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Early education narrows the achievement gap with younger starts and longer stays
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Mar 31 15

Early education narrows the achievement gap with younger starts and longer stays

New research from UNC’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) reveals high-quality early education is especially advantageous for children when they start younger… Early education narrows the achievement gap with younger starts and longer stays   

 
 

More schools, more challenging assignments add up to higher IQ scores
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Mar 24 15

More schools, more challenging assignments add up to higher IQ scores

More schooling - and the more mentally challenging problems tackled in those schools - may be the best explanation for the dramatic rise in… More schools, more challenging assignments add up to higher IQ scores   

 
 

Majority of new pediatricians satisfied with first jobs
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Mar 23 15

Majority of new pediatricians satisfied with first jobs

Despite reports indicating job dissatisfaction among some physicians, at least one group of doctors seems to be starting their careers on the right… Majority of new pediatricians satisfied with first jobs   

 
 

Educated women choosing to be mothers without marrying their spouses
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • Mar 19 15

Educated women choosing to be mothers without marrying their spouses

In Latin America, consensual (common-law) unions are traditionally associated with poorer or indigenous populations. But recent research is turning this conventional wisdom on its… Educated women choosing to be mothers without marrying their spouses   

 
 

NCCN publishes new guidelines for smoking cessation
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 14 15

NCCN publishes new guidelines for smoking cessation

Tobacco-related diseases are the most preventable cause of death worldwide; smoking cessation leads to improvement in cancer treatment outcomes, as well as decreased recurrence.… NCCN publishes new guidelines for smoking cessation   

 
 

Understanding loneliness through science
• Neurology • • Public Health • Mar 12 15

Understanding loneliness through science

Loneliness may be a fundamental part of the human condition, but scientists have only recently begun exploring its causes, consequences, and potential interventions. A… Understanding loneliness through science   

 
 

Religion and support for birth control health coverage can mix
• Pregnancy • • Public Health • Mar 11 15

Religion and support for birth control health coverage can mix

New research debunks the assumption that a woman’s religion predicts her views on policies affecting reproductive health care such as insurance coverage for birth… Religion and support for birth control health coverage can mix   

 
 

New approach to HIV management in Tanzania and Zambia reduces deaths by almost one-third
• AIDS/HIV • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Mar 10 15

New approach to HIV management in Tanzania and Zambia reduces deaths by almost one-third

A new approach to care for patients with advanced HIV in Tanzania and Zambia, combining community support and screening for a type of meningitis,… New approach to HIV management in Tanzania and Zambia reduces deaths by almost one-third   

 
 

Bans don’t help smokers quit
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 03 15

Bans don't help smokers quit

Smokers have become accustomed to stepping outside at bars and restaurants. But has the change in rules governing enclosed public places inspired enough of… Bans don’t help smokers quit   

 
 

Diet quality declines worldwide, but with major differences across countries
• Dieting • • Public Health • Feb 19 15

Diet quality declines worldwide, but with major differences across countries

In a first-of-its-kind analysis of worldwide dietary patterns, a team including researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University… Diet quality declines worldwide, but with major differences across countries   

 
 

In rural India, children receive wrong treatments for deadly ailments
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Feb 16 15

In rural India, children receive wrong treatments for deadly ailments

Few health care providers in rural India know the correct treatments for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia - two leading killers of young children worldwide.… In rural India, children receive wrong treatments for deadly ailments   

 
 

Ebola has lessons for local health departments’ role in health crises
• Infections • • Public Health • Feb 12 15

Ebola has lessons for local health departments' role in health crises

Experience with the Ebola outbreak highlights local health departments’ essential role in responding to global health threats posed by infectious diseases, according to a… Ebola has lessons for local health departments’ role in health crises   

 
 

81 Percent of Dollar Store Products Tested Contain Chemicals Linked To Learning Disabilities, Cancer and Serious Illnesses
• Public Health • Feb 11 15

81 Percent of Dollar Store Products Tested Contain Chemicals Linked To Learning Disabilities, Cancer and Serious Illnesses

