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Smoking, Alcohol Associated With Most Cancers in U.S

October 25, 2016 SrijitaAlcohol, Associated, cancers, In, Most, Smoking, U.S., With

Preventable risk factors like smoking and alcohol are closely associated with 11 of the 15 cancers in the US, finds a study. The study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, finds that the cancer burden is 20 per cent to 30 per cent higher in African-Americans than in all races and ethnicities combined. To measure cancer burden, researchers from the American Cancer Society calculated the disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost to cancer. This measure combines mortality, incidence, survival, and quality of life into a single summary indicator. DALYs…

Report: More Than Half of Mentally Ill U.S. Adults Get No Treatment

October 25, 2016 Srijitaadults:, Get, half, ill, Mentally, More, No, of, Report, Than, Treatment, U.S.

Mental Health America just released its annual assessment of Americans with mental illness, the treatment they receive and the resources available to them – and the conclusions are sobering: Twenty percent of adults (43.7 million) have a mental health condition, and more than half of them do not receive treatment. Among youth, the rates of depression are rising, but 80 percent of children and adolescents either get insufficient treatment or none at all. “Once again, our report shows that too many Americans are suffering and far too many are not…

U.S. Breast Cancer Deaths Drop; Rate Among White Women Falls Most

October 15, 2016 SrijitaAmong, Breast, Cancer, Deaths, Drop, Falls, Most, Rate, U.S., White, Women

U.S. death rates from breast cancer have dropped, although the decline was still greater among white women than black women, according to a study released Thursday. From 2010 to 2014, there were approximately 41,000 deaths each year from breast cancer, the second-most deadly cancer for women after lung cancer, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. While total death rates dropped during the five-year period, the decline was greater for white women at 1.9 percent per year compared with 1.5 percent per year for black women, the study…

59% Tuna Sold In The U.S Is Not Real Tuna

September 16, 2016 Srijita59%, In, Is, Not, Real, Sold, The, Tuna, U.S.

Tuna being an important commercial fish is a saltwater finfish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini, a sub-grouping of the mackerel family (Scombridae), which together with tuna also includes the bonitos, mackerels, and Spanish mackerels. The detailed scientific report by International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) states that most important species for commercial and recreational tuna fisheries are yellow fin, bigeye, blue fin and albacore. This fish belongs to a diverse family, but delicious tuna is one of the most desired fish and is enjoyed all over the world in different…

forest Bathing is the latest fitness fashion to Hit U.S.

May 20, 2016 SrijitaBathing, Fashion, Fitness, forest, Hit, Is, Latest, The, to, U.S.

Over hundreds of years of human history, we have successfully turn out to be an indoor species. specially for the ones of us trapped in the cubicle life, frequently the most effective times we often step foot outdoor is for our daily paintings trip or to run errands. In 2001, a survey sponsored by way of the U.S. Environmental protection corporation discovered that, on common, individuals spend 87 percentage of their time indoors and 6 percentage in an enclosed car.but, a number of scientific research emphasize that reveling within the…

Dole below U.S. probe after lethal Listeria outbreak

April 30, 2016 SrijitaAfter, below, Dole, lethal, Listeria, outbreak, Probe, U.S.

Dole food Co Inc stated on Friday the U.S. branch of Justice turned into investigating a lethal Listeria monocytogenes outbreak connected to packaged salad products from its processing plant in Springfield, Ohio. Dole, the sector’s biggest fruit and vegetable producer, stated in a declaration the organization these days contacted the agency and “we are able to be … cooperating with the DOJ to answer questions and deal with any concerns.” Listeriosis outbreak hits five eastern provinces, 6 states Listeria, a not unusual bacterium that can be either innocent or pathogenic,…