WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2020 — The prevalence of skin cancer among sexual minorities and transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) adults is explored in two studies published online Feb. 12 in JAMA Dermatology. Sean Singer, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues examined the association between sexual orientation and lifetime prevalence of skin cancer using data from the 2014 to […]
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Rosario Dawson came out as LGBTQ during an interview with Bustle on Wednesday. While the actress had identified as LGBTQ for a long time, she hadn't felt comfortable claiming a queer identity because she "never had a relationship in that space." Veronica Chin Hing, a psychotherapist and sexologist with NYC Therapy + Wellness, said Dawson is not alone in her hesitation […]
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The U.N. secretary general said Tuesday that the virus outbreak that began in China poses “a very dangerous situation” for the world, but “is not out of control.” Speaking in an interview with The Associated Press, Antonio Guterres said that “the risks are enormous and we need to be prepared worldwide for that.” Guterres said his greatest worry was a […]
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A heart attack could draw you closer to death, but the signs can be easily missed. If the heart is partially damaged, you may still go about your usual business until you begin to notice something isn’t right. What signs should a woman never ignore? Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr Mehmet Oz has noticed women can be “great deniers and are particularly […]
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A QUARTER of people in the UK live in areas with toxic air pollution: Experts say 15million citizens are at risk and urge the Government to create stricter clean air targets than the EU British Heart Foundation says 15million people inhale illegal levels of pollution More than 12 months ago the Government published a new Clean Air Strategy But charity […]
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North Korea becomes the TWENTY-NINTH country to record a case of the killer coronavirus as suspected patient is struck down in Denmark The woman returned from China to Pyongyang, the capital city of North Korea She was detected during tests on travellers from foreign countries North Korea borders with China, where 99 per cent of the 31,500 infected are A […]
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have announced two new cases of novel coronavirus in the United States, bringing the total to five across four states. Recently, reports of a coronavirus outbreak in the city of Wuhan in China’s Hubei Province have flooded the world’s news. The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) causes respiratory illness of varying severity. Initially, […]
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Water for food cultivation, hygiene, and of course, consumption, is essential to health and well-being, and many of the public health advances of the past 150 years can be tied directly to advances in the provision of abundant, clean and healthy water. Similarly, abundant, healthy data is essential to the digital health advances we all so confidently expect. At the […]
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Vitamin D is obtained from sun exposure, food and supplements. It promotes calcium absorption in the gut and maintains adequate amounts of calcium and phosphate needed for bone growth and bone remodelling. Vitamin D has other roles in the body including cell growth, immune function and reduction of inflammation. When a person lacks in the vitamin, a dangerous condition can […]
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It’s not all store closings at Macy’s Inc. The $25 billion department store giant will be opening a new stand-alone specialty concept in Southlake, Tex., which will include a beauty and café component, according to sources. Macy’s executives declined to confirm the project — and specific details of the concept could not be learned — but it is believed that […]
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