You are here : health.am > Health Centers > Public Health

Public Health

Symposium to Explore Role Nanoparticles May Play in Disease
• Public Health • Apr 03 08

Two Mayo Clinic researchers who study the role nanoparticles may play in hardening of the arteries and in the formation of kidney stones, will… Symposium to Explore Role Nanoparticles May Play in Disease   

 
 

Better-Educated Smokers More Likely to Try Quitting in Response to Ads
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 02 08

Better-educated smokers are more likely to respond to TV ads that promote quitting smoking, while the effect of secondhand smoke messages is similar across… Better-Educated Smokers More Likely to Try Quitting in Response to Ads   

 
 

It’s never too late to get active, expert says
• Public Health • Mar 31 08

For life-long couch potatoes in their 60s, 70s and beyond, the prospect of starting an exercise program can be daunting - but it doesn’t… It’s never too late to get active, expert says   

 
 

Epilepsy advocates propose strategies to heighten treatment expectations
• Epilepsy • • Neurology • • Public Health • Mar 29 08

On the heels of the nation’s largest event dedicated to the epilepsy community, the National Walk for Epilepsy, advocates today announced their recommendations in… Epilepsy advocates propose strategies to heighten treatment expectations   

 
 

Problems with English Keep Many Hispanics from Medical Care
• Public Health • Mar 27 08

Only about 49 percent of Hispanics who are not comfortable speaking English have a regular source of medical care, such as a family… Problems with English Keep Many Hispanics from Medical Care   

 
 

Dramatic Rise in Hepatitis C-Related Deaths in the United States
• Infections • • Public Health • Mar 24 08

Hepatitis C-related deaths in the United States increased by 123 percent from 1995 through 2004, the most recent year for which data are available.… Dramatic Rise in Hepatitis C-Related Deaths in the United States   

 
 

Iraq War Has Led to Surgical Advances
• Public Health • • Surgery • Mar 24 08

Through hard experience, U.S. military doctors and civilian surgeons in Iraq have made meaningful strides in managing devastating injuries suffered by soldiers and Iraqi… Iraq War Has Led to Surgical Advances   

 
 

Free Drug Samples May Burden Patients’ Pockets
• Drug News • • Public Health • Mar 24 08

Following free drug sample receipt, patients who receive these samples have significantly higher out-of-pocket prescription costs than those who don’t, according to the first… Free Drug Samples May Burden Patients’ Pockets   

 
 

Just listening to phone calls may impair driving
• Public Health • Mar 20 08

Simply listening to someone over a mobile cell phone while driving may distract the brain enough to cause an accident, a new brain-imaging study… Just listening to phone calls may impair driving   

 
 

Like sweets? You’re more like a fruit fly than you think…
• Dieting • • Genetics • • Public Health • Mar 17 08

According to researchers at the Monell Center, fruit flies are more like humans in their responses to many sweet tastes than are almost any… Like sweets? You’re more like a fruit fly than you think…   

 
 

Neighborhood Plays Key Role in How Much People Exercise
• Public Health • Mar 17 08

Their gentle nature, large size, odd sounds and low-maintenance care have made Madagascar hissing cockroaches popular educational tools and pets for years. But the… Neighborhood Plays Key Role in How Much People Exercise   

 
 

Tips for Protecting Your Health This Spring Break
• Public Health • Mar 15 08

As spring break commences, college students across the nation will be in situations that could include excessive sun exposure, alcohol, and sexually transmitted diseases.… Tips for Protecting Your Health This Spring Break   

 
 

Hispanics Encouraged to Become More Involved in Their Health Care
• Public Health • Mar 12 08

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) joined with The Advertising Council today to launch a… Hispanics Encouraged to Become More Involved in Their Health Care   

 
 

Poor Neighborhoods Create Health “Double Jeopardy” for Minority Kids
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Mar 11 08

Of all poor children, those who are black or Hispanic are much more likely to live in poor neighborhoods, according to a new study… Poor Neighborhoods Create Health “Double Jeopardy” for Minority Kids   

 
 

“She Can Do It!”
• Public Health • Mar 06 08

Today more than 90 percent of orthopaedic surgeons are men. This is a startling statistic given these facts: The number of women orthopaedic patients… “She Can Do It!”   

 
 

Hospitals still not smoke-free
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 05 08

Although smoke-free policies have been introduced at all NHS Hospital Trusts a study by researchers at The University of Nottingham has found that smoking… Hospitals still not smoke-free   

 
 

The human and economic cost of heart disease in Europe
• Heart • • Public Health • Feb 26 08

The human and economic cost of heart disease in Europe

New figures published by the European Society of Cardiology1 and the European Heart Network2 this month, highlighted the significant differences in cardiovascular disease across… The human and economic cost of heart disease in Europe   

 
 

Smoking-related deaths to rise sharply in India
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 14 08

Death attributed to tobacco smoking is likely to account for nearly one million deaths per year by 2010, with more than two thirds of… Smoking-related deaths to rise sharply in India   

 
 

Is your dating partner happy?
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Feb 12 08

Research tends to focus on the positives of self-monitoring - a personality characteristic that accounts for how attuned individuals are to societal conventions as… Is your dating partner happy?   

 
 

Surgeons’ success rates ‘must be public’
• Public Health • • Surgery • Feb 04 08

Britain’s 6,000 surgeons must be more open about what they do and accept assessment of the outcomes of their operations to guarantee patient safety,… Surgeons’ success rates ‘must be public’   

 
 

Effects on drinking differ by gender
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Feb 04 08

Acculturation in the Texas-Mexico border region: effects on drinking differ by gender

  * Immigrant groups that acculturate to mainstream America tend to have… Effects on drinking differ by gender   

 
 

Sex, Drugs Top Issues Parents Want Doctors to Discuss with Kids
• Children's Health • • Public Health • • Sexual Health • Jan 28 08

When parents bring their children in for routine check-ups many are hoping the doctors and nurse practitioners caring for them will do more than… Sex, Drugs Top Issues Parents Want Doctors to Discuss with Kids   

 
 

Do Jerusalem’s Arabs and Jews receive a different quality of medical care?
• Public Health • Jan 28 08

Researchers Amit Tirosh, Bmed, Ronit Calderon-Margalit, MD, MPH, Marianna Mazar, MD and Zvi Stern, MD compared the quality of care delivered to Jewish and… Do Jerusalem’s Arabs and Jews receive a different quality of medical care?   

 
 

Living the American Dream by Helping Others in Mexico
• Public Health • Jan 24 08

When Haywood Hall, MD, became an emergency physician many years ago, he seemed symbolic of the American dream. Here was a Mexican-born, pulled-up-by-his-bootstraps high-school… Living the American Dream by Helping Others in Mexico   

 
 

Staying active and drinking moderately is the key to a long life
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Jan 09 08

Staying active and drinking moderately is the key to a long life

People who drink moderate amounts of alcohol and are physically active have a lower risk of death from heart disease and other causes than… Staying active and drinking moderately is the key to a long life   

 
 
Page 66 of 107 pages « First  <  64 65 66 67 68 >  Last »

<< Back to main