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Britain considers plain packaging for cigarettes
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 30 10

The British government will consider whether to force tobacco companies to adopt plain packaging to try to reduce the attraction of smoking, according to… Britain considers plain packaging for cigarettes   

 
 

Surgeon-physician marriages can place stress on careers, emotional health
• Public Health • Nov 30 10

Surgeons married to physicians face more challenges in balancing their personal and professional lives than do surgeons whose partners work in a non-physician field… Surgeon-physician marriages can place stress on careers, emotional health   

 
 

North Americans get plenty of calcium, D: report
• Public Health • Nov 30 10

Most people in the United States and Canada get plenty of vitamin D and calcium, and may damage their health by taking too many… North Americans get plenty of calcium, D: report   

 
 

Study suggests that being too clean can make people sick
• Public Health • Nov 29 10

Young people who are overexposed to antibacterial soaps containing triclosan may suffer more allergies, and exposure to higher levels of Bisphenol A among adults… Study suggests that being too clean can make people sick   

 
 

Second-hand smoke kills 600,000 a year: WHO study
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 26 10

Around one in a hundred deaths worldwide is due to passive smoking, which kills an estimated 600,000 people a year, World Health Organization (WHO)… Second-hand smoke kills 600,000 a year: WHO study   

 
 

Harmful errors still common in U.S. hospitals: study
• Public Health • Nov 25 10

Harmful errors and accidents remain common in U.S. hospitals despite a decade of efforts to improve patient safety, a study found.

According to the… Harmful errors still common in U.S. hospitals: study   

 
 

Workplace asthma costs UK at least $158 million a year
• Asthma • • Public Health • Nov 25 10

Workplace asthma costs the UK at least £100 million a year, and may be as high as £135 million, reveals research published online in… Workplace asthma costs UK at least $158 million a year   

 
 

Expanding tuberculosis control in China: Combining domestic and foreign investment
• Public Health • • Tuberculosis • Nov 24 10

China had an estimated 1.3 million new cases of tuberculosis (TB) in 2008, of which 112,000 were multi-drug resistant (MDR-TB). Over the period 2001,… Expanding tuberculosis control in China: Combining domestic and foreign investment   

 
 

Cholera-hit Haiti needs nurses, doctors: U.N.
• Public Health • Nov 24 10

Haiti needs a surge of foreign nurses and doctors to stem deaths from a raging cholera epidemic that an international aid operation is struggling… Cholera-hit Haiti needs nurses, doctors: U.N.   

 
 

Social medical sites need disclosures: U.S. complaint
• Public Health • Nov 24 10

Web sites offering a sense of community to people with diseases or ailments often are created by marketers who fail to disclose that they… Social medical sites need disclosures: U.S. complaint   

 
 

School lunch programs might break poverty cycle
• Dieting • • Public Health • Nov 24 10

Teens who live in households where food is scarce suffer academically, but a new study has found that government programs to provide meals in… School lunch programs might break poverty cycle   

 
 

World health officials take aim at tobacco additives
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 22 10

World health officials recommended on Saturday limiting additives that make cigarettes more palatable, but they postponed until 2012 a number of other issues after… World health officials take aim at tobacco additives   

 
 

One billion people cannot afford healthcare: WHO
• Public Health • Nov 22 10

In a global report on financing health systems, the United Nations health body said all countries, rich and poor, could do more toward getting… One billion people cannot afford healthcare: WHO   

 
 

Economic benefits of the global polio eradication initiative estimated at $40-50 billion
• Public Health • Nov 22 10

A new study released today estimates that the global initiative to eradicate polio could provide net benefits of at least US$40-50 billion if transmission… Economic benefits of the global polio eradication initiative estimated at $40-50 billion   

 
 

One-quarter of U.S. airports allow smoking
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 19 10

Seven of the largest U.S. airports still allow smoking indoors, exposing millions of U.S. airline passengers to secondhand smoke, U.S. health officials say.

A… One-quarter of U.S. airports allow smoking   

 
 

Care for prisoners will improve public health
• Public Health • Nov 19 10

In a comprehensive global survey, researchers in Texas and England have concluded that improving the mental and physical health of inmates will improve public… Care for prisoners will improve public health   

 
 

Researcher Hopes for FDA Action Against Alcoholic Energy Drinks
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Nov 17 10

Alcoholic energy drinks have been making national headlines and four states to date have banned their sale following reports of blackouts and unsafe behaviors,… Researcher Hopes for FDA Action Against Alcoholic Energy Drinks   

 
 

Smoking Cessation Program Open to Cancer Survivors Who Need Help Quitting the Habit
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 17 10

Cancer survivors who smoke and need help quitting can receive help through a tobacco cessation program organized by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Despite… Smoking Cessation Program Open to Cancer Survivors Who Need Help Quitting the Habit   

 
 

Fighting America’s “Other Drug Problem”
• Public Health • Nov 17 10

Medications do not have a chance to fight health problems if they are taken improperly or not taken at all. Non-adherence to medications costs… Fighting America’s “Other Drug Problem”   

 
 

Errors kill 15,000 aged patients a month: study
• Public Health • Nov 17 10

Mistakes and unavoidable problems kill an estimated 15,000 elderly U.S. patients every month in hospitals, U.S. government investigators reported on Tuesday.

More than 13… Errors kill 15,000 aged patients a month: study   

 
 

Smoke from fireworks is harmful to health
• Public Health • Nov 16 10

The metallic particles in the smoke emitted by fireworks pose a health risk, particularly to people who suffer from asthma. This is the conclusion… Smoke from fireworks is harmful to health   

 
 

Better sanitation could save 2 million lives a year
• Public Health • Nov 16 10

Nearly 20 percent of the world’s population still defecates in the open, and action to improve hygiene, sanitation and water supply could prevent more… Better sanitation could save 2 million lives a year   

 
 

One in 7 households hit by hunger issues in 2009
• Public Health • Nov 16 10

The number of U.S. households that reported getting emergency food from a food pantry almost doubled between 2007 and 2009, at the height of… One in 7 households hit by hunger issues in 2009   

 
 

World health officials debate new tobacco controls
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 16 10

Health officials from across the world gathered on Monday in Uruguay to discuss tighter controls on tobacco that are rejected by farmers and the… World health officials debate new tobacco controls   

 
 

Surgical instruments left in children rarely fatal, but dangerous
• Public Health • • Surgery • Nov 16 10

Surgical items, such as sponges and small instruments, left in the bodies of children who undergo surgery are quite uncommon and rarely fatal but… Surgical instruments left in children rarely fatal, but dangerous   

 
 
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