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Breastfeeding fraught with early challenges for many first-time mothers
• Children's Health • • Gender: Female • • Public Health • Sep 23 13

Breastfeeding fraught with early challenges for many first-time mothers

Most new mothers in the United States begin breastfeeding when their children are born, but new research shows that those who report early concerns… Breastfeeding fraught with early challenges for many first-time mothers   

 
 

Moderate exercising encourages a healthier lifestyle
• Public Health • Sep 18 13

Moderate exercising encourages a healthier lifestyle

Interdisciplinary research at the University of Copenhagen explains why moderate exercising is more motivating than hard training. The findings have just been published in… Moderate exercising encourages a healthier lifestyle   

 
 

Financial incentives motivate sedentary adults to exercise
• Physical activity -exercise • • Public Health • Sep 17 13

Financial incentives motivate sedentary adults to exercise

A review study published today finds that financial incentives –as modest as $5 per week – can increase the amount of exercise people do.

… Financial incentives motivate sedentary adults to exercise   
 
 

Sleep better, look better? New research says yes
• Neurology • • Public Health • Sep 13 13

Sleep better, look better? New research says yes

Getting treatment for a common sleep problem may do more than help you sleep better - it may help you look better over the… Sleep better, look better? New research says yes   

 
 

Americans living longer, more healthy lives
• Public Health • Sep 13 13

Americans living longer, more healthy lives

Thanks to medical advances, better treatments and new drugs not available a generation ago, the average American born today can expect to live 3.8… Americans living longer, more healthy lives   

 
 

Huge tobacco use in India seen killing 1.5 million a year
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 12 13

Huge tobacco use in India seen killing 1.5 million a year

Tobacco inflicts huge damage on the health of India’s people and could be clocking up a death toll of 1.5 million a year… Huge tobacco use in India seen killing 1.5 million a year   

 
 

Medicaid pays for nearly half of all births in the United States
• Public Health • Sep 11 13

Medicaid pays for nearly half of all births in the United States

Medicaid paid for 45 percent of the 4 million births in the United States in 2010, an amount that has been rising over time,… Medicaid pays for nearly half of all births in the United States   

 
 

New strategy could reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics
• Drug News • • Public Health • Sep 11 13

New strategy could reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics

Barcelona, Spain: Researchers have developed a new strategy for prescribing antibiotics that could reduce patient harm and help combat the rise in antibiotic resistance.

… New strategy could reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics   
 
 

Researchers find what’s missing in teen health programs
• Public Health • Sep 11 13

Researchers find what's missing in teen health programs

Adding a mental health component to school-based lifestyle programs for teens could be key to lowering obesity, improving grades, alleviating severe depression and reducing… Researchers find what’s missing in teen health programs   

 
 

Tobacco companies’ interests in smokeless tobacco products in Europe are driven by profit not health
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 11 13

Tobacco companies' interests in smokeless tobacco products in Europe are driven by profit not health

Transnational tobacco companies’ investments in smokeless tobacco products, such as snus (a moist tobacco product that is placed under the upper lip), in Europe… Tobacco companies’ interests in smokeless tobacco products in Europe are driven by profit not health   

 
 

Researchers find what’s missing in teen health programs
• Public Health • Sep 10 13

Researchers find what's missing in teen health programs

Adding a mental health component to school-based lifestyle programs for teens could be key to lowering obesity, improving grades, alleviating severe depression and reducing… Researchers find what’s missing in teen health programs   

 
 

Chobani’s pulling moldy yogurt from U.S. shelves prompts federal probe
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Sep 05 13

Chobani's pulling moldy yogurt from U.S. shelves prompts federal probe

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it is investigating Greek yogurt maker Chobani’s handling of a mold problem with its product… Chobani’s pulling moldy yogurt from U.S. shelves prompts federal probe   

 
 

More than one-third of populations worldwide may have low levels of vitamin D, study shows
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Public Health • Sep 04 13

More than one-third of populations worldwide may have low levels of vitamin D

A new systematic review published in the British Journal of Nutrition*, is one of the first to focus on patterns of vitamin D status… More than one-third of populations worldwide may have low levels of vitamin D, study shows   

 
 

Back of pack health warnings make little impact on teen smokers
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 04 13

Back of pack health warnings make little impact on teen smokers

Back of pack picture or text warnings depicting the dangers of smoking, make little impact on teen smokers, particularly those who smoke regularly, suggests… Back of pack health warnings make little impact on teen smokers   

 
 

Facebook Group Raises Rate of HIV Testing
• AIDS/HIV • • Public Health • Sep 04 13

Facebook Group Raises Rate of HIV Testing

A social networking group intervention was effective at increasing home-based HIV testing among men who have sex with men, researchers found.

Compared with participants… Facebook Group Raises Rate of HIV Testing   

 
 

Hygiene, sanitation tied to small effects on growth
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Aug 30 13

Hygiene, sanitation tied to small effects on growth

Children from poor regions with clean water, hygiene and sanitation programs tend to be slightly taller than those who grow up in similar areas… Hygiene, sanitation tied to small effects on growth   

 
 

New research shows benefit of interval training for women
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • Aug 27 13

New research shows benefit of interval training for women

Interval training is a well-known way to get the maximum benefits of exercise in the shortest amount of time. New research shows that when… New research shows benefit of interval training for women   

 
 

Can we save our urban water systems?
• Public Health • Aug 25 13

Can we save our urban water systems

Existing urban water systems are at the end of their design lifetimes. New, innovative solutions are needed, and these must combine technology and engineering… Can we save our urban water systems?   

 
 

Well-being not a priority for workaholics, researcher says
• Public Health • Aug 23 13

Well-being not a priority for workaholics

Working overtime may cost you your health, according to a Kansas State University doctoral researcher.

Sarah Asebedo, doctoral student in the College of Human… Well-being not a priority for workaholics, researcher says   

 
 

English stop smoking services have helped 20,000 to quit, but much variation exists
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 21 13

English stop smoKing services have helped 20,000 to quit

Stop smoking services across England have had an increasing impact in helping smokers to quit in their first 10 years of operation and have… English stop smoking services have helped 20,000 to quit, but much variation exists   

 
 

Fighting obesity with apps and websites
• Obesity • • Public Health • Aug 20 13

Fighting oBesity with apps and websites

A pending component of health care reform would require restaurants and vending machines to list calorie information on menus to help fight obesity.

… Fighting obesity with apps and websites   
 
 

U.S. obesity leveling off, but at high rate: report
• Obesity • • Public Health • Aug 17 13

U.S. obeSity leveling off, but at high rate

Obesity levels among adults appear to be holding steady across the United States, adding to recent evidence that the growth rate for U.S. waistlines… U.S. obesity leveling off, but at high rate: report   

 
 

LGBT identity data in health records would improve care, reduce disparities
• Public Health • Aug 14 13

LGBT identity data in health records would improve care, reduce disparities

Recording the sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) of individuals in their health records would greatly facilitate identifying the unique health needs and health… LGBT identity data in health records would improve care, reduce disparities   

 
 

Having more siblings means less chance of divorce as adult
• Public Health • Aug 13 13

Having more siblings means less chance of divorce as adult

Growing up with siblings may provide some protection against divorce as an adult, a new nationwide study reveals.

And the more siblings, the… Having more siblings means less chance of divorce as adult   

 
 

Immigration bill offers big economic boost but no major health benefits
• Public Health • Aug 09 13

Immigration bill offers big economic boost but no major health benefits

A landmark immigration bill passed by the Senate would create new pathways to citizenship and provide a much-needed boost to the U.S. economy but… Immigration bill offers big economic boost but no major health benefits   

 
 
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