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Two in three believe radiation from phones damaged their health
• Public Health • Jul 11 07
Two-thirds of Britons believe radiation from mobile phones and their masts has affected their health, a startling official survey shows. And huge majorities…
Exercise in Elderly Proven to Improve Quality of Life
• Public Health • Jul 05 07
A new study appearing in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society compares the efficacy of three programs designed for reducing falls and improving…
Tokyo’s isolated elderly risk dying alone
• Public Health • Jul 04 07
Thousands of elderly people who live alone in Tokyo have little social contact and face the prospect of a lonely death, according to a…
Smoking could kill 1 billion this century
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 02 07
One billion people will die of tobacco-related diseases this century unless governments in rich and poor countries alike get serious about preventing smoking,…
Recurrence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Has Been Overestimated
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jun 13 07
Recurrence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is rare and has been overestimated by studies which have tried to quantify it, says a review…
Insomniacs pay higher health-care costs than noninsomniacs
• Public Health • Jun 11 07
A research abstract that will be presented Monday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) finds that…
7 Ways for Kids to Have a Slimmer Summer
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jun 04 07
This might be the first generation of children who do not outlive their parents, says Amy Bohn, M.D., a family physician for the University…
Rotterdam bans cannabis-selling cafes near schools
• Children's Health • • Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 31 07
Almost half of Rotterdam’s coffee shops will be forced to stop selling cannabis because they are too close to secondary schools, Dutch news agency…
Bird flu hits poultry near Vietnam capital
• Flu • • Public Health • May 28 07
Bird flu has hit another province in northern Vietnam despite government efforts to halt its spread, the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday.
Tests on…
Passengers, not just mobile phones, contribute to road accidents
• Public Health • • Trauma & Injuries • May 22 07
The new study, by The George Institute for International Health, was designed to determine the risk of a crash associated with passenger carriage compared…
The school that took on mobile phone companies
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Apr 22 07
Two giant mobile phone companies are to move a mast at a primary school, after parents claimed their children fell sick.
The mast…
Euthanasia bid woman forced to withdraw case
• Public Health • Apr 19 07
A terminally ill woman has been forced to abandon a ground-breaking bid to end her own life, it was announced today.
Kelly Taylor, 30,…
UK ‘has worst drug problem in Europe’
• Drug Abuse • • Public Health • Apr 18 07
The UK has the highest level of problem drug use and the second highest level of drug-related deaths in Europe, according to a…
Smoking ban dramatically reduces air pollution in Irish pubs
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 16 07
A national workplace ban on smoking in Ireland resulted in an 83 percent reduction in air pollution in pubs, an 80 percent decrease in…
Education may help parents use antibiotics wisely
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Apr 10 07
Simple education measures can improve low-income parents’ knowledge of proper antibiotic use, a new study shows.
Experts hope that a better-informed public will help…
New Mexico approves medical use of marijuana
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 03 07
New Mexico doctors are allowed to prescribe marijuana to help some seriously ill patients manage symptoms, including pain and nausea, under a bill signed…
Rise in UK’s child mortality rate is linked to inequality
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Apr 02 07
Britain has the second highest child death rate among the 24 richest countries in the world, with infants in the UK twice as…
Smokers Make Poorer Workers
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 29 07
Smokers perform worse at work than non-smokers, finds a study of US navy female service members published in Tobacco Control .
Smokers were also…
Today’s teenagers ‘are less healthy than their parents’
• Public Health • Mar 28 07
Today’s adolescents are the first generation to have grown up less healthy than their parents, doctors said yesterday.
Alcohol, tobacco, drugs, obesity and…
High-Deductible Health Plans Linked to Fewer Emergency Room Visits
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Mar 13 07
Patients who switched to high-deductible health plans went to the emergency department 10 percent less than patients who remained in traditional plans, according to…
Pacifier Use May Lower Risk of SIDS
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Mar 12 07
The risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the third leading cause of infant death, may be lowered through the use of a pacifier.…
Doctors Manage Several Patient Problems in Short Office Visits
• Public Health • Jan 26 07
A new study of conversations between physicians and patients reveals that primary care doctors often juggle many patient concerns during routine office visits.
“We…
Newly Released Prisoners at High Risk for Death
• Public Health • Jan 11 07
Prisoners who have been recently released from prison have a high death rate, especially in the first two weeks after release, a new study…
Red Wine and White Wine May be Just as Healthful
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • • Public Health • Jan 10 07
Before you enjoy that bottle of wine for your romantic Valentine’s Day dinner and touch glasses, you may really be toasting to your health.
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Longevity Gene Also Protects Memory, Cognitive Function
• Brain • • Public Health • Dec 26 06
A gene variation that helps people live into their 90s and beyond also protects their memories and ability to think and learn new information,…