A child testing positive for measles in Will County has been linked to migrant outbreak of the disease in Chicago but no details on who they are, where they live or how they contracted the disease have been released by the Will County Health Department. “Due to privacy concerns, the only information we can release… Continue reading Child in Will County who tested positive for measles linked to Chicago migrant center – Chicago Tribune
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Teen Pregnancy Linked to Risk of Earlier Death in Adulthood, Study Finds
Teen pregnancy increases the chances that a young woman will drop out of school and struggle with poverty, research has shown. Teenagers are also more likely to develop serious medical complications during pregnancy. Now a large study in Canada reports another disturbing finding: Women who were pregnant as teenagers are more likely to die before… Continue reading Teen Pregnancy Linked to Risk of Earlier Death in Adulthood, Study Finds
Teen Drug and Alcohol Use Linked to Mental Health Distress
The Findings: Drug Use as Self-Medication The paper found that the link between substance use and mental health existed even at low levels of drug and alcohol use. Dr. Tervo-Clemmens said that adolescents with low levels of substance use may be self-medicating and that their relatively modest substance use was not likely to be causing… Continue reading Teen Drug and Alcohol Use Linked to Mental Health Distress
Pet Dragons Linked to Salmonella Cases That Sickened Dozens of Children
“I have college students that will come to class with their bearded dragon on their shoulder, which is probably not the most hygienic thing,” said Brian Todd, a conservationist at the University of California, Davis, who specializes in reptiles and amphibians and was not involved with the study. “After you’ve handled one, you need to… Continue reading Pet Dragons Linked to Salmonella Cases That Sickened Dozens of Children
Nancy E. Adler, Who Linked Wealth to Health, Dies at 77
Nancy E. Adler, a health psychologist whose work helped transform the public understanding of the relationship between socioeconomic status and physical health, died on Jan. 4 at her home in San Francisco. She was 77. The cause was pancreatic cancer, her husband, Arnold Milstein, said. Dr. Adler was instrumental in documenting the powerful role that… Continue reading Nancy E. Adler, Who Linked Wealth to Health, Dies at 77
Deadly Listeria Outbreak Linked to Milkshakes From Burger Chain
A listeria outbreak that led to the deaths of three people has been linked to milkshakes sold by the burger chain Frugals at its restaurant in Tacoma, Wash., according to the state’s health department. In a news release on Friday, officials said that outbreak had been caused by the food-borne listeria, a type of bacteria… Continue reading Deadly Listeria Outbreak Linked to Milkshakes From Burger Chain
Enslaved Black People in Maryland Linked to 42,000 Living Relatives
A construction team working on a highway expansion in Maryland in 1979 discovered human remains on the grounds of an 18th-century ironworks. Eventually, archaeologists uncovered 35 graves in a cemetery where enslaved people had been buried. In the first effort of its kind, researchers now have linked DNA from 27 African Americans buried in the… Continue reading Enslaved Black People in Maryland Linked to 42,000 Living Relatives
16 People Sick in Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Ground Beef
A salmonella outbreak linked to lean ground beef sold in ShopRite stores in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York has left 16 people sick, including six who were hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ground beef that was labeled 80 percent lean was the only common food that the people who… Continue reading 16 People Sick in Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Ground Beef