Fewer children are contracting Infectious diseases, but the number of children diagnosed with mental disorders has stayed the same and is now the leading cause of illness. That’s according to a new French study. Researchers said anxiety, depression, and Autism are among the most common mental disorders.
A new Canadian study found a 50 percent increase in the price of cigarettes would help millions around the world avoid poor health and extreme poverty. Researchers said a tax would stop young people from starting and push low income people to quit.
A new soda tax in Philadelphia is being credited for a big reduction in people drinking soda. Residents are up to 40 percent less likely to drink soda every day compared to people in neighboring cities. Philadelphians are also 58 percent more likely to drink bottled water every day.
Sources:
1 – Biomed Central
2 – BMJ
3 – Drexel University
