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U.S. justices uphold firms’ religious objections to contraception
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • • Public Health • Jul 01 14

U.S. justices uphold firms' religious objections to contraception

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that owners of private companies can object on religious grounds to a provision of President Barack Obama’s… U.S. justices uphold firms’ religious objections to contraception   

 
 

Miriam Hospital researchers develop app focused on making obese adults less sedentary
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jun 27 14

Miriam Hospital researchers develop app focused on making obese adults less sedentary

Even individuals who exercise a lot can be at risk for health problems if they also spend a lot of time in sedentary… Miriam Hospital researchers develop app focused on making obese adults less sedentary   

 
 

Lab monitoring tests not always ordered per recommendations
• Public Health • Jun 26 14

Lab monitoring tests not always ordered per recommendations

Why does one physician in a walk-in practice order laboratory monitoring tests for patients more often than a colleague working down the hallway? Which… Lab monitoring tests not always ordered per recommendations   

 
 

Study: Foreign-trained physicians frustrated at lack of residency positions
• Public Health • Jun 26 14

Foreign-trained physicians frustrated at lack of residency positions

Foreign-trained physicians feel there are not enough residency positions for them in countries such as Canada and the United States and this information was… Study: Foreign-trained physicians frustrated at lack of residency positions   

 
 

First comprehensive pediatric concussion guidelines, available now
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jun 25 14

First comprehensive pediatric concussion guidelines

Pediatric emergency medicine researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) together with the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF) today launch the first comprehensive… First comprehensive pediatric concussion guidelines, available now   

 
 

New research finds that cell phones reflect our personal microbiome
• Infections • • Public Health • Jun 25 14

New research finds that cell phones reflect our personal microbiome

Smartphones are everywhere, and they may be smarter than you think. Our cell phones actually reflect the personal microbial world of their owners, with… New research finds that cell phones reflect our personal microbiome   

 
 

Air pollution controls linked to lower death rates in North Carolina
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Jun 23 14

Air pollution controls linked to lower death rates in North Carolina

National and state air pollution controls that went into effect in the early 1990s coincide with decreasing death rates from emphysema, asthma and pneumonia… Air pollution controls linked to lower death rates in North Carolina   

 
 

New York legislature approves medical marijuana bill
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 22 14

New York legislature approves medical marijuana bill

New York state lawmakers gave final approval on Friday to a bill that would allow limited access to medical marijuana in New York, joining… New York legislature approves medical marijuana bill   

 
 

Creating friendships between African-American and Caucasian couples can reduce prejudice
• Public Health • Jun 20 14

Creating friendships between African-American and Caucasian couples can reduce prejudice

Recent research findings from Wayne State University show that the physical presence of romantic partners in intergroup friendships – friendships with different racial and… Creating friendships between African-American and Caucasian couples can reduce prejudice   

 
 

Secondary Drowning Nearly Takes Life of California Toddler
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jun 09 14

Secondary Drowning Nearly Takes Life of California Toddler

Lindsay Kujawa just turned away from her son Ronin for “maybe five seconds” and the toddler tumbled into the water at a pool party.

… Secondary Drowning Nearly Takes Life of California Toddler   
 
 

Psoriasis linked to worse quality of life for family members, too
• Dermatology • • Public Health • Jun 08 14

Psoriasis linked to worse quality of life for family members, too

Both psoriasis patients and the people who live with them say psoriasis negatively impacts their quality of life, according to a new study. And… Psoriasis linked to worse quality of life for family members, too   

 
 

Study finds coordinated approach improves quality of primary care
• Public Health • Jun 04 14

Study finds coordinated approach improves quality of primary care

Primary care doctors practicing in a model of coordinated, team-based care that leverages health information technology are more likely to give patients recommended preventive… Study finds coordinated approach improves quality of primary care   

 
 

Immigrant parents less likely to read to their children: study
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jun 02 14

Immigrant parents less likely to read to their children

Minority children often lag behind their peers in language development when they start preschool. According to a new study, some of that disparity in… Immigrant parents less likely to read to their children: study   

