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Pressure Ulcers Increasing Among Hospital Patients
• Public Health • • Skin Care • Dec 10 08

Hospitalizations involving patients with pressure ulcers– either developed before or after admission – increased by nearly 80 percent between 1993 and 2006, according to… Pressure Ulcers Increasing Among Hospital Patients   

 
 

Reforms Needed in Health Care Services for Adolescents
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Dec 09 08

Reforms Needed in Health Care Services for Adolescents, Including Greater Coordination of Care and Better Training for Providers

WASHINGTON - Current health services for… Reforms Needed in Health Care Services for Adolescents   

 
 

Happiness is contagious: study
• Neurology • • Public Health • Dec 05 08

Happiness is contagious, researchers reported on Thursday.

The same team that demonstrated obesity and smoking spread in networks has shown that the more happy… Happiness is contagious: study   

 
 

Children’s National convenes first childhood obesity symposium
• Children's Health • • Public Health • • Weight Loss • Dec 05 08

On Tuesday, November 25, 2008, the Obesity Institute at Children’s National Medical Center gathered experts from many disciplines to share ideas, failures and successes,… Children’s National convenes first childhood obesity symposium   

 
 

Elementary School Intervention Increases Mental, Sexual Health, Economic Status
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Dec 02 08

Fifteen years after they completed an intervention program designed to help their social development in elementary school, young adults reported better mental health,… Elementary School Intervention Increases Mental, Sexual Health, Economic Status   

 
 

Drivers distracted more by cell phones than by passengers
• Public Health • Dec 01 08

Drivers are far more distracted by talking on a cellular phone than by conversing with a passenger in an automobile, according to a… Drivers distracted more by cell phones than by passengers   

 
 

Where there’s wildfire smoke, there’s toxicity
• Public Health • Nov 20 08

The health threat to city dwellers posed by Southern California wildfires like those of November 2008 may have been underestimated by officials.

Detailed particulate… Where there’s wildfire smoke, there’s toxicity   

 
 

Obama health plan to cost $75 billion -analysis
• Public Health • Nov 13 08

President-elect Barack Obama’s plans to overhaul the U.S. health care system would cost the federal government $75 billion but would provide health insurance for… Obama health plan to cost $75 billion -analysis   

 
 

Google search engine flags flu activity in U.S.
• Flu • • Public Health • Nov 13 08

Search engine giant Google launched a new tool on Tuesday that will help U.S. federal health experts track the annual flu epidemic.

Google… Google search engine flags flu activity in U.S.   

 
 

Study Reveals Smoking’s Effect on Nurses’ Health, Death Rates
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 13 08

A new UCLA School of Nursing study is the first to reveal the devastating consequences of smoking on the nursing profession. Published in the… Study Reveals Smoking’s Effect on Nurses’ Health, Death Rates   

 
 

Lack of Children Receiving Dental Care Is Public Health Problem
• Dental Health • • Public Health • Nov 12 08

A University of South Carolina study of children’s dental health has found that nearly one-fourth of the nation’s children have had no dental care… Lack of Children Receiving Dental Care Is Public Health Problem   

 
 

Thanksgiving on a Budget: Seven Easy Ways to Save Money and Calories
• Dieting • • Public Health • Nov 11 08

Rising costs at the grocery story will be especially painful for many families this Thanksgiving as they get ready for the biggest meal… Thanksgiving on a Budget: Seven Easy Ways to Save Money and Calories   

 
 

10 Symptoms Not To Ignore
• Public Health • Nov 05 08

Not every ache and pain merits a quick trip to the doctor - but some do. The November issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource… 10 Symptoms Not To Ignore   

 
 

Parents comfortable with alcohol screening in pediatricians’ offices
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Nov 03 08

Parents are surprisingly receptive to being screened for alcohol problems during a visit to their child’s pediatrician, including those who have alcohol problems.… Parents comfortable with alcohol screening in pediatricians’ offices   

 
 

Like Rest of Society, Doctors Implicitly Favor Whites Over Blacks
• Public Health • Oct 29 08

In the first large study to explore possible unconscious bias among physicians, researchers have found that doctors mirror the attitudes of the majority in… Like Rest of Society, Doctors Implicitly Favor Whites Over Blacks   

 
 

Five Ways to Get More from Your Doctor: Researchers’ Tips for Patients
• Public Health • Oct 28 08

These days, going to the doctor may seem more like speed dating than care giving. Patients get a few minutes with the clinician,… Five Ways to Get More from Your Doctor: Researchers’ Tips for Patients   

 
 

More than 2 Million Children with Insured Parents Are Uninsured
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Oct 27 08

Some 2.3 million children a year, mostly from low- to middle-income families, have no health care coverage to pay for preventive or other… More than 2 Million Children with Insured Parents Are Uninsured   

 
 

Six Illnesses Common Among Older Americans Cost $196 Billion
• Public Health • Oct 23 08

Six major illnesses common among Americans age 65 and older cost more than $196 billion in 2007, according to estimates by researchers at RTI… Six Illnesses Common Among Older Americans Cost $196 Billion   

 
 

Uninsured Kids in Middle Class Have Same Unmet Needs as Poor
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Oct 22 08

Uninsured children in families earning between approximately $38,000 and $76,000 a year are about as likely to go without any health care as uninsured… Uninsured Kids in Middle Class Have Same Unmet Needs as Poor   

 
 

Smokers’ brain power declines faster with age
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 17 08

Smokers face a speedier decline in several measures of cognitive function by middle age compared with their non-smoking peers, new research shows.

“Our results… Smokers’ brain power declines faster with age   

 
 

Federal Anti-Drug Ad Campaign Didn’t Work
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 17 08

New research finds that a national campaign’s anti-drug TV ads failed to convince young children and teenagers to stay away from marijuana and… Federal Anti-Drug Ad Campaign Didn’t Work   

 
 

Vaccines Are Important Prevention Tools at Every Age
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Oct 17 08

When someone mentions immunizations, it can bring to mind memories of the pediatrician’s office and a nurse telling you “this is only going to… Vaccines Are Important Prevention Tools at Every Age   

 
 

TAU computer scientists are cracking the code on the metabolism of human tissues
• Diabetes • • Obesity • • Public Health • Oct 16 08

Scientists know that different normal and diseased tissues behave differently. But a method that tells them just how they do so may one day… TAU computer scientists are cracking the code on the metabolism of human tissues   

 
 

Pediatricians More Likely to Disclose Medical Errors That Are Apparent
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Oct 07 08

A survey of pediatricians found wide variation in whether and how they would disclose medical errors to patients and their families, and may be… Pediatricians More Likely to Disclose Medical Errors That Are Apparent   

 
 

Study Tackles Labeling Errors
• Public Health • Oct 06 08

With a long-held commitment to continuously improving the quality and safety of patient care, Mayo Clinic researchers are recommending a new technologically-advanced labeling system… Study Tackles Labeling Errors   

 
 
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