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Cost of glaucoma medications may impact treatment
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Public Health • Dec 30 07

In the United States, the management of glaucoma costs about $2.5 billion per year. Of the $1.9 billion in direct costs, glaucoma medications account… Cost of glaucoma medications may impact treatment   

 
 

Medical myths even doctors believe
• Public Health • Dec 21 07

In a study entitled “Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe” published in the Christmas issue of the British Medical Journal, Indiana University School of Medicine… Medical myths even doctors believe   

 
 

Creative Work Has Health Advantages
• Public Health • Dec 14 07

Employees who have more control over their daily activities and can do challenging work that they enjoy are likely to be in better… Creative Work Has Health Advantages   

 
 

Patients without Advance Care Plans More Likely to Die
• Public Health • Dec 10 07

Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle found only half of… Patients without Advance Care Plans More Likely to Die   

 
 

Join the Great American Smokeout
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 30 07

Every year, smokers across the nation take part in the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout by smoking less or quitting for the day.… Join the Great American Smokeout   

 
 

Handwashing more useful than drugs in virus control
• Infections • • Public Health • Nov 29 07

Physical barriers, such as regular handwashing and wearing masks, gloves and gowns, may be more effective than drugs to prevent the spread of respiratory… Handwashing more useful than drugs in virus control   

 
 

Pneumococcal Infection Rates Drop, Despite Uneven Childhood Vaccination
• Infections • • Public Health • Nov 27 07

Since its addition to the list of routine immunizations in 2000, one childhood vaccine has helped prevent some pneumococcal-related illness, including pneumonia and otitis… Pneumococcal Infection Rates Drop, Despite Uneven Childhood Vaccination   

 
 

Football game days tops for drinking among college students
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 19 07

College students drink larger amounts of alcohol on football game days, comparable to well-known drinking days such as New Year’s Eve and Halloween, according… Football game days tops for drinking among college students   

 
 

Existing Call Centers Can Expand Communications in Public Health Emergencies
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Oct 26 07

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today released Adapting Community Call Centers for Crisis Support: A… Existing Call Centers Can Expand Communications in Public Health Emergencies   

 
 

Google says working to solve health record dilemma
• Public Health • Oct 19 07

Google Inc aims to apply Web search technology to a general set of health information problems and remains committed to the market despite slow… Google says working to solve health record dilemma   

 
 

Mortality rates 71 percent lower at top-rated hospitals
• Public Health • Oct 15 07

Patients have on average a 71 percent lower chance of dying at the nation’s top-rated hospitals compared with the lowest-rated hospitals across 18 procedures… Mortality rates 71 percent lower at top-rated hospitals   

 
 

Starting university may be hazardous to your health: study
• Public Health • Oct 04 07

Moving away from home and adapting to a new social environment are just two of the many challenges that new students face as they… Starting university may be hazardous to your health: study   

 
 

Youth exposed to smokeless tobacco ads despite settlement
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 04 07

A 1998 settlement designed to limit the marketing of smokeless tobacco to youth hasn’t been effective, according to a new University of Georgia study… Youth exposed to smokeless tobacco ads despite settlement   

 
 

U.S. Adults Spent More on Lipitor in 2004 than Any Other Drug
• Drug News • • Public Health • Sep 24 07

With a total nearly $5 billion, Lipitor, a cholesterol-reducing drug, ranked first in terms of total spending on prescription medicines by adults ages 18… U.S. Adults Spent More on Lipitor in 2004 than Any Other Drug   

 
 

It Is Easy to Purchase Prescription Drugs and Controlled Substances Through Spam Messages
• Drug Abuse • • Public Health • Sep 18 07

It Is Easy to Purchase Prescription Drugs and Controlled Substances Through Spam Messages on the Internet
A new study in PLoS Medicine has… It Is Easy to Purchase Prescription Drugs and Controlled Substances Through Spam Messages   

 
 

Governance, strategy and innovation in mental health
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Sep 14 07

There is a contemporary move in the National Health Service (NHS) to adopt commercial-style governance for provider trusts. Clinical governance has been developing toward… Governance, strategy and innovation in mental health   

 
 

New report on mobile phone research published
• Public Health • Sep 12 07

Mobile phones have not been found to be associated with any biological or adverse health effects, according to the UK’s largest investigation into the… New report on mobile phone research published   

 
 

United States Continues to Have Highest Level of Health Spending
• Public Health • Sep 12 07

The United States continues to spend the most on health care when compared to other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. Health… United States Continues to Have Highest Level of Health Spending   

 
 

Social, Church Activities May Protect Against Adolescent Smoking
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 30 07

Social, Church Activities May Protect Against Adolescent Smoking

Preventing youth smoking could take a village or a neighborhood. Church and school activities may help reduce smoking among youth in disadvantaged areas, according… Social, Church Activities May Protect Against Adolescent Smoking   

 
 

Health matters for children
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Aug 16 07

With UEFA’s help, children from Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan have been highlighting the role that sport can play in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Street… Health matters for children   

 
 

High Prevalence of Smoking Among Physicians in China
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 08 07

New UCLA/China Center for Disease Control Research Finds High Prevalence of Smoking Among Physicians in China

Study prompts China CDC to initiate antismoking campaign… High Prevalence of Smoking Among Physicians in China   

 
 

Promoting Child Safety with Computers
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Aug 06 07

Computer technology that provides parents with customized safety information can be an effective way to help their children avoid injury, according to a study… Promoting Child Safety with Computers   

 
 

Poor Health Literacy Associated With Increased Mortality in the Elderly
• Public Health • Jul 23 07

Older adults who cannot read and understand basic health information appear to have increased mortality rates over a five-year period than those with adequate… Poor Health Literacy Associated With Increased Mortality in the Elderly   

 
 

Safer Cigarettes Coming Soon?
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 18 07

The federal agency charged with keeping food and drugs from harming people may soon be asked to take a consumer product that kills more… Safer Cigarettes Coming Soon?   

 
 

When it Comes to Walking, it’s all Good
• Public Health • Jul 12 07

These days, it’s easy for people to get confused about exercise - how many minutes a day should they spend working out, for how… When it Comes to Walking, it’s all Good   

 
 
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