Public Health

Credit: Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins Hockey team has partnered with the Forsyth Institute to provide custom mouthguards to student athletes at Lynn Classical High School for the spring sports season. Athletes from the…
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New study using a rat model for high blood pressure helps explain the different sensory nerve-induced physiological response to air pollution in patients with preexisting cardiovascular diseaseCredit: University of South Florida TAMPA,…
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Specialized driving instructors stress life skill development, parent-supervised practice, and individualized training to enhance learning and independence Philadelphia, June 18, 2019 -- Autistic adolescents need the support of their…
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This breakthrough brings researchers closer than ever to a norovirus vaccine Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health and their colleagues at the University of Texas at Austin…
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Adequate intake of protein is associated with a reduced risk of frailty and prefrailty in older women, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital. Adequate protein intake was defined as…
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Rice University engineers boost output of solar desalination system by 50%Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (June 18, 2019) -- Rice University's solar-powered approach for purifying salt water with sunlight and nanoparticles…
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The study also found average radon concentrations among tested homes across the state are higher than safe levels outlined by U.S. EPA and WHO standards.Credit: The University of Toledo A new study at The University of Toledo…
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A new study in the Faculty of Public Health's Journal of Public Health finds that tobacco and alcohol usage are extremely common in British reality television shows. The researchers measured depictions of alcohol and tobacco products…
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Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 17, 2019--A new study has shown that patients are significantly more likely to correctly identify male physicians and female nurses, demonstrating…
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Media invited to attend Researchers will review findings on implications for health and care of newborns at the final public session of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health…
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Credit: San Diego State University A San Diego State University study is among the first to describe trends in cancer mortality by specific Hispanic group for the 10 leading causes of cancer deaths nationwide. There are subtle…
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Everyone knows cigarette smoking causes cancer and as a result, prices and advertising are closely regulated to discourage youth from starting. But another cancer risk, indoor tanning, which has been shown to cause melanoma, lags in…
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Credit: National Institute for Health and Welfare Earlier research has shown that growing up on a farm with animals may as much as half the risk of asthma and allergies. The protective effect is thought to be attributable to the diverse…
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Social media use is contributing to poor mental health in Indonesia, research presented in a paper by Sujarwoto Sujarwoto, Gindo Tampubolon and Adi Cilik Pierewan has found. The paper examines the specific effect of social media on…
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