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No health card means no family doctor for many homeless people
• Public Health • May 24 11

For every year a person is homeless, the odds of them having a family doctor drop by 9 per cent, according to a report… No health card means no family doctor for many homeless people   

 
 

Beaches, parks off limits to New York smokers
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 24 11

New York City took its smoking prohibition outdoors on Monday, adding the city’s parks and beaches to the list of places where smoking is… Beaches, parks off limits to New York smokers   

 
 

Poorer African states put children first: study
• Children's Health • • Public Health • May 24 11

The oil-rich governments of Sudan and Angola are among the worst in Africa for looking after children, while poorer Tanzania, Mozambique and Niger are… Poorer African states put children first: study   

 
 

Debt talks resume with focus on healthcare
• Public Health • May 24 11

Talks to avert a potentially catastrophic debt default resume on Tuesday after signs Republicans might soften their stance over a main obstacle to a… Debt talks resume with focus on healthcare   

 
 

McDonald’s stockholders reject obesity proposal
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 22 11

McDonald’s Corp spurned calls to assess the impact of its food on childhood obesity, and said its trademark clown Ronald McDonald would be hawking… McDonald’s stockholders reject obesity proposal   

 
 

Fate of last smallpox virus stocks divides WHO
• Immunology • • Public Health • May 22 11

Health ministers are deeply divided over setting a date to destroy the world’s remaining known stocks of live smallpox virus, stored in Russia and… Fate of last smallpox virus stocks divides WHO   

 
 

Republicans suggest deal possible on healthcare
• Public Health • May 22 11

Top congressional Republicans said on Sunday they would be open to a compromise on healthcare costs, one of the biggest stumbling blocks in a… Republicans suggest deal possible on healthcare   

 
 

American Pain Society Honors Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Award Recipients
• Pain • • Public Health • May 19 11

The American Pain Society (APS), http://www.ampainsoc.org, today honored the recipients of its fifth annual Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Awards recognizing… American Pain Society Honors Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Award Recipients   

 
 

New commitments to save women and children
• Children's Health • • Gender: Female • • Public Health • May 19 11

Today 16 countries announced new commitments to dramatically reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality, as part of the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s… New commitments to save women and children   

 
 

Validating preschool programs for children with autism
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • May 19 11

Researchers from the University of Miami (UM) Department of Psychology participated in a multi-site study to examine different teaching models for children with Autism… Validating preschool programs for children with autism   

 
 

Ads in medical journals lack backing, experts find
• Public Health • May 18 11

Less than half the claims in ads from top ear, nose and throat journals are backed by data referenced by the advertiser, a new… Ads in medical journals lack backing, experts find   

 
 

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance With No Magnets
• Public Health • May 18 11

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), a scientific technique associated with outsized, very low-temperature, superconducting magnets, is one of the principal tools in the chemist’s arsenal,… Nuclear Magnetic Resonance With No Magnets   

 
 

Smoking ban reduces emergency room admissions
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 17 11

Workplace smoking bans are gaining ground globally, and one study has shown that they may have significant health effects. The study, conducted by researchers… Smoking ban reduces emergency room admissions   

 
 

Abortions generate $95 million a year for Polish doctors as women use illegal private sector
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • May 17 11

New analysis published by the UK journal Reproductive Health Matters shows that the criminalisation of abortion in Poland has led to the development of… Abortions generate $95 million a year for Polish doctors as women use illegal private sector   

 
 

U.N. expects fresh Haiti cholera outbreaks with rains
• Infections • • Public Health • May 11 11

Humanitarian workers in Haiti are preparing for fresh cholera outbreaks as the rainy season threatens to revive an epidemic that has killed nearly 5,000… U.N. expects fresh Haiti cholera outbreaks with rains   

 
 

Traditional media and internet more trusted than social media for research news
• Public Health • May 11 11

Most Maryland residents trust the health and medical research information provided by traditional media—newspapers (77%), television (71%), magazines (68%), radio (66%)—and the Internet (also… Traditional media and internet more trusted than social media for research news   

 
 

2 new studies describe likely beneficiaries of health care reform in California
• Public Health • May 10 11

According to two new policy briefs from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the majority of state residents likely to be eligible for… 2 new studies describe likely beneficiaries of health care reform in California   

 
 

mHealth Technology Speeds Cardiac Diagnoses
• Heart • • Public Health • May 09 11

Handheld ultrasound from new pocket-sized devices now allows cardiac imaging to be performed in locations previously inaccessible to traditional ultrasound. GW researchers have shown… mHealth Technology Speeds Cardiac Diagnoses   

 
 

Hepatitis C cases rising among Massachusetts youth
• Infections • • Public Health • May 06 11

Hepatitis C infections are rising quickly among white youth in Massachusetts, fueled by increases in the use of heroin and other injection drugs, local… Hepatitis C cases rising among Massachusetts youth   

 
 

Food allergies cost $500 million a year: study
• Allergies • • Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • May 05 11

Doctor visits, hospital care, and lost work days due to food allergies come with an annual $500 million price tag, according to a new… Food allergies cost $500 million a year: study   

 
 

Worm discovery could help 1 billion people worldwide
• Infections • • Public Health • May 05 11

Scientists have discovered why some people may be protected from harmful parasitic worms naturally while others cannot in what could lead to new therapies… Worm discovery could help 1 billion people worldwide   

 
 

Estimated Costs of Environmental Disease in Children at $76.6 Billion Per Year
• Children's Health • • Public Health • May 04 11

In three new studies published in the May issue of the journal Health Affairs, Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers reveal the staggering economic… Estimated Costs of Environmental Disease in Children at $76.6 Billion Per Year   

 
 

Medical marijuana faces tough curbs in Montana
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 03 11

Many if not most of Montana’s 4,800 medical marijuana suppliers will be forced out of business within two months under a newly passed overhaul… Medical marijuana faces tough curbs in Montana   

 
 

Traveler’s alert: Business travel linked to obesity and poor health
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 02 11

Road warriors who travel for business two weeks or more a month have higher body mass index, higher rates of obesity and poorer self-rated… Traveler’s alert: Business travel linked to obesity and poor health   

 
 

Little fingers, big trouble
• Children's Health • • Public Health • May 01 11

It’s tough to keep kids safe when you’re traveling by car. First, you need to install a car seat, which many parents can attest… Little fingers, big trouble   

 
 
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