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Study ties particle pollution from wildfire smoke to 24, 100 US deaths per year
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (638+ words) Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study. "Our message is: Wildfire smoke is very dangerous. It is an increasing threat to human…...
New York Is a Hot Spot for Alpha-Gal. Why Doesn't the State Track Cases?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (793+ words) In 2023, federal health authorities listed several hot spots where people were developing an allergy to red meat at alarming rates after having been bitten by ticks. Arkansas. Kentucky. Missouri. A county in Virginia. Since then, most of those states have…...
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has breast cancer but will keep working through treatment
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (392+ words) Wiles, 68, announced on Monday that she had been diagnosed over the previous week. She gave no indication she would pull back from her work as she undergoes treatment. "Nearly one in eight women in the United States will face this…...
Reach Out and Read Ohio launches to support local child literacy
10+ hour, 53+ min ago (323+ words) The Dayton Metro Library provides a system of books and computers for anyone to use. FILE Reach Out and Read Ohio, a state branch of the national Reach Out and Read, has been launched to help improve early literacy and…...
CDC Pauses Testing for Rabies and Mpox
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1055+ words) FILE -- A raccoon caught for scientific research in Forest Park in Queens, Sept. 17, 2023. Though fewer than five Americans are diagnosed with rabies each year, testing remains important because the virus, which infects animals like raccoons, bats and skunks, is nearly…...
Nearly 90, 000 bottles of children's liquid pain medication recalled
4+ week, 1+ day ago (174+ words) FILE - A sign for the U. S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md. , Dec. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) FILE - A sign for the U. S. Food. .. The Food and Drug Administration posted an online notice about…...
5 common learning disabilities
1+ year, 2+ week ago (353+ words) Although learning disabilities are quite common, sometimes they are difficult to spot and often easily overlooked. Even though many people have learning disabilities, they can be isolating and create difficult challenges in school and beyond if they are not addressed....
Sitting too much? Your bones are paying the price
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (536+ words) Individuals participates in a strength training session at a fitness studio. ISTOCK We know that inactivity increases risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity, joint problems and many other conditions. We don't often hear that low bone mass, including osteopenia and osteoporosis…...
2 M Ohioans are unpaid caregivers for loved ones: Should they get tax credits?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1427+ words) Tammy Wolfe lives with her 90-year-old mother, Helen Neff, in Englewood. Wolfe has spent about seven years providing care for her mother as she struggles with memory and stability problems. Cornelius Frolik Tammy Wolfe has lived with her 90-year-old mother,…...
Experimental cholesterol-lowering pill may offer new option for millions
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (401+ words) It's still experimental but the pill helps rid the body of cholesterol in a way that today can be done only with injected medicines. If approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the pill, named enlicitide, could offer an easier-to-use…...