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To Your Good Health: Medication prescribed to lower LDL level worsens quality of life
Keith Roach, M.D., syndicated columnist <!– SHOW ARTICLE –> DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old man. I exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet and have not eaten beef or pork in over 40 years. In spite of all of this, I was diagnosed in January 2022 with a 90% blockage of the left anterior…
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Here is how soap helps fight malaria-carrying mosquitoes
New York: Malaria may be kept at bay by using soap, discovers scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) found that adding small quantities of liquid soap to some classes of pesticides can boost their potency by more than ten-fold.The discovery is promising news as malaria-carrying mosquitoes display an increasing resistance to…
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Headline News Roundup: November 2023
French authorities label vitamin D as endocrine disruptor The French authorities are set to classify vitamin D3 as an endocrine disruptor (ED), triggering the addition of warning labels on products containing cholecalciferol above 0.1% by product weight. This decision, stemming from the European Chemicals Agency’s identification of cholecalciferol as an ED, aligns with the French AGEC Act’s…
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Hypercar, LMGT3 Entries Confirmed in Bumper 2024 Entry
Photo: Focus Pack Media The FIA World Endurance Championship has released a provisional, 37-car entry list for the 2024 season headlined by 19 entries in the Hypercar class. The figure of 37 cars is the maximum number of available berths for the season in line with comments previously made by WEC CEO Frederic Lequien, who…
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Metabolic health status and renal disorders: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Previous surveys suggests that body mass index (BMI) may be positively related to development of chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, this association might be altered by metabolic syndrome. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the association of metabolic health status with CKD. The present cross-sectional study was carried out on 3322 representative sample of Iranian…
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Modeling walking accessibility to urban parks using Google Maps crowdsourcing database in the high-density urban environments of Hong Kong
Abstract Accessing urban parks is important for promoting physical activities and improving public health. In this study, we propose the use of Google Maps crowdsourcing data and the incorporation of park attractiveness to model urban park accessibility in the complex urban environments of Hong Kong. The difference between using geometric and route distance, the effect…
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Chemistry is inaccessible: how to reduce barriers for disabled scientists
Having a disability hinders someone’s chances of being a chemist. Statistics are rare, but speak for themselves. For example, an estimated 22% of the UK population declared a disability in 2021. Yet among chemists, a survey by the UK Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in 2022 found that only 5% of members and none of…
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Metabolic health status and renal disorders: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Previous surveys suggests that body mass index (BMI) may be positively related to development of chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, this association might be altered by metabolic syndrome. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the association of metabolic health status with CKD. The present cross-sectional study was carried out on 3322 representative sample of Iranian…
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Modeling walking accessibility to urban parks using Google Maps crowdsourcing database in the high-density urban environments of Hong Kong
Abstract Accessing urban parks is important for promoting physical activities and improving public health. In this study, we propose the use of Google Maps crowdsourcing data and the incorporation of park attractiveness to model urban park accessibility in the complex urban environments of Hong Kong. The difference between using geometric and route distance, the effect…
