health news this week

Daily Update: School board candidates announced, North Fork Breast Health Coalition will celebrate 25 years at annual gala

21/04/2023binomo

The North Fork Breast Health Coalition will be celebrating their 25th anniversary at their Pink Pearl Gala on May 5. (Credit: Melissa Azofeifa)

Here are the headlines for Friday, April 21, 2023.

THE SUFFOLK TIMES

North Fork schools announce school board candidates

North Fork Breast Health Coalition to celebrate 25th anniversary at Pink Pearl Gala

RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW

Seven candidates will run for four seats on the Riverhead Board of Education

North Fork Breast Health Coalition to celebrate 25th anniversary at Pink Pearl Gala

SHELTER ISLAND REPORTER

Gifts given by Boston: Islander runs marathon on 10th anniversary of bombing

Workshops set

12% of water fixtures at PSD schools exceed state lead standards in early testing

05/04/2023binomo

Communications sent to parents can be alarming.

There’s lead in the water at your child’s school, read the emails.

Poudre School District has notified students, staff and families at 16 schools that lead levels exceeding state health and safety guidelines have been found in one or more fixtures that can be used for drinking water. Eighteen schools have been checked and received results so far.

As a result, those fixtures have been shut off until they can be tested and, if necessary, filtered, repaired or replaced to reduce the levels of lead in the water they supply.

The samples must

Stellantis Tops Forecasts in H2, Launches 1.5 Billion Euro Share Buy-Back

22/02/2023binomo

MILAN (Reuters) -Carmaker Stellantis on Wednesday reported a forecast-beating 17% rise in operating profit in the second half of last year on a strong product and pricing mix, despite persistent issues with logistics and semiconductor supply.

The company also announced a dividend of 4.2 billion euros ($4.48 billion), or 1.34 euros per share, on 2022 results, and said it would launch a share buyback program worth up to 1.5 billion euros to be performed by the end of this year.

Adjusted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) at the world’s third largest auto maker by sales stood at 10.949 billion

Statement from the Minister of Health on Update to COVID-19 border measures for travelers arriving from the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong or Macao

15/02/2023binomo

Statement

February 2, 2023 | Ottawa, ON | Public Health Agency of Canada

In response to the increasing spread of COVID-19 and its variants in the People’s Republic of China and limited epidemiological and viral genomic sequence data available in these cases, the Government of Canada announced temporary pre-boarding test requirements and arrival screening effective January 5, 2023, for most travelers arriving on flights originating from the People’s Republic

Prevent Nearsightedness Complications With Early Treatment

26/01/2023binomo

November 10, 2022 · 7:00 AM

Steve Parker MD, paleobetic diet, — Should have spent more time outdoors

Myopia, aka nearsightedness, is extremely common and can start in childhood or young adults. Over time it can lead to early-onset cataracts, retinal detachment, and glaucoma. MedPageToday has an eye-opening article on treatments that can prevent myopia progression and complications. For example:

Common evidence-based treatments that offer both statistically significant and clinically meaningful efficacy include daytime multifocal soft contact lenses (MFSCL), overnight orthokeratology (ortho-k), and topical low dose atropine (LDA). Novel spectacle lenses also showed a promising myopia-inhibiting effect, although with limited availability in the US at the

The Benefits of Healthy Fats

13/01/2023binomo

Introduction
Types of fats
Benefits of unsaturated fats
Omega-3 fatty acids
Saturated fats
Trans fats
References
Further reading

We consume different types of fat through different types of foods. Some are harmful, and some are necessary for a healthy life.

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Types of fats

Unsaturated fats: Unsaturated fats are considered to be healthy fats. These have various benefits, such as lowering blood cholesterol levels, improving inflammation, and preventing arrhythmia. These fats are mostly found in plant-based foods such as seeds, nuts, and oils.

There are two types of unsaturated fats:

Monounsaturated fats
Polyunsaturated fats

Benefits of unsaturated fats