Tag: Public Health

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center A University of Colorado Cancer Center study presented at the American Society for Clinical ...

LSU health research finds new RX target for common STD

Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - Research led by Ashok Aiyar, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology ...

Fishing among worst jobs for health

People working in the fishing industry have among the poorest health of all workers in England and Wales, new research ...

Media advisory: ‘Opioids: Conflicts & Controversies’

WASHINGTON (May 30, 2019) - PharmedOut, a Georgetown University Medical Center project that advances evidence-based prescribing and educates health care ...

Emergency room or doctor’s office?

Threat sensitivity, insurance status, and age all influence where people seek medical care, according to new research published in Heliyon ...

Heartburn drugs linked to fatal heart and kidney disease, stomach cancer

Death risk increases the longer such drugs are used Extended use of popular drugs to treat heartburn, ulcers and acid ...

Depression sufferers at risk of multiple chronic diseases

Women who experience symptoms of depression are at risk of developing multiple chronic diseases, research led by The University of ...

Cold-parenting linked to premature aging, increased disease risk in offspring

Researchers find unsupportive parenting may have several negative health implications for children New research out of Loma Linda University Health ...

International travelers experience the harmful effects of air pollution

Even a short stay for travelers in cities with high levels of air pollution leads to breathing problems that can ...

Diagnostic will help propel development of improved malaria tests, support surveillance

Seattle, WA, and Logan, UT, May 30, 2019--PATH and Quansys Biosciences, Inc. have announced the launch of a new diagnostic ...

Exposure to airborne metal pollution associated with increased risk of mortality

Credit: S. Leblond & C. Meyer. Although there is ample evidence that air pollution--specifically airborne particulate matter--is associated with an ...

Providing a critical roadmap to bridge the gap between medicine and public health

New case study from NYU School of Medicine advances the field of population health Academic medical centers across the country ...

New push to develop world’s first vaccine against the deadly Strep A bacteria

30 May 2019, SEOUL, South Korea - The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and Australia's Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) will ...

Early onset colorectal cancer rising fastest in the west

Surprising finding suggests obesity epidemic may not fully explain increasing rates Early-onset colorectal cancer -cancer occurring before age 50--is rising ...

The ‘projects’ are nice now finds study on HUD Rental Assistance Demonstration Program

May 29, 2019 -- A study led by Columbia Mailman School examined the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

Polysubstance use, social factors associated with opioid overdose deaths

A new study led by Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction shows that opioid-related overdose deaths involving another substance ...

Study finds link between ambient ozone exposure and progression of carotid wall thickness

UB-led research is first to report an association between long-term exposure to ozone and atherosclerosisCredit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. ...

Low vitamin D in pregnancy linked to potentially harmful vaginal bacteria in black women

Pregnant black women low in vitamin D have higher levels of bacteria associated with preterm delivery, report investigators at the ...

ASCO 2019: Delays lead to late-stage diagosis of young people with colorectal cancer

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The incidence of early onset colorectal cancer has increased nearly 50 percent in the ...

New research suggests sugar taxes and labelling are effective