The August 19, 2019, issue of JAMA Pediatrics1 delivered an unexpected bombshell: A U.S. and Canadian government-funded observational study found that drinking fluoridated water during pregnancy lowers children’s IQ. The research, led by a Canadian team of researchers at York University in Ontario, looked at 512 mother-child pairs living in six Canadian cities. Fluoride levels… Read More »
The Boston University School of Public Health and Sharecare, the digital health company founded by WebMD founder Jeff Arnold, and television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz have launched a new index to measure and improve well-being. Beyond datasets and metrics, the new Community Well-Being Index examines genetics, lifestyle choices and social factors, as well as more… Read More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has expanded a pilot drug bulk-buying program to almost the entire country in an attempt to negotiate lower prices from drug manufacturers, heaping fresh pressure on multinational pharmaceutical companies and their domestic rivals. The program rolled out last year saw 11 Chinese cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, band together behind a… Read More »
On a daily basis, we are told that ‘positivity begets positivity’ and if we stay perpetually and relentlessly sunny, everything will be A-OK kids! This week, positive thinking was validated further. A new study revealed optimists are more likely to live longer than those with a more negative approach to life. According to the US-based… Read More »