“The center of the protection bull’s-eye should be children,” says one of the four U.S. physicians serving on the federal Safety Monitoring Committee reviewing trials of H1N1 vaccines. The reasoning behind making children the highest priority comes from decades of experience with flu transmission, prevention strategies, infection monitoring and many other factors.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research experts discuss the impact of poverty on health (September 29).
Last spring, closing schools was an often contested strategy to control influenza A/H1N1. U-Michigan and CDC researchers conducted a qualitative analysis of U.S. cities and public school systems during the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic to uncover lessons applicable to today’s communities.
The Great Depression had a silver lining: During that hard time, U.S. life expectancy actually increased by 6.2 years, according to a University of Michigan study published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
While Americans wait for the H1N1 influenza vaccine, it’s important to know and understand the options for treatment for those who have been diagnosed and are ill.
A Q&A about the flu vaccine with Dr. David P. Calfee, Infection Control Officer, The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York.
The latest C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health finds less than half of parents in the United States intend to have their children vaccinated against H1N1 flu, even though it is strongly encouraged by the CDC that children be vaccinated.
H1N1 influenza could slow growth in key industries and stall already-weak GDP growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2009, says a health economist in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Business.
In a study published in the September 24th issue of Nature, an international team describes how they harnessed modern genomic technology to explore the ancient history of India, the world’s second most populous nation.
Loyola physicians say in most cases staying home, resting are best strategies for getting better, not spreading infection.
A study led by Johns Hopkins researchers found that when African Americans and whites live in similar environments and have similar incomes, their diabetes rates are similar, which contrasts with the fact that nationally diabetes is more prevalent among African Americans than whites.
Four University of Arkansas researchers will look at ways to prevent and treat the influenza virus thanks to a grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Adults are nervous enough about H1N1. Imagine how our children might fear "Slime Flu." Here's a different kind of anti-viral: common sense advice to calm our children and calm ourselves.
From a working member of the H1N1 influenza working group of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) to several experts in antiviral treatment for influenza, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has noted faculty available for swine-flu coverage.
Wash your hands! Sounds simple, but that advice can make all the difference when it comes to avoiding the flu and colds...if you teach children the right way when they are young. LifeBridge Health has produced a public service announcement for children of all ages about hand washing.
Schools as well as the flu season have officially started, so this is a great time to follow some simple health tips that will help provide protection from not only H1N1 (swine flu), but seasonal influenza as well.
1) Lack of health insurance leads to 45,000 excess deaths annually; 2) Effective prevention extends lives and increases medical cost savings; 3) Risky behaviors among truckers leads to higher rates of STIs including hepatitis C; 4) Pregnancy serves as opportune time for HIV prevention education.
New research on flu exposure.
Two-day event brings global experts together to discuss best practices.
AHRQ has released "Staying Active and Healthy with Blood Thinners," a new 10-minute video to help educate patients about how to use anticoagulant drugs, commonly called blood thinners, safely. The video is available in both English and Spanish.
In a commentary published in the Sept. 16, 2009 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Stern and Markel provide a historical snapshot of Mexico’s emergency A(H1N1) public health strategies that is based on dozens of interviews they and their researchers conducted in Mexico in July 2009 with citizens and public officials.
As cold and flu season get underway, breaking poor eating habits can not only prevent sickness, but also give you more energy, make you feel better about yourself, and help you live a healthier life. Ara DerMarderosian, PhD, professor of pharmacognosy for University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and an expert in nutraceuticals and natural foods, provides guidance to change how you eat and break habits that pack on the pounds and compromise immunity.
There are steps you can take to reduce anxiety and improve your psychological and physical health during the H1N1 swine flu outbreak, says a certified disaster mental health specialist and associate professor at UAB. Keeping a cool head and maintaining perspective are top of the list for coping guidance.
A suspected case of H1N1 reported on the ISU campus this week led one professor to alter the curriculum of her class on communicable diseases. Students are now working to educate the campus about the disease.
