New study aimed to assess the association between macrolides — a class of antibiotics used to treat common bacterial infections — and major malformations such…
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As adverse health effects of BPA have become more widely known, companies have turned to using alternative chemicals to develop plastic products — namely water…
Coronavirus Map: Distribution of COVID-19 case as of February 14, 2020. Credit: WHO WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 25 No new countries reported cases…
Synthetic chemicals that were released into the environment for the first time 80 years ago have been linked to harmful health effects, and more of…
Nearly 1 in 5 antibiotics prescribed to Medicaid patients without infection diagnosis. A new Northwestern Medicine study has found alarmingly high rates of inappropriate antibiotic…
A large, carefully analyzed new study links red and processed meat consumption with slightly higher risk of heart disease and death. Eating Red Meat and…
Coronavirus Map: Distribution of 2019-nCoV case as of February 2, 2020. Credit: WHO WHO Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report 13 No new countries have reported…
Coronavirus Map: Distribution of 2019-nCoV case as of February 1, 2020. Credit: WHO WHO Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report 12 The main driver of transmission,…
Observed heatwave characteristics in north-east China – 12 Jul to 10 Aug 2018. (L) Locations with record-breaking and second highest values since 1961 are shown…
Coronavirus Map: Distribution of 2019-nCoV case as of January 31, 2020. Credit: WHO WHO Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report 11 The Emergency Committee on the…
Global cities receiving airline travelers from 18 high-risk cities in mainland China over three month period. Credit: WorldPop Experts in population mapping at the University…
French health authorities have confirmed three cases of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) virus in France. The first confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV in Europe are not unexpected.…
Patients who became infected with the virus were exposed to wildlife animals at a wholesale market, where seafood, poultry, snakes, bats, and farm animals were…
Adults with food insecurity (i.e., inadequate access to food because of financial constraints) are 10% to 37% more likely to die prematurely from any cause…
Nearly 9 in 10 parents say teens spend too much time playing video games. Many parents mistaken about their child’s video game behavior; families report…
Leaving school and getting a job both lead to a drop in the amount of physical activity. Leaving school and getting a job both lead…
Comprehensive clinical testing led Children’s Hospital Colorado researchers to connect enterovirus A71, which causes Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, to outbreak of neurological illness. The…
According to a 26-year study, a one dollar increase in the minimum wage is linked to a fall in the suicide rate of between 3.5…
With the recent legalization of cannabis edibles in Canada, physicians and the public must be aware of the novel risks of cannabis edibles, argue authors…
Study links rise in bureaucracy — now 34.2% of health spending — to surging overhead of private insurers; cutting US administrative costs to Canadian levels…