December 2019 – PHYSIOSPARKS

Celebrate to Live

Make healthy choices this season!

December 25, 2019Sparks Educational Videos Health Information Cancer Christmas Heart diseases New Year Secondhand smoke Smoking Stroke Tobacco use 25

Risk factors for preventable chronic diseases: Excessive alcohol use and tobacco use. This season, make good choices…… stay healthy! Think Health, Think Physiosparks! Please subscribe to our channel for more health videos. Visit our blog-site: https://physiosparks.com/blog Like us on facebook: https://web.facebook.com/physiosparks08/ Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/physiosparks Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physiosparks/channel/

Low levels of toxic chemicals in homemade food

December 14, 2019Sparks Health Information Cancer Fast food Home-cooked food Pizza Polyfluoroalkyl substances Synthetic chemicals 4

Many chemicals used at home and in various industries use per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Several studies have traced these substances in materials used for packaging foods, such as microwavable bags and food containers. A new study shows that eating outside rather than at home is significantly associated with higher blood concentrations of all five of these […]

Ending HIV transmission

December 5, 2019Sparks Health Information HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Sex Transmission 2

Test. Treat. Prevent. About 38,000 new HIV infections still occur each year. The US Government recently proposed Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America to reduce HIV transmission. The goal is to reduce new HIV infections by 90% by 2030. To end transmissions, people should first get tested for HIV so everyone knows whether […]

Lung Cancer in drinking water?

December 4, 2019Sparks Health Information Arsenic Asbestos Chromium Diesel exhaust Lung cancer Silica 4

Examples of substances that increase the risk of lung cancer are arsenic in drinking water (primarily from private wells), asbestos, diesel exhaust and some forms of silica and chromium.

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