Household Factors Can Raise a Child’s Odds for IBD

By Cara Murez  HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — What puts kids at risk for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and what could help prevent it? A review of 36 observational studies that included 6.4 million kids offers some key clues. Taking antibiotics at an early age, eating a Western diet and …

New Risk Factors, Better Treatments for AFib: What to Know

May 4, 2023 – Did you know that atrial fibrillation – better known as AFib – is the most common type of heart rhythm disorder, and that by 2030, it’s estimated that about 12.1 million Americans will have it?  The CDC estimates that over 454,000 people are hospitalized with AFib every year and that about …

5 Key Factors When Determining How Well You Manage Your Finances

It can be super easy to get down in the dumps about your finances when things aren’t going according to plan. We assume everyone else is doing better, or isn’t struggling now and again, because we’re not privy to what goes on behind closed doors. If you’re constantly stressed that things are awful, take heart: …

What Are The Factors That Increase Your Risk To Have A Larger Baby?

There are health reasons to want to keep the size of your baby within a normal range. If you’re the one pushing out said baby, there are also practical reasons that are no laughing matter. In some cases, a person might be unable to control how large or small their baby comes out, but if …

Rolling Loud Cancels Its 2023 New York Festival For ‘Logistical Factors’

Rolling Loud Rolling Loud is pulling the plug on its New York event this year. The organizers shared a statement on Instagram, explaining that “due to logistical factors beyond our control, Rolling Loud will not return to New York in 2023.” While the statement doesn’t go into details, it does promise that the festival will …

Factors That May Affect Care

Many women get breast cancer. But the disease is deadliest for non-Hispanic Black women. And when it comes to metastatic breast cancer, women of color are less likely to get timely treatment that follows national guidelines.  According to Grace Suh, MD, medical director at Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Delnor, lack of access to health education …

Factors like air pollution, hard water and UV light will vary…

Factors like air pollution, hard water and UV light will vary from city to city — but where in the U.S. can you find the very worst skin health conditions based on all the factors combined? HouseFresh decided to find out by giving 328 U.S. cities a score for skin health, taking these prominent environmental …

Amazon cited for 3 ‘risk factors’ by OSHA over warehouse tornado collapse that killed 6

The Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois where six drivers were killed during a tornado last year has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for three “risk factors,” according to a letter sent by the agency. The letter details three key risk factors that OSHA identified in the warehouse’s preparedness for a …