Saturday, May 8, 2021 - 7:45 am
BY ANDY GARDNER
North Country This Week
CANTON – St. Lawrence County’s Board of Health president offered five of what he described as compelling reasons to get vaccinated for those undecided or hesitant to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Dr. Andrew Williams spoke during the Monday, May 3 Board of Legislators meeting.
He said the county is making good progress with overall vaccination numbers. He said that availability and access aren’t the biggest obstacles to herd immunity. It’s hesitancy.
He said the risk of complications from the coronavirus is far greater than complications from the vaccine, which are mild to moderate and generally wane in a day or so.
Sugary beverage consumption in adolescence, young adulthood associated with increased risk
May 6, 2021 SHARE A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine has found a link between consuming sugary drinks and an increased risk of colorectal cancer among women under 50. The findings could help explain the rising rates of colorectal cancer among younger adults. (Photo: Getty Images)
Colorectal cancer diagnoses have increased among people under age 50 in recent years and researchers are seeking reasons why. A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found a link between drinking sugar-sweetened beverages and an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer in women under age 50. The findings suggest that heavy consumption of sugary drinks during adolescence (ages 13 to 18) and adulthood can increase the disease risk.
Board of Supervisors names Dr. William Tate IV as next LSU president, first African American at LSU & in SEC to hold position
Board of Supervisors names new LSU president By WAFB Staff | May 6, 2021 at 5:05 PM CDT - Updated May 6 at 6:59 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The LSU Board of Supervisors has voted to hire Dr. William Tate as the universityâs next president.
Tate will be the first African American to hold the position at LSU and in the SEC. The board voted 15-0 in favor of Tate.
The announcement was made Thursday, May 6, after the three finalists for the position were interviewed by the board earlier in the day.
DiAntonio, Milbrandt honored for innovation, entrepreneurship
May 7, 2021 SHARE
Jean Allman and Lilianna Solnica-Krezel will receive Washington University in St. Louis’ 2021 faculty achievement awards, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin announced.
Allman, PhD, the J.H. Hexter Professor in the Humanities and professor of African and African American studies, as well as director of the Center for the Humanities, all in Arts & Sciences, will receive the Arthur Holly Compton Faculty Achievement Award. Solnica-Krezel, PhD, the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor and head of the Department of Developmental Biology at the School of Medicine, will receive the Carl and Gerty Cori Faculty Achievement Award.
NCPA May 7, 2021
As if obesity, diabetes, and cavities weren’t reason enough, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis now say that female adolescents and young adults who heavily consume sugar-sweetened drinks have a higher risk of developing early-onset colorectal cancer. Doctors are seeing an increase in colorectal cancer before age 50, and this could be one of the reasons.
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