Harmful algal blooms are proliferations of algae that harm human health or the environment: Some of these produce poisons that can be ingested through seafood and may be especially harmful to children due to smaller body size. In Alaska, there are regular blooms of Alexandrium sp. that produce the toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning, which can be lethal. Indigenous […]
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The topic of desalinated water in Mediterranean countries, like Israel and Cyprus and its effect on human health, because of the reduced content of magnesium in the final treated water was brought up. The First Scientific Webinar in 2025 was completed successfully. The CHILDREN_FIRST and the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health held the first webinar of the […]
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The CHILDREN_FIRST international cohort network and the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health cordially invites you to the upcoming webinar Title:The Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) research opportunities and some research examplesPresenter:Prof. Nikos Theodoropoulos, Department of Economics, University of Cyprus.Abstract:The seminar will provide a background on the SHARE data, its structure and the research opportunities […]
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The implementation of a cohort study in a child population is viewed Positively by a critical mass of teachers and parents It requires appropriate information and activation in order to realize the benefits Clarification of ethical issues, in order for participation levels to allow its beginning and successful completion.
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The trend to leave the country is increasing. The students of health care professions want to…
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Biobanks are sine qua non-medical research infrastructures that are changing the world through the high-quality biological material…
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Personalised prevention has immense potential for public health…
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Official air quality monitoring networks are often scarce and unevenly spatially distributed…
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The Mediterranean region is considered a hot spot for climate change, as it is…
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Prof. Guxens laid out the methodological details and challenges associated with designing, executing birth cohort studies…
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