of White race, in junior ranks, and in the Army Unplanned pregnancies among active service women may be curbing overall US military readiness for action and compromising ...
More than 12,000 lives lost to these incidents between 2001 and 2021 Poverty, rurality, non-White ethnicity and firearms ownership all linked to higher rates There’s more than a 10-fold difference in the rates of unintentional gun deaths across US states, with such incidents claiming more than 12,000 lives between 2001 ...
That’s around 80% of the country’s estimated 81 million gun owners Perceived need now prompting women and those of minority ethnicity to own a gun Some 65 million Americans now own firearms for protection—around 80% of the country’s estimated 81 million gun owners—suggest the results of a nationally representative survey ...
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