HealthyStuff, in collaboration with the Campaign for Healthier Solutions, released a report today about toxic chemicals found in Dollar store products. The report -… 81 Percent of Dollar Store Products Tested Contain Chemicals Linked To Learning Disabilities, Cancer and Serious Illnesses   

 
 

Pro-marijuana ‘tweets’ are sky-high on Twitter
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 23 15

Pro-marijuana 'tweets' are sky-high on Twitter

Analyzing every marijuana-related Twitter message sent during a one-month period in early 2014, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have… Pro-marijuana ‘tweets’ are sky-high on Twitter   

 
 

New strategies to identify and help women victims of intimate partner violence
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • Jan 22 15

New strategies to identify and help women victims of intimate partner violence

Screening for and counseling women exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) is part of the free preventive services covered within the U.S. Affordable Care… New strategies to identify and help women victims of intimate partner violence   

 
 

Four in 10 American children live in low-income families, new report shows
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jan 22 15

Four in 10 American children live in low-income families

Four out of every ten American children live in low-income families, according to new research from the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)… Four in 10 American children live in low-income families, new report shows   

 
 

Couples more likely to get healthy together
• Public Health • Jan 19 15

Couples more likely to get healthy together

People are more successful in taking up healthy habits if their partner makes positive changes too, according to research* published in JAMA Internal Medicine… Couples more likely to get healthy together   

 
 

Early parental program improves long-term childhood outcomes
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jan 19 15

Early parental program improves long-term childhood outcomes

Children whose parents participated in a prenatal program aimed at enhancing couples’ co-parenting relationship were better adjusted at age seven than children whose parents… Early parental program improves long-term childhood outcomes   

 
 

Study identifies geographic clusters of underimmunization in Northern California
• Immunology • • Public Health • Jan 19 15

Study identifies geographic clusters of underimmunization in Northern California

Researchers used spatial analysis software and electronic medical records to identify clusters of underimmunization and vaccine refusal among Kaiser Permanente members in Northern California,… Study identifies geographic clusters of underimmunization in Northern California   

 
 

Is it possible to reset our biological clocks?
• Public Health • Jan 19 15

Is it possible to reset our biological clocks?

Imagine being able to easily get over all of the discomfort and problems of jet lag or night-shift work. Science is not quite there,… Is it possible to reset our biological clocks?   

 
 

More penalties on the way for hospitals that treat the poor?
• Public Health • Nov 02 14

More penalties on the way for hospitals that treat the poor

Last week, the federal government revealed that it will fine more than 2,600 hospitals in the coming year, because too many Medicare patients… More penalties on the way for hospitals that treat the poor?   

 
 

Diabetes patients report better outcomes with improved physician accessibility
• Diabetes • • Public Health • Oct 27 14

Diabetes patients report better outcomes with improved physician accessibility

A new model of delivering primary care studied by Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) researchers has the potential to improve… Diabetes patients report better outcomes with improved physician accessibility   

 
 

Medical costs for stroke survivors stay high 10 years on
• Public Health • • Stroke • Oct 24 14

Medical costs for stroke survivors stay high 10 years on

New data shows that healthcare and personal costs to support survivors of stroke remains high 10 years on.

The Monash University research, published today… Medical costs for stroke survivors stay high 10 years on   

 
 

Skin patch could replace the syringe for disease diagnosis
• Public Health • Oct 22 14

Skin patch could replace the syringe for disease diagnosis

Drawing blood and testing it is standard practice for many medical diagnostics. As a less painful alternative, scientists are developing skin patches that could… Skin patch could replace the syringe for disease diagnosis   

 
 

Study shows inpatient palliative care reduces hospital costs and readmissions
• Public Health • Oct 16 14

Study shows inpatient palliative care reduces hospital costs and readmissions

Palliative care provided in the hospital offers known clinical benefits, and a new study shows that inpatient palliative care can also significantly lower the… Study shows inpatient palliative care reduces hospital costs and readmissions   

 
 
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