일반 가정에서 주방도구로 많이 사용하는 멜라민수지 용품이 고온에 노출될 경우 발암물질인 멜라민과 포름알데히드가 용출될 수 있어 주의해야 한다는 경고가 나왔다.식품의약품안전처는 멜라민수지 주방용품을 안전하게 사용할 수 있도록 국민들에게 올바른 사용방법을 제공한다고 29일 밝혔다. 멜라민수지는 멜라민과 포름알데히드를 결합해 만드는데 매끈하고 단단한 표면의 질감과 촉감이 도자기와 비슷해 일반 가정에서 많이 사용되고 있다. 잘 깨지지 않고 가격도 저렴해 식판, 접시, 밥·국그릇, 컵, 조리기구 등 다양하게 사용되고 있다.국내 유통되는 멜라민수지 기구·용기는 유해물질 규격을 설정해 안전하게 관리되고 있으나 가정이나 음식점 등에서 사용하면서 고온에 직접 또는 반복적으로 노출되면 균열이 생겨 멜라민과 포름알데히드가 용
장애인 1인당 연평균 진료비가 전체 인구 1인당 연평균 진료 비용의 3배가 넘는 것으로 집계됐다.22일 보건복지부와 국립재활원은 건강보험공단의 요양급여 자료를 분석한 결과 장애인 1인당 연평균 진료비는 438만원으로 전체 인구 1인당 연평균 진료비 132만원보다 3.3배 많은 것으로 나타났다고 밝혔다.복지부에 따르면 장애인 총 진료비는 2002년 이후 꾸준히 매년 증가해 2015년 10조5000억원을 기록했다. 전년 10조6000억원보다 다소 감소했지만 증가규모는 13년간 8.1배나 증가했다. 특히 전체 인구에서 등록장애인이 차지하는 비중은 5%였지만 장애인 진료비는 총 진료비 64조8000억원의 16.2%를 차지했다.연령별로는 10세 미만이 454만1000원으로 가장 높았고 10대는 212만8000원으로
By Reuters StaffNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists explain why the indication for Vosevi is narrower for NS5A inhibitor-naive hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients in a new report. The FDA approved sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir (SOF/VEL/VOX) in July 2017, stating that the fixed-dose combination (FDC) was indicated for patients with genotype 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or
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By Will Boggs MD(Reuters Health) - Fatty liver disease that is not related to excess drinking is associated with greater brain shrinkage than normally happens with age, researchers say.The reduced brain volume linked to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is equivalent to an extra 4.2 years of aging for people in their 60s and early 70s, or an extra 7.3 years of aging for people under age 60
By Shereen Lehman(Reuters Health) - Men’s risk for diverticulitis may be drastically reduced if they follow an overall healthy lifestyle, a recent U.S. study suggests.Diverticulitis has become one of the most common reasons for gastrointestinal hospital admission in the United States, costing an estimated $2 billion each year, researchers write in The American Journal of Gastroenterology, online N
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By Will Boggs MD(Reuters Health) - Fatty liver disease that is not related to excess drinking is associated with greater brain shrinkage than normally happens with age, researchers say.The reduced brain volume linked to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is equivalent to an extra 4.2 years of aging for people in their 60s and early 70s, researchers report in JAMA Neurology, or an extra 7.3
By Reuters StaffNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Penile fracture repair does not impair sexual function, but self-esteem scores drop during the early months after surgery, researchers from Turkey report.Immediate surgical exploration is the preferred management for penile fracture, but few studies have examined the psychosocial and sexual effects of penile fracture and its treatment, Dr. Mustafa Suat B
By Anne HardingNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding laser therapy to anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment for macular edema (ME) secondary to retinal vein occlusion (RVO) may reduce the number of anti-VEGF injections needed, a new retrospective analysis suggests.“RandOL (ranibizumab and Ozurdex with laser photocoagulation) protocol as a combination therapy for RVO patients can de
By Natalie Grover(Reuters Health) - Pregnant and breastfeeding women who travel to places with high risk of diseases like malaria and yellow fever are less likely than other women travelers to be protected by vaccines and drugs, recent U.S. research suggests.Lack of information about the safety of some preventive medications and vaccines during pregnancy and breastfeeding may be one reason some pa
By Carolyn Crist(Reuters Health) - Screening older surgery patients for cognitive impairment can catch undiagnosed problems that raise risk for complications, researchers say.Among 211 patients over age 65 having elective orthopedic surgeries such as hip or knee replacement, pre-operative screening found that about one quarter had likely cognitive impairment such as undiagnosed dementia. These pat
By Aditya Kalra and Tommy WilkesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has approved a three-year budget for its flagship public health program almost 20 percent lower than what the health ministry said was needed, according to sources and previously unreported government documents reviewed by Reuters.The federal finance ministry in August renewed the National Health Mission with $20 billion of funding betwee