Image credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Arsenic is also called the “king of poisons and poison of kings” because of its historical use in assassinations. Walmart has now recalled apple juice in 25 states because it contained elevated levels of the poison. Do you need to worry because apple season is just around the corner? “Apple […]
Temporal development of the estimated frequency of food allergies by age group. Source: The Lancet – Public Health (2024). https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(24)00163-4/fulltext The number of people with food allergies in the UK has more than doubled since 2008, with the biggest increase occurring in young children. In a new analysis, researchers from Imperial College London estimate that […]
Image credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research presented at this year’s ESC Congress 2024 in London, UK (30 August-2 September) shows that patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (ICCU) who have a recent history of recreational drug use are three times more likely to experience another major cardiovascular event within a year than […]
Graphic summary. Photo credit: Drug and alcohol addiction (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112390 The animal tranquilizer xylazine is increasingly found in illegal opioid supplies across the country, causing serious injuries to drug users. New research led by a doctor and scientist at the University of Pittsburgh has been published in Drug and alcohol addiction attempts to understand […]
According to a study published online on August 15, emergency department use among adolescents is high before and after self-inflicted injuries. JAMA network opened. Samaa Kemal, MD, MPH, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study of emergency department encounters of adolescents ages 5 to 18 years […]
Image credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Social status – defined by household income and professional role – is linked to food delivery preferences in England, according to an analysis of consumer surveys published in the open access journal BMJ Public Health. Affluent households are twice as likely to shop for groceries online as less affluent ones, […]
Image credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study led by the Amsterdam UMC over more than five years and 1,100 patients has demonstrated a strategy to reduce inappropriate IV use by one-third, an effect that was sustained over the entire five-year period. This should also lead to a reduction in associated infections, which affect one in […]
In view of the increasing number of syphilis cases in the United States, the American health authority FDA on Friday approved the first home test to detect the bacterial disease. “This is the first over-the-counter home test to detect antibodies to Treponema pallidum (syphilis) in human blood,” the FDA said in a press release. “Results […]
Image credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Danish pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic said on Friday that it was seeking European approval for the use of its Mpox vaccine in children aged 12 to 17, after the WHO declared the current virus wave a global public health emergency. The World Health Organization (WHO) this week declared the rapid […]
Photo credit: Soccerwife from Pexels Hamza Memon and Nicholas Panzo, students at the Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine (ENMED), are leading an innovative project at the interface of sports and ophthalmology to improve referee performance in the National Football League (NFL). Deeply rooted in Houston’s vibrant sports culture, these Class of 2026 students […]
