Connection between home energy efficiency and respiratory health in low-income homes
New study finds people living in drafty homes in low-income, urban communities are at a higher risk of respiratory health ...
Tag: Public Health
Button cell batteries: Swallowing can lead to severe health damage in small children
The BfR and BfR Committee for the Assessment of Intoxications advise parents to keep batteries out of the reach of ...
Access to federally qualified health centers does not translate into lower rates of ED use
Credit: LAUREN MALONEY, MD, STONY BROOK MEDICINE DES PLAINES, IL -- There is no association between access to federally qualified ...
Do we have an epidemic? Enhancing disease surveillance using a health information exchange
The key? Changing public health reporting from passive to proactiveCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - How do public health officials know ...
Interventions to reduce antibiotics require tailored approach in developing countries
Fears around leaving infectious diseases untreated and poorly enforced antibiotic supply controls could hamper efforts to reduce the use of ...
Hard-to-detect antibiotic resistance an underestimated clinical problem
When antibiotics are used to treat bacteria susceptible to them, the treatment usually works. Nevertheless, the antibiotic chosen is sometimes ...
New research insights hold promise for kids with DMD
Experimental drug shows promise for simultaneously treating inflammation and heart disease in experimental modelsCredit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(Feb. 11, ...
Scientists advance new technology to protect drinking water from Lake Erie algal toxins
The Journal of Great Lakes Research published the study identifying Lake Erie bacteria that degrades microcystin.Credit: Dr. Jason Huntley, The ...
Potent marijuana edibles can pose a major unrecognized risk to patients with cardiovascular disease
With widespread legalization & increasing use, more care, education a research needed about how each marijuana formulation may affect & ...
More than half a million breast cancer deaths averted in the US over three decades
Latest U.S. estimates indicate that since 1989, hundreds of thousands of women's lives have been saved by mammography and improvements ...
Better architectural design could prevent youth suicide
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Suicide among younger people is often so spontaneous that it can be prevented if ...
New heated tobacco device causes same damage to lung cells as e-cigs and smoking
A new study that directly compares new heated tobacco devices with vaping and traditional cigarettes shows that all three are ...
A new protocol for Hepatitis A vaccination to prevent a vaccine-resistant virus
Vaccination policies against the diseaseCredit: University of Barcelona Researchers of the University of Barcelona (UB) have analysed, with massive sequencing ...
Seasons change: Researchers provide new definition for major Indian monsoon season
Credit: Sara Vankm TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Toward the end of every year, the Northeast Indian Monsoon (NEM) batters southern India ...
Study reveals complementary medicine use remains hidden to conventional medicine providers
Research reveals that 1 in 3 complementary medicine (CM) users do not disclose their CM use to their medical providers, ...
Scientists discover genes that help harmful bacteria thwart treatment
Two genes may make staph infections resistant to copper, a powerful antibacterial agentCredit: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Overdose deaths could increase with 'changing nature' of opioid epidemic
Multi-pronged interventions are needed to curb the opioid overdose crisis, according to engineering, health science, and policy researchers The opioid ...
Drug-resistant tuberculosis: High mortality rate due to inaccurate tests
Credit: Courtesy of Kathrin Zuercher Around ten million people around the world develop tuberculosis every year and 1.5 million people ...
Prior dengue infection protects against Zika
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 7, 2019 - The higher a person's immunity to dengue virus, the lower their risk of Zika infection, ...
Finding clues to a functional HIV cure
Mason researcher helps identify a T cell marker that could help lead to improved treatment for HIV, cancer patients.Credit: Photo ...