Tag: Public Health

Study paves the way for improved diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency Dublin, Thursday, February 21st, 2019 - A new study ...

New World Health Organization strategy aims to halve the global impact of snakebite

A new World Health Organization (WHO) strategy aims to halve the impact of snakebite, which affects 5.4 million people globally ...

Potential of strategic partnerships to form a Health Equity Network of the Americas (HENA)

HENA published in scholarly literature released todayCredit: UCLA Health Recognizing the persistence of health inequities in the Americas, an emerging ...

Breast cancer study confirms importance of multigenerational family data to assess risk

A team of researchers led by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Professor Mary Beth Terry, PhD, evaluated four ...

Correct antibiotic dosing could preserve lung microbial diversity in cystic fibrosis

Understanding microbial diversity at baseline may help to improve clinical practice and patient outcomesCredit: US Centers for Disease Control and ...

The Lancet Infectious Diseases: Experts warn of a surge in vector-borne diseases as humanitarian crisis in Venezuela worsens

Worsening epidemics could spread beyond Venezuelan borders, potentially causing a public health emergency of 'hemispheric concern' Worsening epidemics could spread ...

Grant funds opioid addiction treatment in two county jails

UMass Amherst researcher helps oversee innovative program in Western MassachusettsCredit: UMass Amherst In what could serve as a model for ...

Study looks at seasonal and geographic trends in syphilis

Much of the public health impact of syphilis revolves around its impact on fetuses and neonates through the mother-to-child transmission ...

Report offers evidence-based recommendations aimed at reducing Illinois gun violence

Johns Hopkins report identifies weaknesses or gaps in current Illinois law and offers recommendations to reduce gun violence Ilinois could ...

10 percent of Chinese adults have high heart disease risk, aren’t treated for it

New Haven, Conn. - Researchers at Yale and at the National Center for Cardiovascular Disease in China just quantified a ...

How to treat depression in prison — and why it matters

First randomized study of its kind reveals effective treatment for prisoners suffering from mental illnessCredit: Royalty free image via Pexels ...

Study links unhealthy diet to mental illness in California adults

Loma Linda University researchers find junk food is associated with both moderate and severe psychological distressCredit: Loma Linda University Health ...

Nearly two-thirds of American children live in asset poverty, new study shows

CORVALLIS, Ore. - More than 63 percent of American children and 55 percent of Americans live in "asset" poverty, meaning ...

Health burden of glaucoma has risen worldwide

The health burden of glaucoma has continuously increased around the globe in the past 25 years, according to an Acta ...

Being overweight in adolescence may increase kidney cancer risk later in life

Being overweight has been linked with a higher risk of developing a form of kidney cancer called renal cell carcinoma ...

Complex medication regimens are common & sometimes dangerous in patients with lung disease

Patients with interstitial lung disease--a group of disorders causing progressive scarring of lung tissue--are often prescribed various medications that specifically ...

Is the drug overdose epidemic unique to the United States?

Is the current American drug overdose epidemic an isolated phenomenon? Have other high-income countries experienced similar increases in drug overdose ...

IDRI partners with Afrigen Biologics and Biovac to produce tuberculosis vaccine

Transferring technology to South Africa for on-site vaccine production In an effort to produce vaccines where they are needed most, ...

Certain factors linked with higher risk of infection after orthopaedic surgery

In an International Wound Journal study of 4,818 older patients undergoing elective orthopaedic surgeries, five risk factors were linked with ...

How obesity affects vitamin D metabolism