An aggressive vaccination program that first targets children and ultimately reaches 70 percent of the U.S. population would mitigate pandemic influenza H1N1 that is expected this fall, according to computer modeling and analysis of observational studies conducted by researchers at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (VIDI) at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
The official poverty rate has never fallen below its 1973 level, but a University of Michigan researcher says this could change after the economy recovers from this recession if anti-poverty policies put in place by this year's stimulus package are made permanent.
For information about a variety of topics related to the H1N1 pandemic, St. Jude has experts available.
As students head back to school and flu season gets underway, experts from University of the Sciences in Philadelphia are available and ready to discuss various aspects of H1N1 flu, including vaccines and treatments, pandemic preparedness, medication-use systems, and more.
Loyola infectious disease physician, researcher says major differences in medicine exist between the Spanish Flu era and today
Loyola occupational health expert Helps businesses get ready for flu season.
Eighty-four percent of all causes of blindness are either preventable or treatable, study finds.
As flu season gets underway and a second wave of H1N1 looms, UMDNJ is offering clinical, research and public health experts, from all university campuses, who can discuss various aspects of the novel virus.
A list of experts who can talk about all aspects of swine flu from The Methodist Hospital in Houston.
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified two small protein fragments that could be developed into an anthrax vaccine that may cause fewer side effects than the current vaccine.
Care instructions may include a prescription for one of the antiviral drugs, Tamiflu® or Relenza®, soon after flu symptoms appear, and avoiding doctors’ waiting areas and hospital emergency departments, where H1N1 could cause more illness, says one antiviral expert. John Gnann Jr., M.D., oversees all adult studies conducted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Collaborative Antiviral Study Group.
How swine flu can affect pregnant women.
From a working member of the H1N1 influenza working group of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) to an expert in disease surveillance for travelers and migrants, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has several experts who can address the spread of swine flu.
Giving insecticide-treated bed nets to nearly 18,000 mothers at prenatal clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo prevented an estimated 414 infant deaths from malaria, a study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers concludes.
Even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly recommends that all healthcare workers receive seasonal flu shots, only about 40 percent do so. Now some infectious diseases experts and hospitals say flu shots should be mandatory.
While the total mortality rate from unintentional injury increased in the U.S. by 11 percent from 1999-2005, far larger increases were seen in some subgroups analyzed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Their analysis found that white women between 45 and 64 years old experienced a 230 percent increase in the rate of poisoning mortality over the study period. White men in this age group experienced an increase of 137 percent.
Dr. Jan Nowak reports community molecular pathologists’ efforts to confirm suspected cases of H1N1 influenza early in the outbreak and discussed the challenges encountered by the diagnostic community and opportunities to improve access to high quality rapid diagnostic tests for pandemic influenza.
The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA – www.cleaning101.com) is hosting a webinar at no cost on September 24, 2009 to help community leaders prepare for cold and flu season.
Getting a cold, stomach bug or other infection may lead to increased memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease, according to research published in the September 8, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Every March, most Americans welcome the switch to daylight saving time because of the longer days, but also dread losing an hour of sleep after they move their clocks forward. Now a new study shows that losing just an hour of sleep could pose some dangerous consequences for those in hazardous work environments.
When reporting medical errors, patients’ perceptions of their physicians’ disclosure may be key to gaining their trust, according to researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. However, a positive perception of the disclosure has little effect on the lawsuit risk a physician faces.
More than one in 10 people who binge drinks gets behind the wheel of a car during or just after their binge. Of those, more than half had consumed their liquor in a bar, restaurant or club.
Expelled from the Naval Academy for being gay, the Rev. Tommy Watkins Jr., L.G.S.W., has earned the inaugural Billy R. Cox Endowed Scholarship. Watkins is a doctoral candidate in the UAB School of Public Health. The scholarship is named for the late Billy R. Cox, a beloved Birmingham AIDS activist and gay-rights leader.
Researchers have found new evidence showing that parents play a key role in whether or not their adolescent children who experiment with tobacco progress to become daily smokers before they graduate from high school.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) are requesting neurologists to report any possible new cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following 2009 H1N1 flu vaccination using the CDC and U. S. Food and Drug Administration Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
Drinkers aren’t just bending their elbows: according to a new study, the more alcohol people drink, the more likely they might be to exercise.
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