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Unexpected discovery of the ways cells move could boost understanding of complex diseases
• Cancer • • Public Health • Jun 24 13

Unexpected discovery of the ways cells move could boost understanding of complex diseases

A new discovery about how cells move inside the body may provide scientists with crucial information about disease mechanisms such as the spread of… Unexpected discovery of the ways cells move could boost understanding of complex diseases   

 
 

FDA expands “morning after” pill approval after court order
• Drug News • • Fertility and pregnancy • • Public Health • Jun 20 13

FDA expands morning after pill approval after court order

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday expanded its approval of the so-called “morning after” contraceptive pill to include all women of child-bearing… FDA expands “morning after” pill approval after court order   

 
 

Berkeley Lab Confirms Thirdhand Smoke Causes DNA Damage
• Public Health • Jun 20 13

Berkeley Lab Confirms Thirdhand Smoke Causes DNA Damage

A study led by researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found for the first time that thirdhand smoke - the noxious residue that… Berkeley Lab Confirms Thirdhand Smoke Causes DNA Damage   

 
 

MERS coronavirus has potential to cause pandemic: WHO
• Infections • • Public Health • Jun 10 13

MERS coronavirus has potential to cause pandemic: WHO

The World Health Organization on Monday urged health workers around the world to be on the alert for symptoms of the deadly Middle East… MERS coronavirus has potential to cause pandemic: WHO   

 
 

Stories Help Patients Make Health Decisions, MU Researcher Says
• Public Health • Jun 04 13

Stories Help Patients Make Health Decisions

Stories often appear in health communication in order to encourage individuals to change behaviors, such as smoking or not wearing sunscreen. A University of… Stories Help Patients Make Health Decisions, MU Researcher Says   

 
 

The Health and Care of Pregnant Women and Babies in Europe in 2010
• Pregnancy • • Public Health • Jun 02 13

The Health and Care of Pregnant Women and Babies in Europe in 2010

The burden of mortality and morbidity in the perinatal period - pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum - remains a major concern in Europe. Over… The Health and Care of Pregnant Women and Babies in Europe in 2010   

 
 

Operative death rates higher at weekend, warn researchers
• Public Health • • Surgery • May 29 13

Operative death rates higher at weekend

There is a higher risk of death for patients who have elective surgery later in the week and at the weekend, compared with those… Operative death rates higher at weekend, warn researchers   

 
 

Johns Hopkins rewrites obsolete blood-ordering rules
• Public Health • • Surgery • May 22 13

Johns Hopkins rewrites obsolete blood-ordering rules

Johns Hopkins researchers have developed new guidelines - the first in more than 35 years - to govern the amount of blood ordered for… Johns Hopkins rewrites obsolete blood-ordering rules   

 
 

Early-life traffic-related air pollution exposure linked to hyperactivity
• Public Health • May 20 13

traffic-related air pollution exposure linked to hyperactivity

Early-life exposure to traffic-related air pollution was significantly associated with higher hyperactivity scores at age 7, according to new research from the University of… Early-life traffic-related air pollution exposure linked to hyperactivity   

 
 

Saudi Arabia has another case of new coronavirus: WHO
• Infections • • Public Health • May 20 13

Saudi Arabia has another case of new coronavirus

Saudi Arabia has reported another case of infection in a concentrated outbreak of a new strain of a virus that emerged in the Middle… Saudi Arabia has another case of new coronavirus: WHO   

 
 

ER docs are key to reducing health care costs
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • May 19 13

ER docs are key to reducing health care costs

Emergency physicians are key decisionmakers for nearly half of all hospital admissions, highlighting a critical role they can play in reducing health care costs,… ER docs are key to reducing health care costs   

 
 

Bangladeshi Woman Rescued After 17 Days: How People Survive Disasters
• Public Health • May 14 13

Reshma was trapped in a wide Muslim prayer room located in the basement of the eight-story Rana Plaza building that housed five garment factories… Bangladeshi Woman Rescued After 17 Days: How People Survive Disasters   

 
 

Most Michigan parents, grandparents prefer research hospitals for pediatric care
• Children's Health • • Public Health • May 13 13

Most Michigan parents, grandparents prefer research hospitals for pediatric care

Four out of five parents and grandparents in Michigan say they’d rather take children to a hospital that does medical research for children than… Most Michigan parents, grandparents prefer research hospitals for pediatric care   

 
 

Second French coronavirus case confirmed
• Infections • • Public Health • May 13 13

French coronavirus case confirmed

A second diagnosis of the new SARS-like coronavirus has been confirmed in France, the Health Ministry said on Sunday, in what appeared to… Second French coronavirus case confirmed   

 
 

Potential flu pandemic lurks
• Flu • • Public Health • May 13 13

Potential flu pandemic lurks

In the summer of 1968, a new strain of influenza appeared in Hong Kong. This strain, known as H3N2, spread around the globe and… Potential flu pandemic lurks   

 
 

San Francisco surrenders in fight over cell phone warnings
• Public Health • May 09 13

San Francisco city leaders, after losing a key round in court against the cell phone industry, have agreed to revoke an ordinance that would… San Francisco surrenders in fight over cell phone warnings   

 
 

Saudi Arabia has 13 cases of SARS-like coronavirus: WHO
• Infections • • Public Health • May 09 13

Saudi Arabia has had 13 cases in a recent outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus that has emerged from the Gulf and spread… Saudi Arabia has 13 cases of SARS-like coronavirus: WHO   

 
 

Info packets don’t help people take ER meds
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • May 09 13

In a test of services geared toward making sure patients took their prescribed medications after leaving the emergency room, none made a difference, a… Info packets don’t help people take ER meds   

 
 

Parents may protect babies against future allergies by sucking on kids’ pacifiers
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Public Health • May 07 13

To protect a baby against future allergies, parents may want to consider sucking on their kid’s pacifier.

New research finds kids whose parents “cleaned”… Parents may protect babies against future allergies by sucking on kids’ pacifiers   

 
 

Saving money on medical costs
• Public Health • May 07 13

A slowdown in the growth of U.S. health care costs could mean that Americans could save as much as $770 billion on Medicare spending… Saving money on medical costs   

 
 

Many parents multi-task while driving kids
• Children's Health • • Public Health • May 06 13

Many parents are putting their precious cargo at risk while driving, according to survey results that will be presented May 5 and 6 at… Many parents multi-task while driving kids   

 
 

Foster care a sound choice for some maltreated children
• Children's Health • • Public Health • May 06 13

Newspaper articles, TV shows and books are filled with horror stories of children placed in foster care. A new study bucks that trend by… Foster care a sound choice for some maltreated children   

 
 

Children living near toxic waste sites experience higher blood lead levels resulting in lower IQ
• Children's Health • • Public Health • May 06 13

Children living near toxic waste sites in lower and middle income countries such as India, Philippines and Indonesia may experience higher blood lead levels,… Children living near toxic waste sites experience higher blood lead levels resulting in lower IQ   

 
 

National study of nanomaterial toxicity sets stage for policies to address health risks
• Public Health • May 06 13

For the first time, researchers from institutions around the country have conducted an identical series of toxicology tests evaluating lung-related health impacts associated with… National study of nanomaterial toxicity sets stage for policies to address health risks   

 
 

Diagnosis, treatment of common outpatient disorder adds $238 million a year in ER costs
• Public Health • May 05 13

A relatively common urinary tract disorder that can usually be managed in an outpatient setting is adding an estimated $238 million a year to… Diagnosis, treatment of common outpatient disorder adds $238 million a year in ER costs   

 
 
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