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DE reports six probable cases of vaping-related lung disease
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No cases in DE have a confirmed connection. A specific cause of the nationwide outbreak of lung injuries remains unknown, but all reported cases have a history of e-cigarette use or vaping. Currently, health officials are advising people not to use any vaping product until the cause is better understood. Individuals who may be concerned about their health after using an e-cigarette product sho... [Full Article...]
GM reverses course, says strikers will keep health coverage
The letter says employee health and well-being are GM's top priorities. UAW locals around the country and throughout MI posted notices to members last week, saying GM had ended medical, dental and vision insurance along with prescription coverage effective September 16, the first day of the national strike against the company that entered its eleventh day Thursday. [Full Article...]
State's 1st death from vaping-related illness — Georgia
The department says all had pneumonia without any known infectious cause. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 500 confirmed and probable cases of lung illnesses and several deaths nationwide have been attributed to vaping. [Full Article...]
Eating nuts leads to less weight gain
But emerging evidence suggests that the quality of what's eaten may be as important as the quantity. The study also suggested that the number of nuts may also play a crucial part. Average weight gain of the participants was 0.32kg (0.7lbs) each year. In fact, those who ate more nuts, about 14 grams, had a lower risk of putting two or more kilograms over any four-year period. [Full Article...]
Snacking On Nuts Found To Help Prevent Weight Gain
Every four years they were asked to answer questions about their weight and their food intake, which included nut consumption. They reported their exercise every two years. " Our results indicate that increased consumption of total nuts or any types of nut (including peanuts) is associated with less long-term weight gain, despite being calorically dense ", concludes the team, led by Dr Deirdre T... [Full Article...]
Woman Mistakes Wasabi for Avocado and Ends Up in E.R.
After seeing a doctor, who performed an electrocardiogram, it was determined the woman suffered from takotsubo cardiomyopathy - also known as " broken heart syndrome " - a temporary disruption of pumping in one area of the heart. This condition is a "left ventricular dysfunction that typically occurs after sudden intense emotional or physical stress and mimics myocardial infarction ", according... [Full Article...]
Obesity not from lack of motivation, United Kingdom psychologists say
A brand new report from the British Psychological Society argues that individuals grow to be obese or overweight not resulting from a private failing or unsafe decision-making, however due to a posh mixture of things, together with genetics, sedentary existence, responses to emphasize and trauma from childhood, and an absence of wholesome meals decisions being out there. [Full Article...]
Some plastic with your tea? | Newsroom
Each plastic tea bag also releases up to 3.1 billion nanoplastics too, on top of the 11.6 billion microplastics . Researchers at the Montreal university focused their analysis on premium brands that come in voluminous, silk-like bags, instead of the more common paper variety. [Full Article...]