A woman’s exposure to DDT could affect her granddaughter’s health today
A long-banned pesticide may be having health effects that ripple across generations, a new study suggests.
Category: Health
Over 1,000 test positive for COVID-19 at India religious festival
Hundreds of people have tested positive for coronavirus in India at the site of the world’s biggest religious festival, officials said Wednesday, as huge crowds of...
DDT exposure in grandmothers linked to obesity, earlier periods in granddaughters
In the first study to report on the health effects of exposure to a toxic environmental chemical over three human generations, a new study has found...
Thailand’s daily COVID infections hit record, topping 1,300
Thailand reported more than 1,300 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, setting another daily record and adding pressure on the government to speed up a nearly nonexistent...
When does a bruise on an infant or young child signal abuse?
Bruising caused by physical abuse is the most common injury to be overlooked or misdiagnosed as non-abusive before an abuse-related fatality or near-fatality in a young...
Suicide among female nurses is double that of the general female population
Female nurses are roughly twice as likely to commit suicide than the general female population and 70% more likely than female physicians, according to a University...
Denmark drops AstraZeneca vaccine for good, in European first
Denmark announced Tuesday it would stop using the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine altogether, becoming the first European country to do so over suspected rare but serious side...
New criteria aid diagnosis of traumatic encephalopathy syndrome
With the support of experts from the Uniformed Services University, diagnostic criteria have been developed for traumatic encephalopathy syndrome (TES), the clinical disorder associated with neuropathologically...
Cyprus cabinet rolls up sleeves for troubled AZ jab
In a bid to encourage reluctant islanders to take AstraZeneca jabs, members of the Greek Cypriot cabinet are to stage a joint Covid-19 vaccination event on...
Coronavirus vaccine Q&A: Are they safe? Are they effective? Will you need a booster?
More than 74 million Americans have thus far been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 – that’s a fraction of the U.S. population. Vaccines are perhaps the best...
