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Woman who died after buttock injection swore never to repeat procedure
• Public Health • Feb 11 11

A woman who died after travelling to America to have a buttock enlargement operation had sworn never to have another cosmetic injection after the… Woman who died after buttock injection swore never to repeat procedure   

 
 

Coastal Canadians living in high-risk neighborhoods in poorer health: Study
• Public Health • Feb 10 11

Canadians living in deprived neighbourhoods are twice as likely to have poor health if they live on the Atlantic or Pacific Coast, according to… Coastal Canadians living in high-risk neighborhoods in poorer health: Study   

 
 

Study: Global obesity rates double since 1980
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 09 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… Study: Global obesity rates double since 1980   

 
 

Using clot buster for mild stroke could save millions
• Public Health • • Stroke • Feb 09 11

Treating mild strokes with the blood-clot dissolving drug approved for severe strokes could save $200 million in annual disability costs and lower the number… Using clot buster for mild stroke could save millions   

 
 

Malnutrition: A skeleton in the health care closest
• Public Health • Feb 08 11

Many elderly Australians are either admitted to hospital suffering malnutrition, or become malnourished while in hospital, which increases hospital length of stay and health… Malnutrition: A skeleton in the health care closest   

 
 

Pay gap widening between male, female doctors
• Public Health • Feb 04 11

Newly trained female doctors in the United States make nearly $17,000 less than their male counterparts, even though women increasingly are choosing careers in… Pay gap widening between male, female doctors   

 
 

Homeless people without enough to eat are more likely to be hospitalized
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Feb 03 11

Homeless people who do not get enough to eat use hospitals and emergency rooms at very high rates, according to a new study. One… Homeless people without enough to eat are more likely to be hospitalized   

 
 

New Approach Suggested for Monitoring Child Health in Developing Countries
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Feb 03 11

In a paper published in the January issue of the journal Economics and Human Biology, a team of applied economists including William A. Masters,… New Approach Suggested for Monitoring Child Health in Developing Countries   

 
 

MD Anderson’s Web-Based Anti-Smoking Program Targets Hispanic Youth
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 03 11

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s popular web-based teen prevention and smoking-cessation program, ASPIRE (A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience), now speaks Spanish.

… MD Anderson’s Web-Based Anti-Smoking Program Targets Hispanic Youth   
 
 

Widespread school closures needed to stop strain on hospitals during epidemics
• Infections • • Public Health • Feb 03 11

Selective schools closures has been considered as a means of reducing transmission between children and hence reducing the number of cases at the peak… Widespread school closures needed to stop strain on hospitals during epidemics   

 
 

Gum, patches help reluctant quitters smoke less
• Dental Health • • Public Health • Feb 02 11

When smokers don’t want to quit, nicotine gum or patches can help them smoke less, says a new study from Hong Kong.

And any… Gum, patches help reluctant quitters smoke less   

 
 

U.S. health system not helping heart disease: CDC
• Heart • • Public Health • Feb 02 11

Most Americans with the biggest risks for heart disease are not doing enough to control these risks, and the fragmented U.S. healthcare system is… U.S. health system not helping heart disease: CDC   

 
 

High-spending hospitals may save more lives
• Public Health • Feb 01 11

Studies have shown that regions spending more on medical care, such as Miami, do not have better health outcomes than regions that spend relatively… High-spending hospitals may save more lives   

 
 

Poor work ability may predict faster deterioration of health
• Public Health • Jan 31 11

Poor work ability in midlife may be associated with an accelerated deterioration of health and functioning in old age, states a study published in… Poor work ability may predict faster deterioration of health   

 
 

Detecting lethal diseases with rust and sand
• Public Health • Jan 31 11

The next big thing in medical diagnostics could be minutes particles of rust, iron oxide, coated with the material from which sand is formed,… Detecting lethal diseases with rust and sand   

 
 

African American men say doctor visits are often a bad experience
• Public Health • Jan 30 11

A majority of African American men said they do not go to the doctor because visits are stressful and physicians don’t give adequate information… African American men say doctor visits are often a bad experience   

 
 

Ancient body clock keeps all life on time: studies
• Public Health • Jan 27 11

Scientists have identified the mechanism that controls the internal 24-hour clock of all forms of life - a finding they say should shed light… Ancient body clock keeps all life on time: studies   

 
 

‘Difficult’ patients more likely to experience worse symptoms
• Public Health • Jan 27 11

‘Difficult’ patient-clinician encounters have a negative impact on patients’ health outcomes in the short-term, according to a new study by Sheri Hinchey from the… ‘Difficult’ patients more likely to experience worse symptoms   

 
 

First pediatric surgical quality program shows potential to measure children’s outcomes
• Public Health • Jan 27 11

A first of its kind surgical quality improvement program for children has the potential to identify outcomes of children’s surgical care that can be… First pediatric surgical quality program shows potential to measure children’s outcomes   

 
 

Industry debuts new U.S. food labels, critics pan
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Jan 26 11

U.S. grocers joined with food and drink makers to unveil a new system on Monday for putting nutritional information on packages ahead of plans… Industry debuts new U.S. food labels, critics pan   

 
 

Smoking explains why Americans don’t live longer
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 26 11

Smoking and, to a smaller degree, obesity explain why Americans do not live as long as the French or Japanese, U.S. experts reported on… Smoking explains why Americans don’t live longer   

 
 

Cost to treat heart disease in United States will triple by 2030
• Heart • • Public Health • Jan 24 11

The cost to treat heart disease in the United States will triple by 2030, according to a policy statement published in Circulation: Journal of… Cost to treat heart disease in United States will triple by 2030   

 
 

Fitness guru Jack LaLanne dies at 96 in California
• Public Health • Jan 24 11

Jack LaLanne, a one-time sugar-holic who became a television fitness guru preaching exercise and healthy diet to a generation of American housewives, died on… Fitness guru Jack LaLanne dies at 96 in California   

 
 

Speaking the same language means better health care quality, Wayne State University study finds
• Public Health • Jan 21 11

Wayne State University researchers have found that when patients and providers speak the same language, patients report less confusion and better health care quality.… Speaking the same language means better health care quality, Wayne State University study finds   

 
 

Teaching Future Doctors the Basics of Medication Errors
• Public Health • Jan 19 11

Medical students should have basic knowledge of common medication errors before they begin seeing patients at the hospital, and researchers from the Johns Hopkins… Teaching Future Doctors the Basics of Medication Errors   

 
 
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