Exposure to Pesticides Tied to Cardiovascular Disease Incidence
Correlation was still significant after adjustment for other cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Correlation was still significant after adjustment for other cardiovascular disease risk factors.
The Tsimane’ Amazonian Panel Study sought to investigate the effect of modernization and market exposure on the health of Bolivia’s Tsimane’ forager-horticulturalists.
Higher risk of death was seen in participants drinking two or more regular or artificially sweetened soft drinks per day.
Overall, researchers found that the health of low-income older Americans varies substantially by geographic region in a way that cannot be attributed to a narrow set of conditions or to one specific disease.
Odds of being seen at family practice increased for children from rural areas versus those from urban areas.
Study findings suggest that temperature, relative humidity, and air pollution are significantly associated with outpatient visits for atopic dermatitis.
Study participants in the lowest-income study sites experienced worse blood pressure control and poorer cardiovascular outcomes despite standardized treatment protocols and having similar baseline blood pressure as participants in the highest income areas.
Restrictive entry and integration policies associated with the migration process were linked to negative effects on mental health, self-rated health, and mortality in migrant populations.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal to allow use of the antibiotic streptomycin to treat citrus disease poses a risk to human health and the environment.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hard at work finalizing a new proposed rule that could affect public health negatively.