Hale Health Clinic

15/05/2025

FYI

04/05/2025

Air filters reduce sick days

School attendance increased by 1.3 days per pupil per year when five elementary schools in Milan, Italy, introduced air filters into classrooms, in the first randomised controlled trial of its kind.

“It’s the first experimental evidence,” says Stefania Renna at the Polytechnic University of Milan. Her team installed high-quality portable air purifiers in 43 randomly chosen classrooms in the schools. Renna describes these as being better than HEPA filters.

The researchers recorded an increase in attendance of 1.3 days per pupil per year in the classrooms with air filters, which corresponded with a 12.5 per cent fall in absenteeism. “It’s a pretty large effect,” says Renna, who presented the results at a meeting of the European Geosciences Union in Vienna, Austria, this week.

Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2478252-air-filters-in-classrooms-reduce-sick-days-by-more-than-10-per-cent/

Image: Arne Dedert/dpa/Alamy Live News

11/02/2025

Americans on Ozempic go blind!!!

Experts from five states have sounded the alarm about blockbuster weight loss drugs like Ozempic leaving users blind, according to a new study published in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology.

25/01/2025

From Collective Evolution group

“A study published in Chemosphere involved healthy female participants who eliminated personal care products containing parabens and phthalates for 28 days. Analysis of breast tissue samples before and after this period revealed a significant reversal of cancer-associated phenotypes, including changes in the PI3K-AKT/mTOR pathway, autophagy, and apoptotic signaling networks.

These findings suggest that minimizing exposure to xenoestrogens - synthetic compounds that mimic estrogen - can potentially reduce breast cancer risk. Parabens and phthalates, often used as preservatives and fragrance enhancers in cosmetics and personal care products, are known xenoestrogens. By choosing products free from these chemicals, individuals may decrease the likelihood of developing cancer-related cellular changes.”

19/01/2025

😂😂

If PT's used the same marketing tactics as 'Fit-Biz experts'...

It's kinda rude when you put it like this.... 😂

14/01/2025

Latest NICE guidance on overweight and obesity management

"The committee emphasised the importance of support from appropriately trained healthcare professionals such as Registered dietitians or UKVRN registered nutritionist administered by the Association for Nutrition as part of any dietary approach, because this can help people to achieve a nutritional balance and to maintain weight in the long term."

Make sure when getting nutritional advice you check the credentials.