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Hormonal Birth Control – It’s a Guy Thing, Too

Amy M Quinton — December 15, 2023 - 9:31am

�ٺ��Ƶ Health researchers are testing a new hormonal birth control for men.

Infant Health Suffered During Baby Formula Shortage

Amy M Quinton — March 07, 2024 - 11:01am

A survey by �ٺ��Ƶ researchers shows the U.S. baby formula shortage in 2022 led 81% of parents to switch brands or types, causing health effects for babies.

DDT Linked to Higher Risk of Diabetes Among Asian Indian Immigrants to U.S.

Katherine E Kerlin — November 20, 2019 - 1:14pm

Previous exposure to the pollutant DDT may contribute to the risk of Type 2 diabetes among Asian Indian immigrants to the United States, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.

The study, published today in the American Chemical Society’s journal Environmental Science & Technology, linked high levels of DDT, or dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, in Indian immigrants with risk factors for metabolic disease.

$85M to Develop a One Health Workforce for the Next Generation

Katherine E Kerlin — October 09, 2019 - 9:47am

The U.S. Agency for International Development will award up to $85 million over the next five years to the University of California, Davis’ One Health Institute and consortium partners to implement the One Health Workforce-Next Generation project.

Human Images From World’s 1st Total-Body Scanner Unveiled

Andy Fell — November 19, 2018 - 12:16pm

EXPLORER, the world’s first medical imaging scanner that can capture a 3D picture of the whole human body at once, has produced its first scans.