Tag: Public Health

UMass Amherst public health scientist leads research into social outcomes of treatmentCredit: UMass Amherst When it comes to addressing the ...

Graphic cigarette warning labels can deter some sales

But strategy may not deter smokers who are most addicted to nicotineCredit: RAND Corp. Placing graphic anti-smoking warning labels on ...

Later school start times significantly reduce teen driving accidents

A new study to be presented at CHEST Congress 2019 Thailand in Bangkok shows a significant decrease in teen driving ...

Lung cancer treatments vary among the Asian communities

A study from the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, sought to examine possible health disparities in the ...

ESMO drives EU-level action to tackle shortages of essential medicines

'Shortages of inexpensive, essential medicines: Calling for tangible political commitments in the EU' (April 9, 2019, Brussels)Credit: © European Society ...

InDevR Chosen for NIH’s Innovation Zone at BIO International Convention

One of select group of NIH SBIR awardees to be featured at BIOCredit: InDevR BOULDER COLORADO (4/9/19) -- InDevR announced ...

Most adults dying prematurely of natural causes did not seek medical help, report reveals

Credit: Photo by Desmond Bostick/IFS About two-thirds of the adults dying prematurely from natural causes did not seek medical help ...

Study: Trump’s ‘Repeal and Replace’ debate already impacting women’s health

Trump recently renewed the "repeal and replace" battle cry promising to make the 2020 election a referendum on Obamacare. While ...

Identifying regions that would most benefit from an innovative strategy against malaria

Ivermectin administration to livestock would have the greatest impact in West AfricaCredit: Imbahale et al., 2019 An analysis led by ...

Nutrients from food, not supplements, linked to lower risks of death, cancer

Study also identifies association between excess calcium supplement intake and increased risk of death from cancerCredit: Pixabay BOSTON (April 8, ...

Cold plasma can kill 99.9% of airborne viruses, U-M study shows

ANN ARBOR--Dangerous airborne viruses are rendered harmless on-the-fly when exposed to energetic, charged fragments of air molecules, University of Michigan ...

Patient shielding provides negligible benefits while increasing risks

Leesburg, VA, April 8, 2019--A new study published in the April 2019 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) ...

Disclosure law has improved nurse staffing in New Jersey, Rutgers study finds

Researcher recommends better communication of publicly reported hospital dataCredit: Rutgers University A New Jersey law requiring hospitals and nursing homes ...

Experts issue new recommendations for the diagnosis & treatment of maternal sepsis