About 1 in 4 U.S. children – nearly 19 million – have at least one parent with substance use disorder. This includes parents who misuse alcohol, marijuana, prescription opioids or illegal drugs. Our estimate reflects an increase of over 2 million children since 2020 and an increase of…
Category: 5. Health
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Over 256,000 Pounds Of Canned Beef Stew Recalled Due To Wood Fragments
Hormel Foods Corporation is voltartarily recalling around 256,185 pounds of its Dinty Moore canned … More
Three consumers had a beef about this stew. Apparently, they had found pieces of wood in their Dinty Moore Beef Stew and complained to the makers of…
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Every 100 Grams Of Ultra Processed Foods Consumed Per Day Increases Risk Of Diseases
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 16: A photo illustration of ‘Ultra Processed’ foods on February 16, 2018 … More
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How Policies Are Affecting Counseling For International Students
International flags on a campus
The law of unintended consequences is a principle that, when applied to politics, describes what happens when the government passes a law which creates outcomes which were not expected or foreseen. A 1994 article in the Columbia Law Review provided historical…
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The Youngest Generation Will Bear The Highest Brunt Of Climate Extremes: Study
TOPSHOT – Dry soil of the partially dried-up river bed of the Rhine is pictured in Duesseldorf, … More
In a 1.5 degrees…
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Cannabinoids in Cancer Treatment: A Double Benefit for Patients
How can cannabis be used to help chemotherapy patients? This is what a recent study published in Pharmacology & Therapeutics hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated how cannabinoids could be used to decrease the side effects in chemotherapy…
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CVS Sues Arkansas Over Law Banning PBM Ownership Of Pharmacies
CVS Health Thursday sued Arkansas, trying to thwart a law the healthcare company said would lead to … More
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Scientists Find A Market Ready Replacement For PFAS
A new substitute for forever chemicals is non-toxic material is water- and oil-resistant, … More
It’s one of those quiet realities of modern life: we unwrap our sandwich or sip from a paper cup, unaware that the packaging protecting our food might be leaching…
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Leprosy existed in America long before arrival of Europeans
Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy may actually have a much older history on the American continent. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS, and the University of Colorado (USA), in collaboration with various institutions in America and…
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Does outdoor air pollution affect indoor air quality? It could depend on buildings’ HVAC
We typically spend 80% of our time indoors, where the quality of the air we breathe depends on the age and type of building we occupy, as well as indoor pollution and outdoor pollution sources. But also playing an important role is the kind of HVAC system used to heat, ventilate and cool the…
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