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Study Warns of Volunteer Firefighters’ Levels of ‘Forever Chemicals’ May 5, 2021
Volunteer firefighters who comprise more than 65 percent of the U.S. fire service have higher levels of “forever chemicals” in their bodies than the general public.
A Rutgers study, which was published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, compared the levels of nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the blood of volunteer firefighters against levels in the general population.
The researchers found that the levels of two of the chemicals studied perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) and perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) were higher in volunteer firefighters. They found PFDoA levels in 80 percent of the firefighters, but little in the general public.
Study details the ideal sleep pattern to help protect heart health
Many studies have linked getting too few hours of sleep with increased health risks, including greater odds of developing heart disease. One may assume that getting extra sleep will have positive health benefits, but that may not be the case, at least when it comes to heart disease risk. That’s according to a new study from the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
The new study, which will be presented at the upcoming American College of Cardiology’s 70th Annual Scientific Session, found that getting too much sleep can increase the risk of developing heart disease, underscoring the role one’s lifestyle plays in long-term health outcomes.
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Half of South Africans gained weight during the Covid-19 pandemic, with 69% of them now bordering on obese.
According to a national survey conducted in the past two months among almost 2,000 South African adults, 43% of respondents attributed their change in eating habits to stress and anxiety over what the future holds, 42% said being confined to their homes led to more snacking and impulsive eating, and 28% simply ate out of boredom.
The survey was commissioned by Pharma Dynamics, a provider of cardiovascular medicine, to assess the effect of the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown on the nation’s eating and exercise patterns.