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What Makes Us Sick?
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Oct 03 08

The National Children’s Study, the largest study ever conducted to learn about the health and development of children, is expanding its footprint in the… What Makes Us Sick?   

 
 

Research Review Shows Internet-based Instruction Effective for Health Care Professionals
• Public Health • Sep 12 08

A study led by a team of education researchers from Mayo Clinic and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) concludes… Research Review Shows Internet-based Instruction Effective for Health Care Professionals   

 
 

Emotional Intelligence Training Might Help Doctors Relate to Patients
• Public Health • Sep 10 08

Training in emotional intelligence could help medical residents and fellows become more sensitive toward their patients, according to a commentary in the September 10… Emotional Intelligence Training Might Help Doctors Relate to Patients   

 
 

Deaths from Combining Drugs and/or Alcohol Skyrocket
• Drug Abuse • • Public Health • Jul 28 08

Asking patients to monitor their own medications can be fatal, as exemplified by the recent death of actor Heath Ledger. In the first large-scale… Deaths from Combining Drugs and/or Alcohol Skyrocket   

 
 

Shortage of Cancer Drugs Impacts Iraqi Children with Leukemia
• Cancer • • Drug News • • Public Health • Jul 24 08

A study led by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers revealed that some Iraqi children diagnosed with leukemia paid a steep price for economic sanctions imposed… Shortage of Cancer Drugs Impacts Iraqi Children with Leukemia   

 
 

Online Studies Offer New Ways to Take Part in Research
• Public Health • Jul 18 08

The vast majority of Americans recognize the value of medical research and the importance of human subjects participating in studies. But when it comes… Online Studies Offer New Ways to Take Part in Research   

 
 

Can Today’s Doctors Be Competent Without Computers?
• Public Health • Jul 17 08

Physicians who do not use the tools of information technology (IT) such as electronic health records and computerized entry of prescriptions could fall short… Can Today’s Doctors Be Competent Without Computers?   

 
 

Patients to get more choice over where they die
• Public Health • Jul 16 08

More people will be able to choose to die at home under a 300 million pound investment in extra community services and nurses, Health… Patients to get more choice over where they die   

 
 

Most American Adults Have at Least One Chronic Medical Condition
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jun 03 08

About six of every 10 people in the United States age 18 and older have at least one chronic medical condition, according to the… Most American Adults Have at Least One Chronic Medical Condition   

 
 

Obama, McCain both need abortion issue
• Public Health • May 28 08

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain has one ace up his sleeve in his bid to woo disgruntled conservative Christians: his unflinching opposition to… Obama, McCain both need abortion issue   

 
 

Smoking Is Addictive, but Quitting Is Contagious
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 23 08

Smoking Is Addictive, but Quitting Is Contagious

Over the last 30 years, the number of smokers in the U.S. has steadily decreased—a tribute to the efforts of public-health workers everywhere. And… Smoking Is Addictive, but Quitting Is Contagious   

 
 

Only About 1 in 10 Adult Americans Are Health Literate
• Public Health • May 16 08

Just 12 percent of America’s 228 million adults have the skills to manage their own health care proficiently, according to the latest News and… Only About 1 in 10 Adult Americans Are Health Literate   

 
 

Treating Osteoporosis Calls for Physician, Dentist Collaboration
• Dental Health • • Gender: Female • • Public Health • May 15 08

Physicians and dentists should collaborate to improve early detection and treatment of patients who have or may develop osteoporosis, say researchers in the cover… Treating Osteoporosis Calls for Physician, Dentist Collaboration   

 
 

What Does the Label on Your Chicken Really Mean?
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • May 12 08

Buying chicken these days is not like it used to be. With labels like “100 percent natural,” “organic,” “grain-fed,” and “free range,” many consumers… What Does the Label on Your Chicken Really Mean?   

 
 

Would You Allow Your Child to Participate in Medical Research?
• Children's Health • • Public Health • May 12 08

Advances in medicine – new treatments, cures, vaccines and medicines – are driven by research involving humans. But when it comes to medical research… Would You Allow Your Child to Participate in Medical Research?   

 
 

How Not to Get Sick on Your Summer Trip
• Public Health • May 09 08

Planning for a summer vacation is time-consuming business - coordinating schedules, researching destinations, booking reservations, packing clothes. The last thing we want is to… How Not to Get Sick on Your Summer Trip   

 
 

Benefits and risks in ending regulatory exceptionalism for tobacco
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 04 08

It has often been noted that the tobacco industry is cosseted by regulatory exceptionalism. Unlike food, drink and pharmaceuticals that are taken into the… Benefits and risks in ending regulatory exceptionalism for tobacco   

 
 

China issues virus alert after 23 die
• Infections • • Public Health • May 03 08

Enterovirus-71 has killed 23 children, sickened 4,000 others. Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Vietnam also have outbreaks. Beijing seeks to avoid coverup charges as… China issues virus alert after 23 die   

 
 

Researchers Find Link Between Advertising and Increased Tobacco Use Among India’s Youth
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 02 08

As the westernization of India accelerates, tobacco advertising and marketing have been linked to increased tobacco use by urban Indian children as young as… Researchers Find Link Between Advertising and Increased Tobacco Use Among India’s Youth   

 
 

Researchers light up lungs to help diagnose disease
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Apr 28 08

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have developed innovative technology which illuminates a person´s lungs and helps clinicians identify if they are functioning correctly.… Researchers light up lungs to help diagnose disease   

 
 

Will you be misdiagnosed?—how diagnostic errors happen
• Public Health • Apr 28 08

How frequently do doctors misdiagnose patients? While research has demonstrated that the great majority of medical diagnoses are correct, the answer is probably… Will you be misdiagnosed?—how diagnostic errors happen   

 
 

Personalized Web messages help smokers quit
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 23 08

Smokers seeking to quit who look for help from Web-based programs will be more likely to kick the habit if that program is personalized… Personalized Web messages help smokers quit   

 
 

Are Your Children’s Rx Meds FDA-approved?
• Children's Health • • Drug Abuse • • Public Health • Apr 14 08

Many parents are under the assumption that any medicine prescribed by a health care provider for their child is safe and approved by the… Are Your Children’s Rx Meds FDA-approved?   

 
 

More than 200 Abused Children Under 5 Died in U.S. Hospitals in 2005
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Apr 11 08

Of 6,700 children hospitalized for physical abuse or neglect in 2005, more than 200 died and all fatalities were under age 5, according… More than 200 Abused Children Under 5 Died in U.S. Hospitals in 2005   

 
 

Are there too many female medical graduates?
• Public Health • Apr 04 08

More women now graduate from medical school than men, and soon male doctors will be in the minority. But are we risking future staffing… Are there too many female medical graduates?   

 
 
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