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Making health information technology more patient-centered
• Public Health • Jan 19 11

Personal health records have great potential to help patients manage their health, but technology needs to be designed with the patient in mind –… Making health information technology more patient-centered   

 
 

U.S. study finds 129 million have health conditions
• Public Health • Jan 18 11

As many as 129 million Americans under age 65 have health problems that could hurt their ability to obtain health insurance or force them… U.S. study finds 129 million have health conditions   

 
 

UCSD Experts Expand Older Driver Screening Program
• Public Health • Jan 18 11

Keeping older drivers safe behind the wheel is the goal of a successful program at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine… UCSD Experts Expand Older Driver Screening Program   

 
 

For heart failure, better care comes at a cost
• Public Health • Jan 18 11

Hospitals that see a lot of heart failure cases give better care, but it also costs more, according to a new study.

That translates… For heart failure, better care comes at a cost   

 
 

Americans to avoid doctor again in coming months
• Public Health • Jan 18 11

Americans stepped up their use of medical services at the end of 2010, but are likely to hold back on healthcare spending again in… Americans to avoid doctor again in coming months   

 
 

Researchers show how one gene becomes two (with different functions)
• Genetics • • Public Health • Jan 13 11

Researchers report that they are the first to show in molecular detail how one gene evolved two competing functions that eventually split up –… Researchers show how one gene becomes two (with different functions)   

 
 

Looking good on greens
• Public Health • Jan 11 11

New research suggests eating vegetables gives you a healthy tan. The study, led by Dr Ian Stephen at The University of Nottingham, showed that… Looking good on greens   

 
 

Major funders to share study data for public health
• Public Health • Jan 10 11

Health research data must be made more widely available in the scientific community if researchers are to unlock its full potential and make progress… Major funders to share study data for public health   

 
 

Dioxin scare: German feed fat ‘contains 77 times limit’
• Public Health • Jan 09 11

Newly released test results have revealed much more of a toxic chemical in tainted animal feed than previously thought.

The tests at the plant… Dioxin scare: German feed fat ‘contains 77 times limit’   

 
 

U.S. warns stores for selling cigarettes to minors
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 09 11

Health officials have warned 25 Mississippi convenience stores to stop illegally selling cigarettes to minors, exercising for the first time new federal powers over… U.S. warns stores for selling cigarettes to minors   

 
 

China tobacco industry foils anti-smoking efforts
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 07 11

China’s tobacco industry is foiling efforts to control smoking and Chinese leaders must give stronger support to measures to control tobacco use, an international… China tobacco industry foils anti-smoking efforts   

 
 

Online health info popular but often unchecked
• Public Health • Jan 04 11

The number of people looking for health information online is set to soar as workers return from holiday breaks, but few will check where… Online health info popular but often unchecked   

 
 

Child and youth victimization less hidden from authorities
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jan 03 11

Almost half of U.S. youth who experience violence, abuse or crime have had at least one of their victimizations known to school, police or… Child and youth victimization less hidden from authorities   

 
 

Few Americans travel overseas for medical care
• Public Health • Jan 01 11

Traveling to foreign countries for medical procedures, treatments or surgeries - so-called ‘medical tourism’ - may not be as cost saving or as popular… Few Americans travel overseas for medical care   

 
 

Meat, poultry to have nutrition labels by 2012: USDA
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Dec 29 10

Nutritional labels will be mandatory on 40 popular cuts of meat and poultry products beginning in 2012, a measure the U.S. Agriculture Department said… Meat, poultry to have nutrition labels by 2012: USDA   

 
 

New research contains solutions to common pear disease
• Public Health • Dec 29 10

Diseases caused by a species of fungus called Phytophthora syringae are responsible for significant economic losses on a wide range of plants, including pear.… New research contains solutions to common pear disease   

 
 

NIH Grants $6.78 Million to Study Progression of Heart Disease
• Heart • • Public Health • Dec 27 10

Researchers at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center in Houston were recently awarded a $6.78 million grant from the National Institutes of Health… NIH Grants $6.78 Million to Study Progression of Heart Disease   

 
 

You are what your father ate
• Public Health • Dec 24 10

Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Texas at Austin have uncovered evidence that environmental influences experienced by a… You are what your father ate   

 
 

Placebos help, even when patients know about them
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Dec 23 10

Placebos can help patients feel better, even if they are fully aware they are taking a sugar pill, researchers reported on Wednesday on an… Placebos help, even when patients know about them   

 
 

Transferring trauma patients may take longer than 2 hours—but not for the most serious injuries
• Public Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Dec 21 10

Many trauma patients in Illinois who are transferred to another facility for care are not transported within the state-mandated two-hour window, but the most… Transferring trauma patients may take longer than 2 hours—but not for the most serious injuries   

 
 

15 Loyola Doctors Named to Chicago Magazine’s ‘Top Doctors for Women’ List
• Public Health • Dec 21 10

Fifteen Loyola physicians have been named to Chicago magazine’s January list of “Chicago’s Top Doctors for Women.”

Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a health-care research… 15 Loyola Doctors Named to Chicago Magazine’s ‘Top Doctors for Women’ List   

 
 

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Public Health • Dec 21 10

Snowstorms are a time of excitement and wonder for a child: snowball fights, sledding and closed schools. For adults, it’s the dreaded shoveling season… Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!   

 
 

Massachusetts physician groups improving patient experience, study finds
• Public Health • Dec 20 10

Most Massachusetts physician groups are using results from a statewide patient survey to help improve patient experiences, but a significant number are not making… Massachusetts physician groups improving patient experience, study finds   

 
 

Kroger recalls pet foods at some stores
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Dec 19 10

The Kroger Co is recalling select packages of dog and cat foods at some of its retail stores because the products may pose a… Kroger recalls pet foods at some stores   

 
 

Health organization to pursue cholera vaccination in Haiti
• Infections • • Public Health • Dec 18 10

The Pan American Health Organization hopes to start a cholera vaccination program in Haiti by April but must first boost and fund production of… Health organization to pursue cholera vaccination in Haiti   

 
 
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