When University of Maryland psychologist Andrea Chronis-Tuscano testified at an FDA hearing, it changed her mind about the risks of artificial food coloring for children, and drove her to rescan what she feeds her kids. There's still NO evidence to suggest a link with ADHD, she says, but new concerns about the dye’s wider safety for children.
In an increasing number of American communities, more residents are dying than being born, resulting in a natural population decrease that has been particularly acute in rural areas, according to new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.
Interdisciplinary team of scientists investigate and compare Acinetobacter baumannii genomic profile from body sites within hospital setting
States are passing more laws in an effort to stop distracted driving, but a new study led by Temple University finds that there is a widening gap between the data on distracted driving and the laws used to curb it.
New Clinical Practice Guideline Recommends Dietary Intakes of Vitamin D for Children and Adults at Risk for Vitamin D Deficiency.
A University of Alabama at Birmingham study released today reports that ovarian cancer screenings do not reduce a woman’s risk of death from the disease and the invasive medical procedures may create associated health problems.
An Indiana U. study found surprising differences in physical fitness levels between more affluent members of a medically affiliated fitness center and patients of a safety net community health center, which serves more vulnerable populations.
Researchers who used consumer marketing techniques to gauge acceptance of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among high-risk groups in Lima, found that study participants were generally supportive of the therapy but that out-of-pocket costs had the greatest impact on their willingness to use it.
Technology helped ensure that patients treated for Hepatitis C in local communities did as well as patients treated at a university-based medical center.
Unwed mothers face poorer health at midlife than do women who have children after marriage, according to a new nationwide study.
Unwed mothers face poorer health at midlife than do women who have children after marriage, according to a new nationwide study, which appears in the June 2011 issue of the American Sociological Review.
Efforts to adapt tobacco cessation efforts to the unique needs of South Asians living in the U.S. may receive a boost from what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind study. The research, conducted by investigators at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey and UMDNJ-School of Public Health, closely examined tobacco- and smokeless tobacco-use patterns by South Asians in New Jersey and the Northeast.
UCLA researchers have identified a third pesticide linked to an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, and found that people whose workplaces were near fields sprayed with pesticides were at higher risk of developing the disease.
"Conoce las Preguntas" is a new, Spanish-language campaign that encourages Hispanics to get more involved in their health care and to talk with their doctors about their medical concerns.
Fifty years ago, adult-onset diabetes was relatively rare, affecting less than one percent of the adult population in the United States. Today, more than 25 million Americans over the age of 20 battle the disease – an alarming 11 percent of the population. The condition has been renamed type 2 diabetes because nearly a quarter of a million children also have it. The Bronx has been especially hard hit, with approximately 150,000 adults and children affected.
This year, more than 5 million people will die from a tobacco-related heart attack, stroke, cancer, lung ailment, or other disease. That does not include the more than 600,000 people who will die from exposure to second-hand smoke. Countries throughout the world are instituting tobacco control measures – such as the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control – to help reduce the harm caused by smoking. In light of World No Tobacco Day (May 31), experts from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are available to discuss the dangers of smoking and tobacco control policies.
Nine graduate students from George Washington University’s School of Public Health and Health Services in conjunction with Iona Senior Services and the DC Senior Advisory Coalition conducted a preliminary assessment of the needs of District of Columbia senior citizens this spring.
Johns Hopkins University bioethicists say disaster-response planning has generally overlooked the special needs of people who suffer from pre-existing and serious mental conditions. Survivors already diagnosed with schizophrenia, dementia, addictions and bipolar disorder are vulnerable long before a disaster strikes, they point out.
The number of young adults in the U.S. with high blood pressure may be much higher than previously reported. A new study analyzed data on more than 14,000 people between 24 and 32 years old. Nineteen percent had elevated blood pressure. The findings illustrate how the processes that trigger serious chronic illnesses in older adults may begin early in life.
New studies carried out by scientists in Turkey, Russia and Israel, have investigated a variety of biological effects triggered by cell phones. Two years after false accusations against scientists who described DNA breaks, now the recent results finally show, that exposure induced DNA breaks are real.
Researchers found that artificial infection with different Wolbachia bacteria strains can significantly reduce levels of the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, in the mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. The investigators also determined that one of the Wolbachia strains rapidly killed the mosquito after it fed on blood. According to the researchers, Wolbachia could potentially be used as part of a strategy to control malaria if stable infections can be established in Anopheles.
In three papers published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute researchers report their conclusions from a comprehensive evaluation of cigarette package labeling.
Face masks worn by patients infected with tuberculosis (TB) may be able to significantly cut transmission rates to non-infected patients, according to a new study by researchers from the U.S. and South Africa. The study was conducted in a specialized airborne infections research facility in South Africa, which was designed to allow study of methods to control the spread of TB. Transmission rates were measured using healthy guinea pigs exposed to infected patients.
