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New IOM report lays out plan to determine effectiveness of obesity prevention efforts
• Obesity • • Public Health • Aug 02 13

effectiveness of oBesity prevention efforts

The United States lags behind other international plans to evaluate obesity prevention efforts, and the country needs to know whether these efforts are having… New IOM report lays out plan to determine effectiveness of obesity prevention efforts   

 
 

Doctors urged to talk to patients about parking cellphones
• Public Health • Jul 31 13

Doctors urged to talk to patients about parking cellphones

Family physicians regularly counsel patients about medical risks associated with heart disease, stroke, diabetes and smoking, and a team from the University of Alberta… Doctors urged to talk to patients about parking cellphones   

 
 

Making a change: Status quo bias in health decision making
• Public Health • Jul 30 13

Status quo bias in health decision making

Medical noncompliance - or failure to follow the doctor’s orders - is estimated to increase healthcare costs in the US by $100 billion per… Making a change: Status quo bias in health decision making   

 
 

Better healthcare for less money, if you can find it
• Public Health • Jul 24 13

Better healthcare for less money, if you can find it

Consumers intrigued by the new model of accountable healthcare - which promises better-coordinated care that could save lots of money - are going to… Better healthcare for less money, if you can find it   

 
 

Plain packaging seems to make cigarettes less appealing and increase urgency to quit smoking
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 23 13

Plain packaging seems to make cigarettes less appealing

Plain packaging for cigarettes seems to make tobacco less appealing and increase the urgency to quit smoking, suggest early findings from Australia, published in… Plain packaging seems to make cigarettes less appealing and increase urgency to quit smoking   

 
 

Mexico could legalize marijuana in five years: former president
• Addiction • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Jul 21 13

Mexico could legalize MArijuana in five years

Mexico could legalize marijuana within the next five years, stripping brutal drug cartels of a major source of income, former President Vicente Fox said… Mexico could legalize marijuana in five years: former president   

 
 

Hobby Lobby wins a stay against birth control mandate
• Public Health • Jul 21 13

Hobby Lobby wins a stay against birth control mandate

A federal judge has temporarily exempted Hobby Lobby Stores Inc from a requirement in the 2010 healthcare law that it offer workers insurance coverage… Hobby Lobby wins a stay against birth control mandate   

 
 

Why many abortion clinics in Texas may stay open despite new law
• Public Health • Jul 21 13

Why many abortion clinics in Texas may stay open despite new law

Most of the Texas clinics that abortion rights advocates predict will close because of a new law requiring tighter health and safety standards likely… Why many abortion clinics in Texas may stay open despite new law   

 
 

Digital health records may save some money: study
• Public Health • Jul 17 13

Digital health records may save some money

Switching to electronic health records may lead to a small reduction in spending per patient at doctors’ offices, according to a new study.

Researchers… Digital health records may save some money: study   

 
 

FDA grants emergency approval for test to detect MERS
• Infections • • Public Health • Jul 17 13

FDA grants emergency approval for test to detect MERS

The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization on Tuesday for a diagnostic test to detect the presence of the Middle East coronavirus… FDA grants emergency approval for test to detect MERS   

 
 

Texas abortion restrictions headed for approval in state Senate
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Public Health • Jul 12 13

Texas abortion restrictions headed for approval in state Senate

A Republican proposal that would ban most abortions in Texas after 20 weeks of pregnancy moved toward a possible final vote in the state… Texas abortion restrictions headed for approval in state Senate   

 
 

US farm subsidy policies contribute to worsening obesity trends
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jul 09 13

US farm subsidy policies contribute to worsening OBesity trends

Agricultural subsidies are responsible for making those processed and energy-dense foods that contribute to the American epidemic of obesity the most affordable options… US farm subsidy policies contribute to worsening obesity trends   

 
 

How to reduce the risk of West Nile virus
• Infections • • Public Health • Jul 08 13

