Athena Fatima

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Home is my refuge. Gardening, cooking, baking, reading, meditation, spiritual growth. Married. Family Nurse Practitioner. Covid is Airborne.
Athena FatimaAug 22, 2024
Federal judge throws out U.S. ban on noncompetes https://www.npr.org/2024/08/21/g-s1-18376/federal-judge-tosses-ftc-noncompetes-ban #employment #workers
Athena FatimaJul 24, 2024
In Arizona, cases of Valley Fever — a disease spread by a fungus that lives in the dirt — have more than doubled in the past year.
https://search.app/cxyKTL5fKRfCXuuM9 #arizona #disease #ClimateChange #valleyfever
Mom raises critical warning to parents after son contracts serious disease spreading across state: 'It ravaged his body'

In Arizona, cases of Valley Fever — a disease spread by a fungus that lives in the dirt — have more than doubled in the past year.

The Cool Down
Athena FatimaJul 24, 2024
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/23/science/cocaine-sharks-brazil-scli-intl-scn/index.html#:~:text=Scientists%20tested%2013%20Brazilian%20sharpnose,sent%20to%20CNN%20on%20Tuesday #brazil #cocaine #atlanticocean #science #food #fish #crustacea
Sharks in Brazil test positive for cocaine, say scientists

Sharks living off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, according to new research, the first time that the drug has been detected in free-ranging sharks.

CNN
Athena FatimaJul 21, 2024
New research identifies ecosystems that could be threatened by declining groundwater levels https://phys.org/news/2024-07-ecosystems-threatened-declining-groundwater.html #water #groundwater #ecosystem
New research identifies ecosystems that could be threatened by declining groundwater levels

Where hidden water tables meet the Earth's surface, life can thrive even in the driest locations. Offering refuge during times of drought, shallow groundwater aquifers act like water savings accounts that can support ecosystems with the moisture required to survive, even as precipitation dwindles.

Phys.org
Athena FatimaJul 16, 2024
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/09/magazine/median-arcuate-ligament-syndrome-diagnosis.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb #health
Why Was the Young Woman Vomiting Everything She Ate or Drank?

She was involved in a minor car accident three months earlier. Could that somehow be the cause?

The New York Times
Athena FatimaJul 14, 2024
How do you stay cool when it's 120 degrees and there's no AC? Dr. Gulrez Shah Azhar, who grew up in India, shares strategies from the Global South.
https://search.app/Q4dt3yEXCwqY3U397 #heatwave #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange
Athena FatimaJun 30, 2024
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/24/well/live/menopause-ovaries-womens-health-longevity.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb #health #women #menopause #longevity
Could Delaying Menopause Improve Women’s Health and Longevity?

Scientists are studying how to keep the ovaries working longer — and potentially, prevent age-related diseases in the process.

The New York Times
Athena FatimaJun 22, 2024
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/realestate/harlem-bailey-mansion-renovation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb #harlem #renovation #realestate #newyork
The Bailey Mansion in Harlem Is Transformed by a Couple’s Renovation

The Harlem home of the circus impresario James A. Bailey is being restored, detail by detail, by a couple who are learning the job as they go along.

The New York Times
Athena FatimaJun 16, 2024
Centenarians, once considered rare, have become commonplace. https://search.app/fKxDeP4aV5b9Vfj59 #health #aging #centenarian #glucose
The Blood of Exceptionally Long-Lived People Reveals Crucial Differences

Centenarians, once considered rare, have become commonplace.

ScienceAlert
Athena FatimaMay 26, 2024
Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines top the global per capita list of dietary uptakes of microplastics, while China… https://search.app/3seh2w848tXz71Vd7 #health #globalhealth #microplastic
Study maps human uptake of microplastics across 109 countries

Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines top the global per capita list of dietary uptakes of microplastics, while China, Mongolia and the United Kingdom top the list of countries that breathe the most microplastics, according to a new study by Cornell researchers mapping microplastic uptake across 109 countries.

Phys.org