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University of Montreal researchers are watching ticks (Ixodes scapularis) that carry Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi) spread in Canada.

 

Their study, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, aims to predict the communities most likely to be hit by Lyme disease.

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Overall, 17% of children in the United States are obese, but in inner-city neighborhoods, the rate of childhood obesity is as high as 25%.

 

Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health have found Continue reading »

 

Over the last few decades numerous studies have shown negative states, such as depression, anger, anxiety, and hostility, to be detrimental to heart health.

 

In the first systematic review on this topic to date, Harvard School of Public Health researchers found Continue reading »

 

A recent study offers a look at Lyme disease in Illinois and suggests that deer ticks and the Lyme disease bacteria they host are more adaptable to new habitats than previously appreciated.

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Salt levels vary significantly in fast foods sold by six major companies in various developed countries.

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A type of chemical found in cosmetics, plastics and other products, called phthalates, could raise the risk of developing diabetes among seniors.

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