Study suggests shifts in Afghan attitudes towards increased education and delayed marriage
In Afghanistan's most underdeveloped regions, attitudes towards education and child marriage appear to have changed significantly since the overthrow of ...
Tag: Public Health
Sofosbuvir rids organism of chikungunya and yellow fever viruses
The medication is already used to treat hepatitis C and has passed all human use approval tests, so it can ...
ECDC: Influenza vaccination coverage rates insufficient across EU member states
None of the European Union (EU) Member States could demonstrate that they reach the EU target of 75% influenza vaccination ...
HPV discovery raises hope for new cervical cancer treatments
Credit: Dan Addison | University of Virginia Communications Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have made a ...
Study of traditional medicine finds high use in Sub-Saharan Africa despite modern medicine
Researchers who have undertaken the first systematic review of into the use of traditional, complementary and alternative medicines (TCAM) in ...
New study finds that surgeons under stress make more mistakes in the operating room
Columbia student Peter Dupont Grantcharov is lead author of the data-driven study A new study reveals that during stressful moments ...
Depression, anxiety may take same toll on health as smoking and obesity
Incidence of arthritis, heart disease, stroke -- but not cancer -- strongly swayed by psychological status, UCSF study shows An ...
Natalie Joseph, M.D., M.P.H., recognized for contributions to HPV vaccination
Credit: Boston Medical Center BOSTON- Natalie Joseph, MD, MPH, a pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist at Boston Medical Center (BMC), ...
Study suggests promising new Rx target for obesity and diabetes
New Orleans, LA - Research led by Suresh Alahari, PhD, Fred Brazda Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology at LSU Health ...
Scientists found molecular 'switch' for allergic asthma treatment
A team of Russian scientists identified the role of the interleukin-6 molecule in the development of allergic asthma. Now it ...
Researchers develop global checklist for hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs
CDDEP researchers lead development of an evidence-based and globally applicable checklist for antimicrobial stewardship programs Researchers at the Center for ...
School nutrition policy implementation slows weight gain in middle school students
Credit: Kristin Messina, UConn Rudd Center Hartford, CT - Implementing strong school nutrition policies is associated with healthier weight trajectories ...
Medical emergency department visits can indicate increased suicide risk among teens and young adults
Identifying patterns in medical encounters prior to self-directed violence events can help shape screening and prevention strategies, according to a ...
Survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma face high long-term risk of solid cancers
New research refines existing evidence that survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma face an elevated risk of developing various types of ...
Patients with heart failure have lower risk of death, hospital admission if seen by physician in first 7 days after emergency department discharge
For patients who receive emergency department care for heart failure, early follow-up by a physician within 7 days after emergency ...
Front and center: Food labels have effects on consumption and product formulation
Review finds food labels have led to changes in consumers' intake of select nutrients and industry's use of key additives ...
School-based nutritional programs reduce student obesity
New Haven, Conn. -- In-school nutrition policies and programs that promote healthier eating habits among middle school students limit increases ...
NJIT researchers shine new light on disease-spreading mosquitoes
Credit: NJIT When the West Nile virus (WNV) was initially isolated in two patients at a Queens, N.Y., hospital in ...
Researchers find clue to epidemics in 'bursty' social behavior
NYU Tandon researchers discover that feed back loop in human interactions can play a big role in how diseases spread ...
UMass Amherst biostatistician and national team assist CDC in influenza forecasting
an influenza-tracking model developed by a team led by biostatistician Nicholas Reich at UMass Amherst is the CDC's preferred model ...