Teens and young adults prefer rapid HIV testing that can deliver results in less than an hour, but some still worry about whether their tests will be confidential.
A new study by the VA and University of Michigan suggests that mobile phones could help low-income patients across the globe manage diabetes and other chronic diseases.
The first-known study comparing costs of routine Aedes aegypti mosquito control programs (RACP) and insecticide-treated curtains (ITC) reveals that the cost of RACP is substantially lower than that of ITC implementation for dengue control and prevention.
Just how many germs are you spreading with a handshake?
1) More progress needed to prevent urban tuberculosis in the U.S.; 2) An increased distrust of health care system is associated with lower utilization of breast and cervical screenings among women; 3) Some social smokers find it difficult to quit.
A new study shows that levels of rape and sexual violence against women in the Democratic Republic of Congo are 26 times higher than official United Nations estimates.
A NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center review of almost 500,000 cardiac cases nationally shows that the clinically indicated medical therapy reported in a widely publicized study was lost in translation to real-world heart care after its publication.
Alcohol Use Linked to Time Spent Using a Computer for Non-School-Related Activities, Including the Use of Social Networking Sites, According to New Weill Cornell Study
Researchers found deficits in basic preventive dental care in Los Angeles children.
Health centers and birth hospitals serving largely minority populations could do more to promote and encourage recommended breastfeeding, according to a new study of Philadelphia safety-net health clinics.
Obesity is socially contagious, according to research published in the past few years. How it is “caught” from others remains a murky area. But findings from Arizona State University researchers published online May 5 in the American Journal of Public Health shed light on the transmission of obesity among friends and family.
Arsenic exposure and smoking each elevate the risk of disease. But when combined together, the danger of dying from cardiovascular disease is magnified, a new study finds.
1) Walking and cycling have increased in the United States but remain at low levels: Better infrastructure and targeted programs needed to encourage active travel; 2) Workers at nail salons may be at higher risk of harmful exposure to toxins; 3) Greater availability of fast food restaurants associated with higher calorie intake.
A new study examining 18 years of data from the California state tobacco quitline found that African American smokers used the counseling service at significantly higher rates than Caucasian smokers. The finding is reported in the most recent issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion.
In three new studies published in the May issue of the journal Health Affairs, Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers reveal the staggering economic impact of toxic chemicals and air pollutants in the environment, and propose new legislation to mandate testing of new chemicals and also those already on the market.
In light of mounting scientific evidence showing that indoor tanning increases the risk for developing skin cancer, including melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, a contingent of national health care organizations have joined together to highlight the dangers of indoor tanning. Physicians from these organizations are concerned about the impact of indoor tanning on the public's health, particularly young women.
Results of a new survey by the American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) found that a troubling number of Caucasian teen girls and young women are not being warned about the skin cancer dangers of indoor tanning beds by tanning salon employees. The American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA) supports the Tanning Bed Cancer Control Act (TBCCA), which calls on the FDA to examine the classification of indoor tanning beds and implement enhanced labeling requirements.
A small Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of children and teens with cystic fibrosis (CF) shows that simple exercise, individually tailored to each patient's preference and lifestyle, can help improve lung function and overall fitness.
Colorectal cancer screening rates increased for Medicare beneficiaries when coverage was expanded to average-risk individuals, but racial disparities still exist, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Global climate change is anticipated to bring more extreme weather phenomena such as heat waves that could impact human health in the coming decades. An analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health calculated that the city of Chicago could experience between 166 and 2,217 excess deaths per year attributable to heat waves using three different climate change scenarios for the final decades of the 21st century.
Immigrants to the United States and their U.S.-born children gain more than a new life and new citizenship. They gain weight. Now psychologists show that it’s not simply the abundance of high-calorie American junk food that causes weight gain. Instead, members of U.S. immigrant groups choose typical American dishes as a way to show that they belong and to prove their American-ness.
A new small study looked at what’s missing in consumer education about acetaminophen and how to overcome those gaps.
Overdose of the common household drug acetaminophen leads to more than 78,000 emergency department visits a year, and the majority of the overdoses are intentional, according to a new CDC study.
Young black men who have sex with men (MSM) get infected with HIV nearly five times more often than MSM from other races, even though they don't have more unprotected sex.
An antioxidant may prevent damage to the liver caused by excessive alcohol, according to new research from UAB. The findings may point the way to treatments to reverse steatosis, or fatty deposits in the liver that can lead to cirrhosis and cancer.
Among children whose parents and other primary caregivers have limited English proficiency, there is an associated increased length of hospital stay and decreased number of home health care referrals for pediatric inpatients with infections requiring long-term antibiotics, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Despite repeated warnings from dermatologists on the health dangers of tanning, results of a new survey by the American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) confirmed that a large percentage of Caucasian teen girls and young women admitted using tanning beds or intentionally tanning outdoors in the past year.
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