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Released: 4-Dec-2018 1:05 PM EST
High Lead Levels Found in Some Spices Purchased Abroad
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Investigations of lead poisoning cases in New York City (NYC) have found high levels of lead in certain spices purchased abroad, reports a study in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, part of a special supplement devoted to Lead Poisoning Prevention. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Released: 4-Dec-2018 11:45 AM EST
Lack of Preparedness and Insecurity Hampered Response to Cholera Epidemic in Yemen
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Analysis by researchers at Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health identifies 20 top recommendations to mitigate future cholera outbreaks in Yemen and other humanitarian emergencies, including call for end of attacks on health, water and sanitation infrastructure.

Released: 4-Dec-2018 9:05 AM EST
FSMB Releases 2018 U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends and Actions Report
Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)

The 2018 report features detailed information about the make-up and policies of each state medical board, physician licensure statistics and aggregate national physician disciplinary data. The report emphasizes the importance of informing patients on how to gather information about physicians, learn how to file a complaint, and utilize the services of their state medical board.

Released: 4-Dec-2018 8:15 AM EST
Health groups call for greater EU leadership in tackling climate change
Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL)

New research published in The Lancet medical journal today shows that emissions, climate change and rising temperatures are already exposing people everywhere to an unacceptably high health risk.

   
Released: 3-Dec-2018 4:05 PM EST
Machine learning helps predict worldwide plant-conservation priorities
Ohio State University

A new approach co-developed at The Ohio State University uses data analytics and machine learning to predict the conservation status of more than 150,000 plants worldwide. Results suggest that more than 15,000 species likely qualify as near-threatened, vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered.

Released: 3-Dec-2018 3:10 PM EST
Graphic warnings snuff out cigarettes’ appeal to kids
Cornell University

New research from Cornell University suggests graphic warning labels on cigarette ads have the same anti-smoking effect as similar warning labels on cigarette packs.

Released: 3-Dec-2018 2:05 PM EST
UMSOM and Groupe De Recherche Action en Sante Begin Second Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine Study in Africa
University of Maryland School of Medicine

A new study has been launched Burkina Faso for Bharat Biotech’s typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV). It is the second clinical study underway in Africa for the vaccine and the first in West Africa.

Released: 3-Dec-2018 11:40 AM EST
Essential Oils From Garlic and Other Herbs and Spices Kill "Persister" Lyme Disease Bacteria
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Oils from garlic and several other common herbs and medicinal plants show strong activity against the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, according to a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 3-Dec-2018 10:05 AM EST
Drug abuse viewed as the top health problem for Chicago youth
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Chicago adults identified drug abuse, obesity, and child abuse and neglect as the top three big health problems for children and adolescents in the city, according to results from a new survey developed by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH).

Released: 30-Nov-2018 10:05 AM EST
Study sheds light on alcohol misuse among never-deployed reservists
University at Buffalo

In a study of 174 Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers who hadn’t been deployed, researchers found that more negative non-deployment emotions were associated with a range of alcohol use outcomes.

Released: 30-Nov-2018 10:05 AM EST
Government Inaction on Climate Change Threatens Lives: Report
University of Sydney

The Australian report is part of a joint global initiative between The Medical Journal of Australia and The Lancet to track progress on health and climate change and inform policy makers of political actions needed.

   
Released: 30-Nov-2018 8:05 AM EST
Study Shows Rising Rates of Hospitalization in the Homeless
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Hospitalization rates among homeless adults have increased sharply in recent years, with a very different set of causes from those in non-homeless individuals, reports a study in the January issue of Medical Care. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Released: 29-Nov-2018 7:05 PM EST
Mischievous Responders Taint LGBQ Health Estimates in National Survey
New York University

Many research studies have reported on the elevated health risk and deviance of youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning (LGBQ). But a new study using national data suggests that many of those estimates may be overstated and that LGBQ youth risk and deviance is not as different from heterosexual youth as many studies claim.

26-Nov-2018 4:00 PM EST
Embargoed AJPH research: Vacant lot cleanup reduces shootings, opioid and amphetamine births, e-cigarette trust, vaccine exemption
American Public Health Association (APHA)

In this issue, find research on how vacant lot cleanup reduces shootings, opioid and amphetamine births increase, e-cigarette trust and public health sources, vaccine exemption laws and more.

27-Nov-2018 8:05 PM EST
An opioid epidemic may be looming in Mexico — and the U.S. may be partly responsible
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Opioid use in Mexico has been low, but national and international factors are converging and a threat of increased drug and addiction rates exists. Many of these factors may have originated in the U.S., making this a potential joint U.S.-Mexico epidemic.

   
Released: 29-Nov-2018 11:50 AM EST
Majority of Canadians view physical inactivity as a serious public health issue
University of British Columbia

Physical inactivity is nearly on par with unhealthy diets and tobacco use as a public health concern among Canadians, a new UBC study has found.

Released: 29-Nov-2018 11:05 AM EST
Small Changes to Cafeteria Design Can Get Kids to Eat Healthier, New Assessment Tool Finds
University of Notre Dame

New research from the University of Notre Dame suggests ways to approach this problem in elementary school cafeterias, especially for high-risk and underserved student populations.

   
Released: 29-Nov-2018 11:05 AM EST
Population Mapping Helps Measure Access to Surgery in Africa
University of Southampton

Research examining pressure on surgical units in sub-Saharan African countries estimates nearly 300 million people have a need for surgery in the region, placing a heavy burden on hospitals.

   
Released: 29-Nov-2018 10:05 AM EST
Growing Pile of Human and Animal Waste Harbors Threats, Opportunities
Georgia Institute of Technology

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are highlighting another effect from animals raised for food and the humans who eat them: the waste they all leave behind.



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