Tag: public health
News (71)
May 6, 2013 1:30 pm
Harmful flame retardants found in 84 percent of Calif. couches
Couches tested in random CA households overwhelmingly contained hazardous flame retardant chemicals that have been known to harm hormone production and cause cancer, a new study says.
April 12, 2013 1:01 pm
Ten retailers urged to pull potentially toxic products
Health and environmental groups will launch a national campaign Thursday to prod 10 major retailers — including Walmart, Target and Costco — to clear store shelves of products containing hazardous chemicals.
April 11, 2013 1:09 pm
Rare Pediatric Cancers Tied to Car Emissions
Children born to mothers who lived within a mile of heavy traffic while pregnant were at higher risk of developing any of three childhood cancers, researchers said here.
January 17, 2013 11:47 am
Yelp Adds Health Department Grades To Restaurant Listings (Huffington Post)
Restaurant-goers curious about the cleanliness of the environments they’re eating in and how safe the food is have had to rely on different strategies. But now, community review site Yelp is being added to the mix as a new source of information on the health grades of various establishments.
January 11, 2013 3:08 pm
One in three U.S. workers has no paid sick days (CNN Money)
An estimated 41.7 million workers can not take sick days — that’s nearly a third of the nation’s employees and a problem that raises health risks on everyone.
January 8, 2013 6:34 pm
Binge Drinking Prevalent, Yet Underestimated in Females (Medscape)
Binge drinking is a prevalent and often underestimated problem among US women and female adolescents that frequently starts in high school, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows.
December 19, 2012 6:22 pm
Bioethicist: We need to treat violence as public health issue (NBC News)
The mass murder of 20 children and six adults Friday in Newtown, Conn., has provoked yet another round of recrimination, finger pointing and breast-beating. What we fervently want as we continue to reel from a story whose misery seems to know no bounds is to find a clear cause – a reason why this happened – so that we can fix it.
December 19, 2012 6:10 pm
Newtown tragedy spotlights fractured mental health care system (New Haven Register)
Once parents and individuals are “brave enough” to come forward and seek help, overcoming the continuing stigmatization of mental illness, there are not enough clinicians to serve them, the programs are scattered throughout different agencies and insurers don’t always cover care.
December 11, 2012 2:11 pm
America's Health Rankings show worrisome rates of chronic disease, inactivity (CBS News)
United Health Foundation unveiled its 22nd annual America’s Health Rankings on Tuesday that provided a national look at health problems in all 50 states. This year’s health rankings found that Americans are living longer, but many are living sicker.
November 30, 2012 2:07 pm
Women's Health in Juvenile Detention: How a System Designed for Boys Is Failing Girls (The Atlantic)
Sexual assault, pregnancy, and other unique needs are often overlooked by a cursory and underfunded system. Poor physical health also increases girls’ risk of recidivism.