How to reduce the risk of West Nile virus

The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a report on the early discovery of the year’s first mosquito carrying the West Nile… How to reduce the risk of West Nile virus   

 
 

WHO sets up emergency committee on MERS virus
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Jul 07 13

WHO sets up emergency committee on MERS virus

The World Health Organization is forming an emergency committee of international experts to prepare for a possible worsening of the Middle East coronavirus (MERS),… WHO sets up emergency committee on MERS virus   

 
 

Protecting drinking water systems from deliberate contamination
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Jul 05 13

Protecting drinking water systems from deliberate contamination

An international project has developed a response programme for rapidly restoring the use of drinking water networks following a deliberate contamination event.

The importance… Protecting drinking water systems from deliberate contamination   

 
 

Cosmetic surgery to look whiter fails to boost women’s self-esteem
• Cosmetics • • Public Health • Jul 05 13

Cosmetic surgery to look whiter fails to boost women's self-esteem

Many black or racially mixed women in Venezuela are undergoing nose jobs in an effort to look whiter, but the procedure only temporarily improves… Cosmetic surgery to look whiter fails to boost women’s self-esteem   

 
 

Three million Europeans catch infections in hospital annually
• Infections • • Public Health • Jul 05 13

Three million Europeans catch infections in hospital annually

On any given day, some 80,000 patients in Europe are fighting an infection they picked up in hospital, often while in intensive care, the… Three million Europeans catch infections in hospital annually   

 
 

Yoga in school not same as teaching religion, California judge rules
• Alternative Medicine • • Public Health • Jul 02 13

Yoga in school not same as teaching religion

A California judge refused on Monday to block the teaching of yoga as part of a public school’s physical fitness program, rejecting parents’ claims… Yoga in school not same as teaching religion, California judge rules   

 
 

Differences between the sexes stretches to fitness formulas
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jul 02 13

Differences between the sexes stretches to fitness formulas

When it comes to fitness, experts say men generally want to be bulkier and women want to be trimmer and everyone wants to do… Differences between the sexes stretches to fitness formulas   

 
 

Vitamin C helps control gene activity in stem cells
• Public Health • Jul 01 13

Vitamin C helps control gene activity in stem cells

Vitamin C affects whether genes are switched on or off inside mouse stem cells, and may thereby play a previously unknown and fundamental role… Vitamin C helps control gene activity in stem cells   

 
 

Headache Docs Hard to Find in Many States
• Headaches • • Public Health • Jun 30 13

HEadache Docs Hard to Find in Many States

Only 416 physicians in the U.S. are certified headache specialists, meaning there is just one for every 73,661 migraine sufferers, researchers reported here.

With… Headache Docs Hard to Find in Many States   

 
 

People with a disability more likely to be obese, have chronic illnesses
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jun 27 13

People with a disability more likely to be obese, have chronic illnesses

Adults with a disability are more likely to be obese or extremely obese than those without a disability according to a study led by… People with a disability more likely to be obese, have chronic illnesses   

 
 

Nurse practitioners can boost quality of care for older patients with chronic conditions
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Jun 27 13

Nurse practitioners can boost quality of care for older patients with chronic conditions

U.S. residents today are living longer than previous generations, thanks to improved public health and medical treatment. But they’re also living longer with chronic… Nurse practitioners can boost quality of care for older patients with chronic conditions   

 
 

Exercise benefits patients with type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes • • Physical activity -exercise • • Public Health • Jun 25 13

Exercise benefits patients with type 2 DIabetes

Moderate-intensity exercise reduces fat stored around the heart, in the liver and in the abdomen of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, even in… Exercise benefits patients with type 2 diabetes   

 
 

Patient factors play key role in emergency department imaging
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Jun 25 13

Patient factors play key role in emergency department imaging

Despite concerns to the contrary, very little of the variation in Emergency Department (ED) imaging utilization is attributable to physician experience, training or gender,… Patient factors play key role in emergency department imaging   

 
 
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