Tag: Public Health

Three Rochester Prep High School seniors make scientific contributionCredit: A. Sue Weisler/RIT Three high school students working in a science ...

Researchers verify new method of HIV transmission among injection drug users and effective prevention technique

'Cook your Wash' campaign reduces risk of HIV transmissionCredit: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry LONDON, ON - New studies from Lawson ...

Dentists can be the first line of defense against domestic violence

PHOENIX - The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix and Midwestern University have published an article to bring ...

Low awareness of hypertension and diabetes in China elderly causing public health concerns

Majority of Chinese who were diagnosed with hypertension and/or type 2 diabetes in 2011 said they were unaware of having ...

’13 Reasons Why’ and young adults’ risk of suicide

Beneficial and harmful effects seen from viewing season 2 of the Netflix seriesCredit: Annenberg Public Policy Center. Published in Social ...

New genetic test detects hundreds of harmful mutations among high-risk groups

Study suggests widespread screening may lower morbidity and mortality for Amish and Mennonites WILMINGTON, Del. (April 25, 2019) - Researchers ...

Gonorrhoea cases on the rise across Europe

It is the second most notified sexually transmitted infection in the EU/EEACredit: ECDC Following a decline in notification rates in ...

New tech will detect infant breathing problems

Wearable technology will monitor respiratory rate among new-born babies An innovative wearable sensor to monitor new-born babies in poor areas ...

Higher out-of-pocket costs threaten universal health coverage in ‘missing middle’ nations

By 2050, health spending in US expected to exceed $15,000 per person; Somalia, the lowest at $19; In 2016, health ...

Drug overdoses in young people on the rise

PISCATAWAY, NJ - In American adolescents and young adults, death rates from drug poisoning, particularly from opioids, have sharply increased ...

PCORI award seeks to support students in recovery

Project is the first major effort in the UC system to assess the needs of students in recovery The UC ...

Major deep carbon sink linked to microbes found near volcano chains

Rutgers and other scientists show how microbes help store millions of tons of carbon dioxideCredit: Peter Barry Up to about ...

Preparing for a changing population — what it means to age successfully

April 24, 2019 -- A paper by Columbia Mailman School's John Rowe, MD, Julius Richmond Professor of Health Policy and ...

Study finds differences in storefront tobacco advertising by product type

April 24, 2019 -- In response to U.S. restrictions on where tobacco companies are allowed to advertise their products, the ...

Parents reassured febrile seizures following vaccination not dangerous

New research from the University of Sydney has found the severity of febrile seizures following vaccination is no different to ...

USF receives new NIH grant to help eliminate malaria in Southeast Asia

The University of South Florida will work with researchers in Thailand and Myanmar to assess whether mass treatment with the ...

Microbial contaminants found in popular e-cigarettes

Popular electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) products sold in the U.S. were contaminated with bacterial and fungal toxins, according to new research ...

Wiley’s new premier open research next journals now open for article submissions

April 23, 2019

HOBOKEN, N.J.--April 23, 2019--John Wiley and Sons Inc., (NYSE: JW-A) (NYSE: JW-B) is now inviting original research articles for two ...

‘Activist Editor’ Richard Horton of The Lancet receives $100,000 Roux Prize

April 23, 2019

'Uncompromising commitment to advance health internationally' SEATTLE - Dr. Richard Horton, the "activist editor" of the international medical journal The ...

New Cochrane Review investigates the effectiveness of nicotine replacement therapy