Posts Tagged ‘community health’
Grassroots laws shield kids from lead paint
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Community-based efforts to develop strategies and policies that target high-risk housing may be the key to reducing the dangers of lead paint in homes with children. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Dec 21, 2012 12:36 - 0 Comments
Family meals help kids get ’5 A Day’
U. LEEDS (UK) — Children eat more fruits and vegetables when families eat meals together, even if it’s only once or twice a week, new research suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 11, 2012 15:27 - 1 Comment
Dialysis costs challenge Medicare budget
BROWN (US) — Medicare’s latest attempt to manage the cost and quality of end-stage renal disease care could become a broader model for the program if it succeeds, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 9, 2011 14:08 - 3 Comments
Poor can’t break cycle of inferior health
MCGILL (CAN) — Canadians with less education and lower income begin life less healthy and remain that way over the course of their lives. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 5, 2011 17:11 - 3 Comments
Bad cholesterol’s good for big muscles
TEXAS A&M (US) — The more LDL, or “bad cholesterol,” you have, the more muscle you build during resistance training. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 27, 2011 17:09 - 0 Comments
Kids with HIV living well longer
TULANE (US) — Children born with HIV are living well into adolescence and adulthood, according to a new study that also finds advances in treatment have all but eradicated mother-to-baby transmission of the disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 27, 2011 12:31 - 0 Comments
Low vitamin D raises health risk for blacks
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Low vitamin D levels may account for high blood pressure, which is more common and often more deadly in blacks than in whites. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 26, 2011 13:28 - 0 Comments
Rising food prices harm nutrition
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — The rising cost of food, especially fruits and vegetables, has a critical impact on nutrition intake, especially in, but not excluded to, emerging countries. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 26, 2011 9:17 - 0 Comments
Fight HIV with couples counseling
BROWN (US) — When HIV-positive partners are not involved in counseling, they are more likely to engage in unsafe sex, even if they know their partner is HIV-negative or are not aware of their status. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 25, 2011 15:48 - 0 Comments
Electronic data expands genetic pool
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Mining existing patient data from electronic medical records for genetic testing will speed up the process and make it less expensive as well. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 20, 2011 11:59 - 0 Comments
Obesity may not protect post-surgery
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Obese patients with diabetes and hypertension have a three to seven-fold increased risk of kidney problems following non-cardiac surgery compared to patients of normal weight. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 14, 2011 13:54 - 0 Comments
Genes give MRSA control new direction
INDIANA U. (US) — The discovery of two genes that encode repressors in MRSA (Staphylococcus aureus) opens new avenues for controlling the increasingly drug-resistant bacterium. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 13, 2011 9:36 - 0 Comments
Delhi policy clears pollution haze
BROWN (US) — Radical changes in air quality regulations in Delhi, India, have had a significantly positive effect on the health of city residents, especially low-income men, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 12, 2011 13:46 - 0 Comments
Longer body, longer life?
U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) —The way we live directly affects the length of our bodies, according to new research that confirms a link between height and longevity. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 8, 2011 11:02 - 2 Comments
Hookah smoking hikes CO levels
U. FLORIDA (US) — Patrons who frequent hookah cafés have carbon monoxide levels more than three times higher than those who visit traditional bars. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 7, 2011 16:26 - 0 Comments
Racial gaps persist in VA health care
BROWN (US) — Despite dramatic overall improvements at Veterans Affairs medical centers, health outcomes of African-Americans remains at a level below that of whites. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 6, 2011 11:19 - 2 Comments
Schools find formula to lower drug use
U. FLORIDA (US) — Students who attend schools that build a culture of academic success tend to steer away from drug and alcohol use, stealing, and fighting. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 4, 2011 16:48 - 0 Comments
ICU docs key to more transplant organs
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — A small study showed that the number of organs available for transplant as much as doubled when an intensive care physician remained involved with donor bodies after brain death occurred. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 30, 2011 16:45 - 3 Comments
HIV organs could be safe for transplant
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Legally allowing people with HIV to be organ donors after death could ensure that as many as 500 HIV-positive kidney or liver failure patients each year would only wait months—not years—for a transplant. (more…)
