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Flu activity at highest level in a decade
• Flu • • Public Health • Dec 26 12
State and county health officials said Friday that flu activity across North Carolina is at the highest levels recorded in the past decade.
Twelve…
Study examines overuse of ambulatory health care services in United States
• Public Health • Dec 25 12
An analysis of nationally representative survey data found significant improvement in the delivery of underused care, but more limited changes in the reduction of…
Idaho, California cities deemed best in U.S. for men
• Public Health • Dec 24 12
U.S. men looking for the best place to find happiness, health and a good quality of life might consider heading to Boise, Idaho, or…
“Never” surgery mistakes still happening to patients
• Public Health • • Surgery • Dec 22 12
“Never say never” is a phrase that should often apply when striving for a goal in life, but there are places you never want…
Spending on food advertising to kids fell in ‘09 - U.S. FTC
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Dec 22 12
Food companies spent considerably less to advertise to children in 2009 than they did in 2006 as they shifted to the Internet, and products…
Mother loses UK legal fight to stop son’s cancer radiotherapy
• Cancer • • Public Health • Dec 21 12
A mother in Britain, who was so desperate to stop her cancer-stricken son having to undergo conventional medical treatment that she went into hiding…
Tobacco companies, 17 states settle over payments
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 19 12
U.S. cigarette makers including Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co said on Tuesday they reached a settlement with 17 states in a…
Kids are resilient in coping with trauma
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Dec 19 12
They might not want to talk about the gunshots or the screams. But their toys might start getting into imaginary shootouts.
Last week’s school…
Bad habits literally take time away from our lives
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 19 12
If you’re deciding whether to devour that steak, maybe this fact will sway you one way or the other: Three ounces of that delicious…
Health insurance exchanges planned by 18 U.S. states: Sebelius
• Public Health • Dec 17 12
A total of 18 U.S. states are planning to start their own health insurance marketplaces, which will be available to consumers and businesses in…
Global malaria battle stalls as financing gets tight
• Infections • • Public Health • Dec 17 12
Global funding for the fight against malaria has stalled in the past two years, threatening to reverse what the World Health Organisation (WHO) says…
Russian parliament votes for public smoking ban
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 17 12
Russia took a step towards clamping down on the tobacco industry on Friday as a bill to ban smoking in public spaces and…
Simple Sit Test Predicts Long Life
• Public Health • Dec 15 12
How well middle-age and older adults can get up off the floor may predict their chances of long-term survival.
Each additional support needed to…
FDA to Hear R.J. Reynolds’ Smokeless Tobacco Petition
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 14 12
Changes in regulation could be coming to smokeless tobacco products. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hear the petition filed by…
We live longer, with more pain and illness
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Dec 14 12
The world has made huge progress fighting killer infectious diseases, but as a result we now lead longer and sicker lives, with health problems…
Childlessness Tied to Higher Death Rate
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Dec 12 12
Among couples undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, those that remained childless appeared to have a greater risk of death in the near term,…
WebMD to cut 14 percent of workforce to reduce expenses
• Public Health • Dec 11 12
Health information website WebMD Health Corp said it will cut around 250 jobs, or 14 percent of its workforce, to reduce costs.
The company,…
The greatest medical resource you’ve never heard of: Rochester epidemiology project
• Public Health • Dec 10 12
It’s the medical resource behind discoveries that have affected patients around the globe, treasured by researchers and funded by the National Institutes of Health…
Health workers march in Spain’s capital against cuts, reforms
• Public Health • Dec 09 12
Thousands of health workers, on strike since last month, marched on Sunday in Madrid to protest against budget cuts and plans from the Spanish…
Genes linked to low birth weight, adult shortness and later diabetes risk
• Childbirth • • Diabetes • • Public Health • Dec 02 12
An international team of genetics researchers has discovered four new gene regions that contribute to low birth weight. Three of those regions influence adult…
Emerging vector-borne diseases create new public health challenges
• Public Health • Dec 01 12
West Nile virus, Lyme disease, dengue fever, and plague are examples of “vector-borne zoonotic diseases,” caused by pathogens that naturally infect wildlife and are…
Health officials tell Greece to act fast to control HIV
• AIDS/HIV • • Public Health • Nov 30 12
A spiraling outbreak of HIV in debt-stricken Greece could run out of control if urgent action is not taken, European health officials said on…
Australia’s tobacco marketing laws give retailers a headache
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 30 12
James Yu, who runs the King of the Pack tobacconist in central Sydney, is indignant about Australia’s stringent anti-tobacco laws making manufactures package cigarettes…
Judge orders tobacco companies to admit deception
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 28 12
Major tobacco companies that spent decades denying they lied to the U.S. public about the dangers of cigarettes must spend their own money on…
Too much or too little activity bad for knees
• Public Health • Nov 26 12
Both very high and very low levels of physical activity can accelerate the degeneration of knee cartilage in middle-aged adults, according to a new…