Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain France has been forced to shut seven schools over growing concerns over an infestation of bedbugs, Education Minister Gabriel Attal said Friday. “Bedbugs were detected at…
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It’s more than being thirsty
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Water is essential to good health. Every cell, tissue and organ in your body needs water to work properly. Water is essential for maintaining your body…
Personality Disorders Linked to Increased Risk of Fatty Liver Disease
Summary: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most prevalent cause of chronic liver disease in affluent societies, is intrinsically linked with personality disorders. The research uncovers a tri-fold higher likelihood…
Teen boys with high blood pressure face danger decades later
Teenage boys who have high blood pressure may find themselves on the road to serious heart problems in adulthood. Swedish researchers found that boys who had high blood pressure at…
Wildland firefighters face a huge pay cut without action by Congress – here’s how physically demanding this lifesaving job is
Radios crackle with chatter from a wildfire incident command post. Up the fireline, firefighters in yellow jerseys are swinging Pulaskis, axlike hand tools, to carve a fuel break into the…
Wildland firefighters face a huge pay cut without action by Congress – in the midst of strenuous, dangerous work during fire season
Radios crackle with chatter from a wildfire incident command post. Up the fireline, firefighters in yellow jerseys are swinging Pulaskis, axlike hand tools, to carve a fuel break into the…
New guideline to promote health equity in Canada
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A comprehensive new guideline with 16 preventive care recommendations aims to promote health equity for people disadvantaged because of racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination.…
Pakistan recalls an injectable medicine causing eye infection, sight loss and orders a probe
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Pakistan’s health minister said Sunday that an injectable medicine that was causing a severe eye infection and sight loss in diabetic patients in the province of…
Canadian older adults with COPD faced high levels of depression during the COVID pandemic
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new longitudinal study published online in the International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease found that older adults with COPD had a heightened risk of…
Certain community health care worker programs often exploit volunteers, researchers report
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More than half of volunteer community health care workers in 19 countries experience labor exploitation, including sub-minimum-wage pay and excess work hours, Mount Sinai researchers report…
