Evictions during pregnancy tied to adverse birth outcomes, study finds
Babies born to parents evicted during pregnancy tend to be born prematurely and have a lower weight
Sarasota, FL lifts mandatory masking, claims masks are “burdensome” for citizens and city
Sarasota, Florida, lifted its mandatory masking policy against advice from health experts. Commissioners stated that face coverings were too “burdensome” for citizens and businesses, and the city could not penalize everyone who breached the rule.
Report finds toxic metals in baby foods manufactured by major companies
All four of the complying companies found arsenic, lead, cadmium in their infant foods
Coca-Cola funded public health conferences in effort to shift blame for obesity, study says
The Coca-Cola Company used its sponsorship of international public health conferences to deflect blame for the obesity epidemic away from its products.
37% of measles cases analyzed in the US in 2015 were caused by the MMR vaccine
By Arjun WaliaSeptember 12, 2020 What Happened: A study published in 2017 in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology found that “During the measles outbreak in California in 2015, a large number of suspected cases occurred in recent vaccinees. Of the 194 measles sequences obtained in the United States in 2015, 73 were identified as vaccine sequences…” The authors developed […]
First Nation calls for equitable health-care access following death of Joyce Echaquan
Jillian Kestler-D’Amours, The Canadian Press Mon Nov 16 2020 13:36:27 MONTREAL — Sipi Flamand says it’s long overdue that Quebec guarantees equal access to health care for Indigenous peoples in the province. Flamand, vice-chief of Manawan, an Atikamekw community about 250 kilometres north of Montreal, helped craft a list of recommendations submitted Monday to the […]
Paradise lost, paradise found: how Torontonians are staying active without the gym
Eight locals reveal how their exercise regimens have changed since fitness facilities closed
Pesticide mixtures harm health even when each pesticide is present at “safe” levels
New study challenges regulatory assumptions and practices. Report by Claire Robinson Mixtures of pesticide residues commonly found in foods in the EU can have adverse effects on health even when each individual pesticide is present at a level considered safe by regulators, a new study shows. The study also found that the use of molecular analytical techniques […]
