Tag: Environment
Rural, Urban Disparities Seen for Quality of Home Health Care
Rural home health care agencies perform better on process measures; urban agencies perform better on outcome measures
Microplastics in Human Feces Linked to Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Concentration of fecal microplastics higher in individuals with IBD versus healthy participants
Seafood Consumption, Mercury Exposure Not Tied to Mortality
Seafood consumption, low-to-moderate environmental mercury exposure not linked to all-cause, cardiovascular-related mortality in U.S. adults
Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Pneumonia in Children
Exposure to PM2.5 above 10.75 µg/m3 associated with residence in area with high risk for community-acquired pneumonia in children
Ambient Temperatures Linked to Hospitalization for Renal Diseases
For each 1-degree Celsius increase in daily mean temperature, estimated risk for hospitalization for renal diseases increased by 0.9 percent
Blood Lead Reference Value in Children Updated to 3.5 µg/dL
Screening efforts should be focused on populations at high risk based on age of housing, sociodemographic risk factors
High Exposure to Phthalates Tied to Early Death
Authors estimate roughly 100,000 premature deaths among older Americans each year and a $40 billion annual U.S. economic burden
Blood Lead Levels Detected in Half of Children Tested
Young children with public insurance and living in communities with more pre-1950s housing and poverty at increased risk
Urban-Rural Disparity Seen in New Liver Cancer Cases
Incidence of liver cancer rising at an annual rate of 5.7 percent in rural areas
Mold Exposure Tied to Worse COPD Outcomes
Mold may increase the risk for flare-ups and hospitalization with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease