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Weighty problem clogging U.S. health insurance
• Obesity • • Public Health • • Weight Loss • Apr 26 10

Americans are living large — and health officials say it is costing them their health and savings.

One-third of the American population is obese.… Weighty problem clogging U.S. health insurance   

 
 

Obesity – a threat to national security as well as health?
• Obesity • • Public Health • Apr 26 10

Back in the age of harvest gold and avocado green appliances, school cafeterias were bad, real bad.

Children sat at lunch tables wearing double-knit… Obesity – a threat to national security as well as health?   

 
 

CDC says obesity costs US more than US$145b annually
• Obesity • • Public Health • Apr 26 10

WASHINGTON : The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said obesity costs the US more than US$145 billion annually.

Local governments shoulder much… CDC says obesity costs US more than US$145b annually   

 
 

Vatican backs adult stem cell research
• Public Health • Apr 25 10

The Vatican is pushing for research on adult stem cells as an alternative to the use of embryonic stem cells, which the Catholic Church… Vatican backs adult stem cell research   

 
 

Pneumococcal vaccine has cut disease among Navajos
• Infections • • Public Health • Apr 22 10

The infant pneumococcal vaccine introduced 10 years ago has cut rates of pneumonia, meningitis and other infections among Navajos in the U.S. -… Pneumococcal vaccine has cut disease among Navajos   

 
 

In poor countries, taller moms’ kids are healthier
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Apr 21 10

In poor countries, taller moms kids are healthier

In developing countries, taller moms tend to give birth to healthier kids who are less likely to die in infancy, be underweight or… In poor countries, taller moms’ kids are healthier   

 
 

Dying: Millions of women in childbirth, newborns and young children
• Childbirth • • Public Health • Apr 13 10

Widespread global use of known and proven maternal and childcare techniques, practices, and therapies could save the lives of millions of women, newborns and… Dying: Millions of women in childbirth, newborns and young children   

 
 

Medicaid cure to be headache
• Headaches • • Public Health • Apr 13 10

A short-term Medicaid fix in the federal health care reform law will ease the financial burden on many of this area’s physicians.

But Florida’s… Medicaid cure to be headache   

 
 

Overeating to blame for U.S. obesity epidemic
• Obesity • • Public Health • Apr 13 10

The major reason for the obesity epidemic that has gripped the United States in the past three decades is increased food intake, not reduced… Overeating to blame for U.S. obesity epidemic   

 
 

Computer may offer better way to get informed consent
• Public Health • Apr 12 10

Using an interactive computer program to get patients’ informed consent may help ensure that they actually understand the medical procedure they are agreeing to,… Computer may offer better way to get informed consent   

 
 

Pediatricians find link between cumulative hardships and health in low-income young children
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Apr 12 10

Pediatric researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC), in partnership with other Children’s HealthWatch investigators in Minneapolis, Little Rock, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, have found… Pediatricians find link between cumulative hardships and health in low-income young children   

 
 

You’re Born a Copy but Die an Original
• Public Health • Apr 12 10

‘Old people are usually thought of as a rather homogenous group - they are considered to be ill, lonely and unable to take care… You’re Born a Copy but Die an Original   

 
 

Tiny Gold Probes Give Scientists a Sense of How Disease Develops
• Public Health • Apr 12 10

Researchers have developed tiny probes comprising gold-coated particles. These can be inserted into cells, enabling diseases to be detected and monitored remotely using light… Tiny Gold Probes Give Scientists a Sense of How Disease Develops   

 
 

New Study Reaffirms Link between Effective Nurse Communication and Patient Safety
• Public Health • Apr 07 10

A systematic review of nursing handoff literature found that minimal research has been done to identify best practices, despite well-known negative consequences of inadequate… New Study Reaffirms Link between Effective Nurse Communication and Patient Safety   

 
 

A closer look at our country’s obesity problem: Fighting Fat
• Obesity • • Public Health • Apr 05 10

Fighting Fat is presented by The Plain Dealer in partnership with WKYC Channel 3 and WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 Ideastream. Stories and projects are planned… A closer look at our country’s obesity problem: Fighting Fat   

 
 

Abortion doctor killer faces sentencing amid debate
• Public Health • Apr 01 10

The sentencing on Thursday of an anti-abortion activist who gunned down a Kansas doctor comes amid a bitter U.S. debate over abortion that nearly… Abortion doctor killer faces sentencing amid debate   

 
 

Fast machines, genes and the future of medicine
• Cancer • • Diabetes • • Public Health • Mar 31 10

Francis Collins, who helped map the human genome, did not get around to having his own genes analyzed until last summer. And he was… Fast machines, genes and the future of medicine   

 
 

Cigarette makers defend menthol to U.S. FDA panel
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 31 10

Tobacco companies defended menthol cigarettes to a U.S. advisory panel on Wednesday as health advocates called for a government ban on the popular flavoring.

… Cigarette makers defend menthol to U.S. FDA panel   
 
 

Massive under diagnosis of obesity
• Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 31 10

An analysis of 1,234 U.S. adults indicates a substantial under diagnosis of obesity when body mass index was used, researchers said.

Primary author… Massive under diagnosis of obesity   

 
 

Australian Obesity Summit offers no clear solution
• Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 31 10

The inaugural Australian Obesity Summit took place in Sydney on March 29-30, 2010. Despite consensus as to the severity of obesity in Australia, there… Australian Obesity Summit offers no clear solution   

 
 

Swine flu season not over, US health officials warn
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Mar 30 10

While swine flu has waned across much of the United States, the southeast is reporting an increase in cases of the H1N1 virus, U.S.… Swine flu season not over, US health officials warn   

 
 

Resistance can develop fast with swine flu: report
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Mar 30 10

The H1N1 swine flu virus can develop resistance quickly to antivirals used to treat it, U.S. doctors reported on Friday.

Government researchers reported on… Resistance can develop fast with swine flu: report   

 
 

Child mortality highlights China’s urban-rural divide
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Mar 29 10

Children born in rural China are three to six times more likely to die before they turn 5 than those in the cities, a… Child mortality highlights China’s urban-rural divide   

 
 

Few drive well while yakking on cell phones
• Public Health • Mar 29 10

A new study from University of Utah psychologists found a small group of people with an extraordinary ability to multitask: Unlike 97.5 percent of… Few drive well while yakking on cell phones   

 
 

After-school exercise helps overweight girls
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 26 10

Two-years of after-school physical activity helped lessen the number of overweight and obese fourth- and fifth-grade girls, but not boys, and led to declines… After-school exercise helps overweight girls   

 
 
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