Archive: 10/10/2018

Hong Kong to ban e-cigarettes, other new smoking products

Hong Kong plans to ban e-cigarettes and other new smoking products to protect public health, the leader of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory said Wednesday.

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French health watchdog calls for ban on sunbeds

The French health watchdog Wednesday urged the government to follow the example of Australia and Brazil by banning sunbeds and tanning parlours because of the "proven" risk of skin cancer caused by exposure to artificial ...

Oct 10, 2018

Worse outcomes for Hispanic infants with critical congenital heart disease

Hispanic infants with critical types of congenital heart disease have worse outcomes in their first year than do their non-Hispanic white counterparts, a difference largely driven by their mother's level of education and ...

Oct 10, 2018

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Researchers identify gene types driving racial disparities in myeloma

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified three specific gene types that account for a known two-to-three-fold increase in myeloma diagnoses among African-Americans. Researchers also demonstrated the ability to study race ...

Oct 10, 2018

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Global warming will hike mental health woes, study finds

Mental health problems will increase as temperatures rise due to climate change, a new study warns.

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More than 100 pot shops set to open as Canada legalizes weed

Mat Beren and his friends used to drive by the vast greenhouses of southern British Columbia and joke about how much weed they could grow there.

Oct 10, 2018

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Never forget a face? Research suggests people know an average of 5,000 faces

For the first time scientists have been able to put a figure on how many faces people actually know- a staggering 5,000 on average.

Oct 10, 2018

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More young people are choosing not to drink alcohol

Young people in England aren't just drinking less alcohol—a new study published in BMC Public Health shows that more of them are never taking up alcohol at all, and that the increase is widespread among young people.

Oct 10, 2018

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Planned intermittent fasting may help reverse type 2 diabetes, suggest doctors

Planned intermittent fasting may help to reverse type 2 diabetes, suggest doctors writing in the journal BMJ Case Reports after three patients in their care, who did this, were able to cut out the need for insulin treatment ...

Oct 10, 2018

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Downward mobility link to violent crime and self-harm

The children of families who fall upon hard times are at significantly greater risk of being involved in violent crime and harming themselves as young adults, according to a major new study.

Oct 10, 2018

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