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Researchers investigate new mechanism for predicting how diseases spread
• Public Health • Sep 05 11

Northwestern University professor Dirk Brockmann and his group at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science have investigated the outcomes of a previously… Researchers investigate new mechanism for predicting how diseases spread   

 
 

22,000 Members Of Czech Army Are Overweight
• Obesity • • Public Health • Sep 03 11

The Czech army has shrunk to just a quarter of its size since Prague shrugged off the yoke of Communism two decades ago, but… 22,000 Members Of Czech Army Are Overweight   

 
 

U.S. Newborn Death Rate Ranked Behind 40 Other Nations
• Childbirth • • Public Health • Sep 01 11

Although newborn death rates have decreased over the last 20 years, a new study shows that the U.S. neonatal mortality rankings have plummeted by… U.S. Newborn Death Rate Ranked Behind 40 Other Nations   

 
 

Obesity in America Projected to Affect 164 Million by 2030
• Obesity • • Public Health • Sep 01 11

If rates of obesity continue to follow the current trends, half of the United States population will suffer from obesity within the next two… Obesity in America Projected to Affect 164 Million by 2030   

 
 

5 ways to get cheaper medical care
• Public Health • Sep 01 11

It was the worst possible news at the worst possible time.

In summer 2009, photographer Joel Maus learned he might go blind if he… 5 ways to get cheaper medical care   

 
 

Colleges tell smokers, ‘You’re not welcome here’
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 01 11

This summer, a group of University of Kentucky students and staff has been patrolling campus grounds - scouting out any student, employee or visitor… Colleges tell smokers, ‘You’re not welcome here’   

 
 

Link Found Between Poor Epilepsy Control And Higher Healthcare Costs
• Epilepsy • • Public Health • Sep 01 11

Results of a new investigation have revealed that during a two-year period, the overall U.S. healthcare costs were twice as much for epilepsy patients… Link Found Between Poor Epilepsy Control And Higher Healthcare Costs   

 
 

Motivating Workers To Wash Their Hands
• Public Health • Sep 01 11

Can changing a single word on a sign motivate doctors and nurses to wash their hands?

Campaigns about hand-washing in hospitals usually try to… Motivating Workers To Wash Their Hands   

 
 

Insomnia costing US workforce $63.2 billion a year in lost productivity, study shows
• Public Health • Sep 01 11

Insomnia is costing the average U.S. worker 11.3 days, or $2,280 in lost productivity every year, according to a study in the September 1… Insomnia costing US workforce $63.2 billion a year in lost productivity, study shows   

 
 

Happiness: All in who you know, goals
• Public Health • Aug 31 11

Happiness- All in who you know, goals

An Indiana University study that compared strategies used by extroverted college students and their less socially inclined peers found that happy people who are… Happiness: All in who you know, goals   

 
 

65 million more obese adults in the US and 11 million more in the UK expected by 2030
• Obesity • • Public Health • Aug 28 11

The rising prevalence of obesity around the globe places an increasing burden on the health of populations, on healthcare systems and on overall economies.… 65 million more obese adults in the US and 11 million more in the UK expected by 2030   

 
 

Obesity to worsen, weigh heavily on healthcare costs
• Obesity • • Public Health • Aug 26 11

Obesity is most widespread in Britain and the United States among the world’s leading economies and if present trends continue, about half of both… Obesity to worsen, weigh heavily on healthcare costs   

 
 

Global Rates of Obesity Doubled in 30 Years
• Obesity • • Public Health • Aug 26 11

The world is becoming a heavier place, especially in the West.

Obesity rates worldwide have doubled in the last three decades, even as blood… Global Rates of Obesity Doubled in 30 Years   

 
 

Call to measure duration of obesity
• Obesity • • Public Health • Aug 26 11

Experts say the health hazards of obesity may have been grossly underestimated because we are not measuring the condition adequately.

Risk calculations have focused… Call to measure duration of obesity   

 
 

Hospital-related infections drop under California initiative
• Infections • • Public Health • Aug 26 11

Scores of California hospitals, under pressure to reduce infections that kill an estimated 12,000 patients every year, say they have managed to cut costs… Hospital-related infections drop under California initiative   

 
 

85 percent of homeless people have chronic health conditions
• Public Health • Aug 24 11

More than eight out of 10 homeless people surveyed by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital and elsewhere have at least one chronic health condition… 85 percent of homeless people have chronic health conditions   

 
 

Afghanistan fights population growth with birth control
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Public Health • Aug 24 11

The Afghan government is trying to curb a booming population by promoting birth control but such efforts have been met with caution from aid… Afghanistan fights population growth with birth control   

 
 

Judge sets September hearing on cigarette ads
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 24 11

A U.S. judge on Tuesday set a September hearing on the tobacco industry’s request to block Food and Drug Administration requirements for new graphic… Judge sets September hearing on cigarette ads   

 
 

Many seniors leave the hospital without their meds
• Public Health • Aug 24 11

Seniors with chronic disease often leave the hospital without prescriptions for the medicine they were getting when they arrived, Canadian researchers said Tuesday.

In… Many seniors leave the hospital without their meds   

 
 

Study identifies new way to treat common hospital-acquired infection
• Infections • • Public Health • Aug 22 11

Researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered a molecular process… Study identifies new way to treat common hospital-acquired infection   

 
 

Doctors, Nurses Often Use Holistic Medicine for Themselves
• Public Health • Aug 19 11

U.S. health care workers, especially doctors and nurses, use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) far more than do workers in other fields, according to… Doctors, Nurses Often Use Holistic Medicine for Themselves   

 
 

Medical Expenses Related to Obesity Costs States Billions
• Obesity • • Public Health • Aug 19 11

States spend up to $15 billion a year in medical expenses related to obesity, according to a new study by researchers at RTI International,… Medical Expenses Related to Obesity Costs States Billions   

 
 

Conference Looks at Ethics of Human Tissue Research
• Public Health • Aug 19 11

When you have blood taken for a test or have tissue removed for a biopsy, it may be used for medical research. While there… Conference Looks at Ethics of Human Tissue Research   

 
 

Computational Method Predicts New Uses for Existing Medicines
• Drug News • • Public Health • Aug 19 11

For the first time ever, scientists are using computers and genomic information to predict new uses for existing medicines.

A National Institutes of Health-funded… Computational Method Predicts New Uses for Existing Medicines   

 
 

Cigarette makers sue FDA over new labeling rules
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 17 11

Four big cigarette makers sued the Food and Drug Administration, seeking to void as unconstitutional new graphic labels and advertising that warn consumers about… Cigarette makers sue FDA over new labeling rules   

 
 
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