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Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, is showing up in pregnant women living near farm fields – that raises health concerns
Living near farmland can significantly increase people’s exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in the widely used herbicide Roundup, new research shows. This chemical has been connected to health concerns,…
Pregnant women are missing vital nutrients, a situation that could worsen with plant-based foods
Pregnant women missing key nutrients by eating modern diets. Credit: University of Southampton Pregnant women are not getting the essential nutrients they and their babies need from modern diets say…
Vitamin D supplements do not prevent bone fractures in children, finds study
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A major clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found that vitamin D supplements…
Polish NGO decries lack of sex education as HIV cases soar
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A Polish NGO on Friday hit out at the government for restricting sex education as the devoutly Catholic country grapples with a spike in HIV cases.…
Air pollution from fossil fuel use accounts for over 5 million extra deaths a year, new modeling study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Air pollution from using fossil fuels in industry, power generation, and transportation accounts for 5.1 million extra deaths a year worldwide, finds a new modeling study…
Greater adherence to lifestyle recommendations associated with lower cancer risk
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Greater adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) cancer prevention recommendations—which encourage a healthy lifestyle—is associated with a lower risk of…
Pollution from coal power plants contributes to far more deaths than scientists realized, study shows
Air pollution particles from coal-fired power plants are more harmful to human health than many experts realized, and it’s more than twice as likely to contribute to premature deaths as…
Obesity may not be the only factor to link ultra-processed foods to higher risk of mouth, throat and esophagus cancers
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Eating more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may be associated with a higher risk of developing cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract (including the mouth, throat and esophagus),…
The unusual way a Catholic health system is wielding an abortion protest law
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A Catholic hospital system is suing several California patients and their advocates because the patients allegedly refused to be discharged. The suits invoke a novel legal…