 
 

Economic slowdown tied to rise in obesity in richer nations: OECD
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 28 14

Economic slowdown tied to rise in obeSity in richer nations

The rate of obesity continues to climb across the world’s most developed countries, with certain nations and groups of people such as women and… Economic slowdown tied to rise in obesity in richer nations: OECD   

 
 

E-cigarette awareness goes up, as (apparently) so does skepticism
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 16 14

E-cigarette awareness goes up as so does skepticism

Americans are unquestionably more aware of e-cigarettes, those vapor-emitting alternatives to tobacco cigarettes, according to a national survey. Yet, at the same time, the… E-cigarette awareness goes up, as (apparently) so does skepticism   

 
 

Mobile phone data helps combat malaria
• Infections • • Public Health • May 15 14

Mobile phone data helps combat malaria

An international study led by the University of Southampton and the National Vector-borne Diseases Control Programme (NVDCP) in Namibia has used mobile phone data… Mobile phone data helps combat malaria   

 
 

Researchers propose treating prison population to fight US hepatitis C epidemic
• Infections • • Public Health • May 15 14

Researchers propose treating prison population to fight US hePatitis C epidemic

Nearly 4 million Americans may be infected with the hepatitis C virus, with many people unaware of their status. The virus can take… Researchers propose treating prison population to fight US hepatitis C epidemic   

 
 

Study predicts adult obesity prevalence in almost all European countries by 2030
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 11 14

Study predicts adult obeSity prevalence in almost all European countries by 2030

Amsterdam, 9 May. Rates of obesity and overweight in both male and females are projected to increase in almost all countries of Europe by… Study predicts adult obesity prevalence in almost all European countries by 2030   

 
 

Uruguay says legal marijuana to be good and cheap
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 07 14

Uruguay says legal marijuana to be good and cheap

Uruguayans will be allowed to buy enough marijuana to roll about 20 joints a week at a price well below the black market rate,… Uruguay says legal marijuana to be good and cheap   

 
 

Black male incarceration can compromise research studies
• Public Health • May 07 14

Black male incarceration can compromise research studies

Federal restrictions on including prisoners in medical research have negatively impacted research involving black men, who are disproportionately imprisoned, according to a study by… Black male incarceration can compromise research studies   

 
 

Domestic violence victims more likely to take up smoking
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 06 14

Domestic violence victims more likely to take up smoking

One third of women around the world have experienced physical or sexual violence at the hands of their intimate partners with consequences from post-traumatic… Domestic violence victims more likely to take up smoking   

 
 

Women with Unintended Pregnancies Take Shortest Maternity Leaves
• Gender: Female • • Pregnancy • • Public Health • May 05 14

Women with Unintended Pregnancies Take Shortest Maternity Leaves

Mothers in the United States who have unintended pregnancies return to work sooner after childbirth than mothers whose pregnancy was intended, according to… Women with Unintended Pregnancies Take Shortest Maternity Leaves   

 
 

Florida lawmakers approve medical marijuana bill
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 03 14

Florida lawmakers approve medical marijuana bill

Florida legislators voted on Friday to allow doctors to prescribe a special strain of “non-euphoric” marijuana for treatment of chronic epileptic seizures and some… Florida lawmakers approve medical marijuana bill   

 
 

First U.S. case of deadly MERS virus confirmed: CDC
• Infections • • Public Health • May 03 14

First U.S. case of deadly MERS virus confirmed

A healthcare worker who had traveled to Saudi Arabia was confirmed as the first U.S. case of Middle East Respiratory Virus (MERS), an often… First U.S. case of deadly MERS virus confirmed: CDC   

 
 

Parents just as likely to use cell phones while driving, putting child passengers at risk
• Children's Health • • Public Health • May 01 14

Parents just as likely to use cell phones while driving, putting child passengers at risk

Despite their precious cargo, parents are no less likely to engage in driving distractions like cell phone use than drivers from the general… Parents just as likely to use cell phones while driving, putting child passengers at risk   

 
 
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