Tag: Public Health

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

A new Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study confirms that vitamin D supplementation is less effective in the presence ...

The dollar store diet: Study shows discount produce matches quality of traditional chains

Dollar stores offer a good option to both low-income and budget shoppers, UNLV research finds When you hear about dollar ...

Study examines indoor exposure to air pollution

In an Indoor Air study conducted in a suburb of the city of Kuopio, Finland, relatively short-lasting wood and candle ...

Researchers develop new compound that offers superior therapeutic approach to treat MS

Researchers show compounds based on chloroindazole reduce inflammation as well as promote neuroprotection and remyelination, improving the primary symptoms in ...

Can smoking cessation reduce rheumatoid arthritis risk?

In an Arthritis Care & Research analysis of 230,732 women, those who quit smoking many years ago had a lower ...

Consuming garlic and onions may lower colorectal cancer risk

Consumption of allium vegetables--which include garlic, leeks, and onions--was linked with a reduced risk of in colorectal cancer in a ...

American drug overdose death rates the highest among wealthy nations, USC study finds

The study is the first to show the drug overdose epidemic is contributing to the widening gap in life expectancy ...

Two types of HPV linked to cervical cancer have declined since the advent of the HPV vaccine

Bottom Line: An analysis of cervical precancers over a period of seven years showed that two strains of human papillomavirus ...

Lesbian and bi women at increased risk of being overweight

Lesbian and bisexual women are at increased risk of being overweight or obese compared to heterosexual women, according to new ...

Yale New Haven becomes first in Connecticut to perform pediatric heart transplants

New Haven, Conn. - Yale New Haven Children's Hospital (YNHCH) today announced that it has become the first hospital in ...

Scientists identify genetic mechanism involved in how females inherit traits

Research could help reduce females' susceptibility to several diseases, such as Fragile X and Rett syndromesCredit: Zheng lab, UC Riverside. ...

New method to detect cancer cells faster, potentially improving outcomes

Cancer testing method is sensitive enough to detect cancer cells in very early stages, short amount of time WEST LAFAYETTE, ...

Viruses that linger in the gut could trigger type 1 diabetes

Researchers at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the ...

Epidemiological model lends insight to chlamydia outbreak in Japan

February 19, 2019

Credit: Toshikazu Kuniya, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. Mathematical models that quantify the dynamics of infectious diseases are crucial predictive ...

Researchers find trigger that turns strep infections into flesh-eating disease

February 18, 2019

Discovery may also help scientists develop childbed fever vaccineCredit: NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) HOUSTON-(Feb. 18, ...

Children carry evidence of toxins from home flooring and furniture

February 17, 2019

Vinyl flooring and fire retardant furniture foam apparently to blameCredit: Duke Photo DURHAM, N.C. -- Children living in homes with ...

Study suggests Chilean food regulations are changing food perceptions, norms, behaviors