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Haiti cholera toll tops 900 with six provinces affected
• Infections • • Public Health • Nov 15 10

The death toll from Haiti’s cholera epidemic has reached more than 900 and the disease is present in six of the 10 provinces of… Haiti cholera toll tops 900 with six provinces affected   

 
 

Smoking Cessation Experts Praise New Cigarette Labeling
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 11 10

University at Buffalo smoking cessation researchers today applauded federal plans to require cigarette packs and ads to carry bigger, much more prominent and graphic… Smoking Cessation Experts Praise New Cigarette Labeling   

 
 

China faces challenge implementing food safety: FDA
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Nov 10 10

China’s implementation of food safety standards is the country’s biggest hindrance in exporting high quality, trusted food products overseas, an official with the U.S.… China faces challenge implementing food safety: FDA   

 
 

San Francisco approves limits on toys with fast-food meals
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Nov 10 10

San Francisco will soon be the first major U.S. city to restrict the fast-food industry’s practice of giving away toys with children’s meals, under… San Francisco approves limits on toys with fast-food meals   

 
 

U.S. unveils graphic tobacco warnings
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 10 10

U.S. unveils graphic tobacco warnings

Diseased lungs, dead bodies, a man on a ventilator and mothers blowing smoke in their children’s faces are among the images U.S. health officials… U.S. unveils graphic tobacco warnings   

 
 

Nearly 59 million lack health insurance: CDC
• Public Health • Nov 10 10

Nearly 59 million Americans went without health insurance coverage for at least part of 2010, many of them with conditions or diseases that… Nearly 59 million lack health insurance: CDC   

 
 

Do not abandon new cigarette warning labels
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 09 10

Health Canada’s cancellation of plans to renew tobacco warning labels on cigarette packages may lead to increased smoking rates and smoking-related illnesses and deaths,… Do not abandon new cigarette warning labels   

 
 

You May Have Inherited Your Bad Feet
• Public Health • • Rheumatic Diseases • Nov 08 10

Foot disorders might be passed down from one generation to the next, according research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual… You May Have Inherited Your Bad Feet   

 
 

Cell phones help save the lives of mothers, infants and children
• Public Health • Nov 08 10

Simple mobile technology, like basic cell phones, can be used to save the lives of mothers in childbirth, and improve the care of newborns… Cell phones help save the lives of mothers, infants and children   

 
 

‘Spiral’ CT scans reduce smoker deaths: U.S. study
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 08 10

Screening smokers and former smokers for lung tumors using three-dimensional X-rays reduced their risk of dying from lung cancer by 20 percent, researchers said… ‘Spiral’ CT scans reduce smoker deaths: U.S. study   

 
 

Gene test users largely satisfied, survey finds
• Genetics • • Public Health • Nov 08 10

Most people who have used direct-to-consumer genetic tests bought them to improve their health and say they found the tests easy to interpret, but… Gene test users largely satisfied, survey finds   

 
 

Looking older than your age may not be a sign of poor health: Study
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Nov 08 10

Even though most adults want to avoid looking older than their actual age, research led by St. Michael’s Hospital shows that looking older does… Looking older than your age may not be a sign of poor health: Study   

 
 

UK tuberculosis rates highest in 30 years
• Public Health • • Tuberculosis • Nov 04 10

Cases of tuberculosis in Britain reached their highest level for 30 years in 2009 with 9,040 cases and the number of new drug-resistant TB… UK tuberculosis rates highest in 30 years   

 
 

Republicans to attack healthcare law funding
• Public Health • Nov 04 10

Congressional Republicans will try to repeal President Barack Obama’s healthcare law next year but their leader in the Senate on Thursday acknowledged they will… Republicans to attack healthcare law funding   

 
 

Americans sicker but English die quicker says study
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Nov 04 10

Older Americans suffer more chronic disease than their English counterparts, but the English die earlier, according to a study on Thursday that could revive… Americans sicker but English die quicker says study   

 
 

Americans less healthy than English, but live as long or longer, study finds
• Public Health • Nov 03 10

Older Americans are less healthy than their English counterparts, but they live as long or even longer than their English peers, according to a… Americans less healthy than English, but live as long or longer, study finds   

 
 

Comprehensive primary care programs treat older patients with chronic conditions
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Nov 02 10

In a review of comprehensive primary care programs for older adults with multiple chronic conditions, authors identified three models that appear to have the… Comprehensive primary care programs treat older patients with chronic conditions   

 
 

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Creates Halloween Fun for Patients
• Public Health • Nov 01 10

Once a year cartoon characters, fairy princesses and action heroes gather at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as hundreds of employees work together to… St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Creates Halloween Fun for Patients   

 
 

China extends pension system, healthcare
• Public Health • Oct 30 10

Chinese lawmakers have adopted new legislation that could potentially extend basic pension and healthcare coverage to more people, especially rural residents and migrant workers… China extends pension system, healthcare   

 
 

Extending daylight could boost health, help planet
• Public Health • Oct 30 10

Putting the clocks back in winter is bad for health, wastes energy and increases pollution, scientists say, and putting an end to the practice… Extending daylight could boost health, help planet   

 
 

Scientists call for tighter regulations on food adverts during children’s TV viewing
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Oct 28 10

The researchers, in partnership with the Cancer Council, Australia, studied 12,618 food advertisements from 11 countries and found that 67 per cent endorsed unhealthy… Scientists call for tighter regulations on food adverts during children’s TV viewing   

 
 

Study Finds Adversity Does Make Us Stronger
• Public Health • Oct 28 10

Friedrich Nietzsche was right - sort of.

The German philosopher’s oft-quoted adage, “What does not destroy me, makes me stronger,” was put to the… Study Finds Adversity Does Make Us Stronger   

 
 

Blind people perceive touch faster than those with sight
• Public Health • Oct 27 10

People who are blind from birth are able to detect tactile information faster than people with normal vision, according to a study in… Blind people perceive touch faster than those with sight   

 
 

Mosquito monitoring saves lives and money, analysis finds
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 26 10

Cutting surveillance for mosquito-borne diseases would likely translate into an exponential increase in both the number of human cases and the health costs when… Mosquito monitoring saves lives and money, analysis finds   

 
 

Do specialist doctors make too much money?
• Public Health • Oct 26 10

Primary care physicians earn as little as half what their colleagues who specialize in areas such as surgery and oncology are taking home, according… Do specialist doctors make too much money?   

 
 
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