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- Drug overdose deaths rise dramatically among pregnant people
Drug overdose deaths among pregnant and postpartum women in the United States have risen sharply in recent years -- especially in 2020, coinciding with the pandemic's onset, a new study says. ..... Read More.5 hours ago - Number of smokers drops as vaping rises, data shows
Data shows 13.3% of people smoked cigarettes in 2021 - down from 20.2% in 2011, while 7.7% vaped. ..... Read More.9 hours ago - Ambulance staff to strike on 21 DecemberParamedics and support staff in nearly all the services in England and Wales to take part. ..... Read More.9 hours ago
- Strep A schools may be given preventive antibioticsThe drugs would be used to stop more cases of the bacterial infection that has killed some children. ..... Read More.12 hours ago
- Strep A: Five-year-old dies from illness linked to bacterial infectionThe girl was a pupil at Black Mountain Primary School in west Belfast and became severely ill last week. ..... Read More.12 hours ago
- Angela Ranyer: Covid contract VIP lane was ‘a scandal of epic proportions’Prioritising firms recommended by MPs and peers wasted taxpayers' money, deputy leader Angela Rayner says. ..... Read More.12 hours ago
- Strep A: Mum warns of symptoms after child’s illnessJoanne Jones said she initially mistook her daughter's sickness for a chest infection. ..... Read More.13 hours ago
- Consuming ultra-processed foods could increase dementia risk: study
People could be at a higher risk for dementia if more than 20% of their daily caloric intake is ultra-processed foods, a new study found. The part of the brain involved in processing information and making decisions, or executive functioning, is particularly impacted by the risk of cognitive decline, according to the study published Monday in JAMA Neurology. In the study, people who consumed the most ultra-processed foods recorded a 28% faster rate of global cognitive decline and a 25% faster rate of executive function decline compared to those who ate the least amount of overly processed foods. Ultra-processed foods were defined in the study as "industrial formulations of food substances (oils, fats, sugars, starch, and protein isolates) that contain little or no whole foods and typically include flavorings, colorings, emulsifiers, and other cosmetic additives." EATING HIGH-PROCESSED FOODS COULD LEAD TO A FASTER RATE OF COGNITIVE DECLINE: STUDY Examples of… ..... Read More.16 hours ago
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