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Moscow bans night-time vodka sales in health drive
• Public Health • Sep 02 10

Moscow banned night-time sales of vodka and other spirits on Wednesday, part of a nationwide drive to curb crime and disease linked with… Moscow bans night-time vodka sales in health drive   

 
 

U.S. hopeful Pakistan can avert big cholera outbreak
• Infections • • Public Health • Aug 17 10

A senior U.S. aid official said on Saturday he was optimistic a serious cholera outbreak could be averted in flood-hit Pakistan after emergency steps… U.S. hopeful Pakistan can avert big cholera outbreak   

 
 

Drug information from pharmacies found lacking
• Public Health • Aug 17 10

The information leaflets pharmacies give to customers along with their prescriptions vary widely in their content, and may often be difficult for people to… Drug information from pharmacies found lacking   

 
 

Diseases pose new risks in Pakistan flood crisis
• Public Health • Aug 16 10

Disease outbreaks pose new risks to victims of Pakistan’s worst floods in decades, aid agencies said on Friday, potentially hindering already complicated relief efforts.

… Diseases pose new risks in Pakistan flood crisis   
 
 

Larger Waist Associated With Greater Risk of Death
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Aug 10 10

Individuals with a large waist circumference appear to have a greater risk of dying from any cause over a nine-year period, according to a… Larger Waist Associated With Greater Risk of Death   

 
 

Visits to Emergency Departments Increases in Recent Years
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Aug 10 10

From 1997 to 2007, the rates of visits to emergency departments in the U.S. increased significantly, particularly among adults with Medicaid, according to… Visits to Emergency Departments Increases in Recent Years   

 
 

S. Sudan disease kills 31; treatment impeded
• Infections • • Public Health • Aug 09 10

A deadly tropical disease has killed 31 people since June and infected 118 others in south Sudan, with tribal clashes and heavy rains hindering… S. Sudan disease kills 31; treatment impeded   

 
 

U.S. Senate votes to increase child nutrition funds
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Aug 06 10

The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved $4.5 billion in additional funds for child nutrition programs over the next 10 years, in a move that… U.S. Senate votes to increase child nutrition funds   

 
 

Why Is Obesity So Prevalent, and What Can We Do to Combat It?
• Obesity • • Public Health • Aug 06 10

This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2009, no state had met a target of reducing obesity prevalence among… Why Is Obesity So Prevalent, and What Can We Do to Combat It?   

 
 

New study examines the economic returns of public access policies
• Public Health • Aug 05 10

Delivering timely, open, online access to the results of federally funded research in the United States will significantly increase the return on the public’s… New study examines the economic returns of public access policies   

 
 

Study finds proximity could be key to success of healing prayer
• Public Health • Aug 05 10

Findings reported today (Aug. 5) from a new international study of healing prayer suggest that prayer for another person’s healing just might help -… Study finds proximity could be key to success of healing prayer   

 
 

Small increases in vaccine cost can cause large gaps in protection
• Immunology • • Public Health • Jul 29 10

Public immunization efforts may be much more sensitive than previously realized to small changes in the perceived costs or risks of vaccination, scientists at… Small increases in vaccine cost can cause large gaps in protection   

 
 

Clinical trials can be improved by managing the learning curve
• Public Health • Jul 29 10

Practitioners of clinical medicine are familiar with learning curves, and strategies like simulation are increasingly used to minimize learning-curve effects on clinical care. Because… Clinical trials can be improved by managing the learning curve   

 
 

30 million women to benefit from health reform law
• Public Health • Jul 29 10

Thirty million women will benefit from the new health reform law over the next decade, either through new or strengthened insurance coverage, according to… 30 million women to benefit from health reform law   

 
 

Health group sues FDA over antimicrobial soap
• Public Health • • Skin Care • Jul 28 10

A nonprofit environmental group has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, claiming the agency failed to regulate toxic chemicals found in “antimicrobial” soap… Health group sues FDA over antimicrobial soap   

 
 

Reducing the health risks of obesity without serious side effects
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jul 27 10

The drug rimonabant was developed as a treatment for obesity and its myriad of serious health consequences (for example, type 2 diabetes). Despite having… Reducing the health risks of obesity without serious side effects   

 
 

Disease genes that followed the Silk Road identified
• Genetics • • Immunology • • Public Health • Jul 20 10

Scientists have identified key genes responsible for a severe inflammatory disease that has spread along the old silk trading routes from the Far East… Disease genes that followed the Silk Road identified   

 
 

Half of swine flu deaths were in previously healthy people, research finds
• Flu • • Public Health • Jul 14 10

13 July 2010: Over half of UK swine flu hospital admissions and inpatient deaths occurred in people with no underlying health problems or obvious… Half of swine flu deaths were in previously healthy people, research finds   

 
 

Drunk Russians drown escaping heatwave
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Jul 14 10

Dozens of Russians, many of them drunk, are drowning daily as they head to water to escape a heatwave, an emergencies ministry official said… Drunk Russians drown escaping heatwave   

 
 

Palliative care lacking in much of the world
• Public Health • Jul 14 10

Most people who are dying around the world have inadequate or no access to painkillers, hospice and palliative care, according to a report by… Palliative care lacking in much of the world   

 
 

Computerized monitoring systems enable hospitals to more aggressively combat infections
• Infections • • Public Health • Jul 12 10

Hospitals that adopt advanced computer technology to identify healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are more likely to have implemented best practices to prevent such infections, according… Computerized monitoring systems enable hospitals to more aggressively combat infections   

 
 

Talking Touchscreens and Patients
• Public Health • Jul 11 10

Multimedia talking touchscreens, housed in computer kiosks at clinics and hospitals, are helping researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and clinicians at… Talking Touchscreens and Patients   

 
 

Study Shows Race, Not Experience, Impacts Hiring In Sports World
• Public Health • Jul 07 10

If you want to get your foot in the door of the sports industry, your race may mean more than your experience. That’s the… Study Shows Race, Not Experience, Impacts Hiring In Sports World   

 
 

Gaza siege damages Palestinians’ health: study
• Public Health • Jul 05 10

Palestinian health experts studying the impact of Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip say it threatens to cause long-term damage to Palestinians’ health, with… Gaza siege damages Palestinians’ health: study   

 
 

Europe leads the world in assisted-reproduction technology
• Public Health • Jun 30 10

Rome, Italy: Europe leads the world in Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) with most cycles initiated in the region, the 26th Annual Meeting of the… Europe leads the world in assisted-reproduction technology   

 
 
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