Prime Day Is Off to a Strong Start. Consumers Are Bargain Hunting
Consumers spent $6.4 billion on e-commerce on Tuesday across various U.S. retail sites.
Source: Reuters: Health - July 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tax prep sites gave millions of taxpayers ’ info to Facebook and Google
The congressional investigation, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), follows a report last year about such data-sharing with Facebook by the technology journalism website The Markup. Warren and six other lawmakers wrote to the Justice Department on Tuesday urging criminal charges against the…#elizabethwarren #mass #justicedepartment #democrats #hrblock #taxslayer #google #meta #merrickgarland #businesstools
Source: Reuters: Health - July 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Prevalence of stable and successfully treated periodontitis subjects and incidence of subsequent tooth loss within supportive periodontal care: A systematic review with meta-analyses
Conclusions: An overwhelming majority of subjects and teeth do not achieve the proposed endpoints for periodontal stability, yet most periodontal patients preserve most of their teeth during an average of 10-13 years in SPC. 
Source: Dental Technology Blog - July 10, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

Cannabis social clubs in contemporary legalization reforms: talking consumption sites and social justice - Belackova V, Rychert M, Wilkins C, Pardal M.
There is ongoing debate about what policy approaches to cannabis use might best address health and social related harm. Profit-driven, adult-use cannabis markets have been introduced in the United States and Canada, where legalization reform has had mixed ...
Source: SafetyLit - July 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Gunshot wounds in parenchymatous organs: the morphology mainly depends on the physical properties of the affected tissues - Thoma V, Franchetti G, Geisenberger D, Glardon M, Kromeier J, Mierdel K, Pollak S, Wimmer S, Perdekamp MG.
In contrast to gunshot wounds in skin and bone, the medico-legal literature pays little attention to the appearance of bullet penetration sites in abdominal organs. It was only in 1983 that Metter and Schulz published an article entitled "Morphological fea...
Source: SafetyLit - July 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Why scientists say wastewater surveillance needs to continue, despite low COVID-19 levels
Despite wastewater sites across Canada reporting some of the lowest levels of COVID-19 since analysis began, some researchers say surveillance should continue so the country can be prepared for the next pandemic. 
Source: CBC | Health - July 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

South Africa: National Blood Service Calls for Blood Donation Amid Dwindling Stocks
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) has appealed to all potential and existing blood donors, who are due to donate, to visit blood donation sites amid severe blood stock shortages.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 7, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

Chipotle-owned Pizzeria Locale, a build-your-own pizza chain, to close sites in Denver
Pictured is a file photo of a Chipotle location in Vermont. The chain announced that all five of its Pizzeria Locale chains in Denver would be closing, and that all of the employees would be offered jobs at Chipotle locations in the Colorado city. Chipotle Mexican Grill plans to close a chain of…#chipotle #vermont #pizzerialocale #denver #colorado #chipotlemexicangrill #laurieschalow #usatoday #boulder #mexican
Source: Reuters: Health - July 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Drinking Water From Nearly Half of U.S. Faucets Likely Contains ‘ Forever Chemicals ’ Study Warns
(TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.) — Drinking water from nearly half of U.S. faucets likely contains “forever chemicals” that may cause cancer and other health problems, according to a government study released Wednesday. The synthetic compounds known collectively as PFAS are contaminating drinking water to varying extents in large cities and small towns — and in private wells and public systems, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Researchers described the study as the first nationwide effort to test for PFAS in tap water from private sources in addition to regulated ones. It builds on previous scientific finding...
Source: TIME: Science - July 6, 2023 Category: Science Authors: JOHN FLESHER / AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change Environmental Health healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news

Smartwatch-based prediction of single-stride and stride-to-stride gait outcomes using regression-based machine learning - Bailey CA, Mir-Orefice A, Uchida TK, Nantel J, Graham RB.
Spatiotemporal variability during gait is linked to fall risk and could be monitored using wearable sensors. Although many users prefer wrist-worn sensors, most applications position at other sites. We developed and evaluated an application using a consume...
Source: SafetyLit - July 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Federal judge to Biden administration: Stop telling social media sites to limit free speech
In a ruling fittingly handed down on the Fourth of July, a federal judge ordered a litany of Biden administration officials to stop encouraging social media companies to block or remove content they disliked. Doing so, wrote District Court Judge Terry Doughty in the injunction, is a violation of…#fourthofjuly #terrydoughty #firstamendment #justicedepartment #fbi #surgeongeneral #vivekmurthy #xavierbecerra #missouri #meta
Source: Reuters: Health - July 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Driving better health outcomes through integrated care systems: the role of district councils
This report from The King's Fund contains interviews with district council officers and integrated care board (ICB) staff in four sites from around England to better understand the current relationships between local government and ICBs. It also looks at what good practice looks like, what enables it and the outcomes it produces.ReportThe King's Fund - publications
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - July 5, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Integrated care, collaboration and partnership Source Type: news

POV: 10 apps that are actually worth your money
This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here. Read Full Story#wondertools #readfullstory
Source: Reuters: Health - July 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Judge Rules Biden Administration Likely Trampled on Free Speech on Social Media
The case tests the limits on government scrutiny of social-media content on sites like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. A federal judge ruled that the Biden administration likely trampled on the First Amendment in trying to eliminate what it saw as disinformation on social media, issuing a broad…#twitter #firstamendment
Source: Reuters: Health - July 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Federal Judge Limits Biden Officials ’ Contacts With Social Media Sites
A federal court in Louisiana on Tuesday barred parts of the Biden administration from communicating with social media platforms about broad swaths of content online, a ruling that could curtail efforts to combat false and misleading narratives about the coronavirus pandemic and other issues. In…#terryadoughty #usdistrictcourt #westerndistrict #republicans
Source: Reuters: Health - July 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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