Posts Tagged ‘public health’
Missed Rx: Does doctor listen or lecture?
BROWN (US) — Doctors rely on orders, rather than problem-solving, when talking with HIV-positive patients about taking their medication. Continue…
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 16:20 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Feb 3, 2012 12:48 - 2 Comments
Arthritis risk higher in poor neighborhoods
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — People living in poor neighborhoods are 42 percent more at risk of getting arthritis than those that live in affluent areas, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 18:39 - 3 Comments
When mom nurtures, kids’ brains grow
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Children whose mothers nurture them have brains with a larger hippocampus—a region vital for learning and memory. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2012 16:13 - 1 Comment
Vitamin B6 may beat malaria pathogen
U. SOUTHAMPTON (UK) — New research on vitamin B6 could lead to drugs that target the pathogen that causes malaria. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 31, 2012 11:44 - 0 Comments
After 3 days, lung bacteria are unstoppable
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A deadly plague bacterium is able to transform the lungs into a breeding ground for other microbes—often escaping detection until it is too late for medical treatment. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 31, 2012 11:08 - 0 Comments
Homeless curb drinking with open alcohol policy
U. WASHINGTON (US) — According to researchers, it may be counterproductive to ban alcohol from housing for chronically homeless alcoholics. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 30, 2012 10:40 - 2 Comments
Obesity is painful, study of 1 million finds
STONY BROOK (US) — A clear association between obesity and pain—with higher rates of pain identified in the heaviest people—was found in a study of more than one million Americans. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 27, 2012 13:38 - 0 Comments
Years after Katrina, minds slow to recover
PRINCETON (US) — Survivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years, according to a new study of low-income mothers in the New Orleans area. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 27, 2012 12:48 - 0 Comments
Calculation may lowball heart attack risk
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Men and women may have a false sense of security about their chances of having a heart attack or stroke based on the current practice of calculating a patient’s risk 10 years into the future. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 26, 2012 15:30 - 1 Comment
For smokers, lead linked to kidney cancer
PENN STATE (US) — Higher than normal levels of lead in the blood may double a smoker’s risk of developing kidney cancer, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 25, 2012 11:28 - 0 Comments
Blood parasite’s genetic code cracked
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Scientists have sequenced the genome of a parasite responsible for one of the most socioeconomically devastating diseases in the world. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 20, 2012 12:41 - 0 Comments
High-risk adults don’t get Hepatitis B vaccine
BROWN (US) — More than half of adults at the highest risk for hepatitis B remain unvaccinated—one reason that tens of thousands of people still contract the virus every year. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 17, 2012 16:36 - 0 Comments
Parents, not doctors, recall weight advice
UC DAVIS (US) — Parents of overweight children and their pediatricians disagree about the extent of weight-related counseling that occurs during visits, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 17, 2012 13:25 - 0 Comments
Lower death risk tied to 3 primary care traits
UC DAVIS (US) — Patients with greater access to three specific attributes of high-quality primary care have a reduced risk of death, research shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 17, 2012 12:45 - 5 Comments
Racism may harm your health
RICE (US) — A new study finds 18 percent of blacks and 4 percent of whites report emotional and/or physical distress due to racial discrimination. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 17, 2012 12:40 - 1 Comment
Gym benefits draw healthy seniors to Medicare
BROWN (US) — Medicare plans aren’t allowed to exclude unhealthy—and costly—seniors, but some plans get around the restriction by offering gym memberships to draw in healthier—and more profitable—members. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 16, 2012 13:49 - 0 Comments
As global incomes rise, diabetes follows
STANFORD (US) — Health experts expect the number of diabetics in developing countries to increase as incomes rise around the world. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 13, 2012 16:49 - 0 Comments
Google alerts hospitals before flu hits
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Google’s Flu Trends tool can warn a hospital emergency room much faster than traditional reports that a flood of flu patients is coming, research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 11, 2012 10:47 - 2 Comments
Chemical in cosmetics stalls tadpole brain
BROWN (US) — Even very low concentrations of a chemical commonly used in cosmetics hinders brain development in tadpoles, new research shows. (more…)
