Posts Tagged ‘epidemiology’
Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2009 17:49 - 0 Comments
1918′s lessons point to prenatal flu exposure
USC (US)—Fetal exposure to the 1918 H1N1 strain of influenza A appears to increase the risk for cardiovascular disease later in life, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2009 11:46 - 0 Comments
BPA making toddler girls grow aggressive?
UNC CHAPEL HILL (US)—The first study to examine a possible link between prenatal bisphenol A (BPA) exposure and behavior problems in children finds that daughters of women exposed to BPA early in pregnancy are more likely to have unusually aggressive and hyperactive behaviors as 2-year-olds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 29, 2009 17:52 - 2 Comments
Brain may crave fast-food fix
VANDERBILT (US)—Researchers are investigating the disruptive effect high-fat, high-sugar foods may have on insulin signaling in the brain, and its regulation of neurotransmitters involved in mood and behavior. The findings could lead to new ways to treat obesity and diabetes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 24, 2009 18:25 - 0 Comments
Needles necessary to stem seasonal flu
U. MICHIGAN (US)—A flu shot is 50 percent more effective than nasal spray vaccine in preventing seasonal influenza in healthy adults, a new study shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 22, 2009 11:21 - 2 Comments
In the tropics, outbreak and changing landscape
PENN STATE (US)—An international team of researchers is in Ghana as part of a five-year effort to investigate how changes in the environment affect a deforming tropical disease called Buruli ulcer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 21, 2009 17:13 - 2 Comments
Game theory says give, not receive, flu vaccine
DUKE (US)—Because supplies of the H1N1 influenza vaccine are expected to be short, governments may be tempted to buy large quantities of vaccine and antiviral treatments to protect their citizens. Yet a new game theory model suggests that, in the case of some epidemics, countries would be best served by giving their drug supplies to another country. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 14, 2009 11:37 - 0 Comments
Race to stop new smallpox threat
TULANE (US)—A nationwide effort is under way to develop an inhaled version of an antiviral drug to treat smallpox, a disease that was eradicated worldwide in the 1970s but one that has re-emerged as a possible bioterrorism weapon.
Health & Medicine - Sep 11, 2009 14:35 - 0 Comments
Heavy boozing linked to multiple cancers
“For the most part we showed that light drinkers were less affected or not affected at all,” says lead author Andrea Benedetti. “It is people who drink every day or multiple times a day who are at risk. This adds to the growing body of evidence that heavy drinking is extremely unhealthy in so many ways. Cancer very much included.”
Health & Medicine - Sep 10, 2009 12:51 - 1 Comment
Low-cost bed nets prove priceless
Malaria, which is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes, is common among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa and is a major contributing factor to low birth weights and infant deaths in that region.
Health & Medicine - Aug 11, 2009 4:00 - 0 Comments
In gay community, tobacco is king
A new study shows shows that as many as 37 percent of homosexual women and 33 percent of homosexual men smoke. That compares to national smoking rates of 18 percent for women and 24 percent for men in the 2006 National Health Interview Survey.
Health & Medicine - Aug 4, 2009 10:29 - 0 Comments
Active commuters more fit, less fat
“Ultimately it would be wonderful to see more people walking and biking to work, but to make this happen, we need to make walking and biking safe and accessible by reducing environmental barriers to activity,” says study author Penny Gordon-Larsen.
Health & Medicine - Jul 24, 2009 13:45 - 0 Comments
Day at the beach—sand, surf, and sickness
“And while we found that only a small percentage of people who played at the beach became ill later—less than 10 percent in any age group, for any amount of exposure—it’s important to look at the situation more closely,” says lead author says Chris Heaney. “If we find evidence that shows exposure to sand really does lead to illness, then we can look for the sources of contamination and minimize it. That will make a day at the beach a little less risky.”
Earth & Environment, Health & Medicine - Apr 23, 2009 14:13 - 2 Comments
Toxic ticks spread illness as planet warms
YALE (US)—A new study suggests fighting infectious disease could prove more challenging on a warming planet. Scientists have made a link between climate and the severity of Lyme disease in certain regions of the United States. Rising temperatures may lead to stronger, more persistent strains of the tick-borne illness, according to the findings. (more…)
