May 12, 2022
Number of Mesothelioma Deaths Up Among Women From 1999 to 2020
From 1999 to 2020, there was an increase in the annual number of mesothelioma deaths among women, although the age-adjusted death rate decreased, according to research published in the May 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Noting that inhalation of asbestos fibers can cause malignant...
Impact of Diet on Gestational Diabetes Risk Unknown in Minority Populations
Diet is consistently associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) risk in white European women, but not in other ethnic populations, according to a meta-analysis published in PLOS Global Public Health. Harriett Fuller, from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, and colleagues conducted a systematic literature review to examine the effects of unhealthy and...