Wednesday 24 July 2019

Need a Mental Health Day? Some States Give Students the Option


By DERRICK BRYSON TAYLOR from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2M8OsKr

Tuesday 23 July 2019

Residents, Leaders 'Shocked' by Toxic Air Report

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On Friday, WebMD and Georgia Health News revealed that Georgia had three census tracts the EPA identified as having elevated cancer risks because of a toxic gas called ethylene oxide.



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Pro Baseball Players Live Longer, Healthier Lives

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Athletes in Major League Baseball (MLB) tend to live about 24% longer than the average American guy, according to a century's worth of mortality rates among nearly 10,500 pro baseball players.



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Your Data Were ‘Anonymized’? These Scientists Can Still Identify You


By GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2y38myk

Extreme Eating Could Be an Early Clue to Autism

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A new study finds atypical eating behaviors -- such as hypersensitivity to food textures or pocketing food without swallowing -- in 70% of kids with autism. That's 15 times the rate typically found in children.



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