The U.S. obesity prevalence increased from 13 percent to 32 percent between the 1960s and 2004, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Human Nutrition. The prevalence of obesity and overweight has increased at an average rate of 0.3"“0.8 percentage points across different sociodemographic groups over the past three decades.
The levels of potentially harmful waterborne microorganisms in rivers, lakes and other recreational waterways may be highest when the water is most crowded with swimmers. Researchers recommend that water-quality testing be conducted during busiest times for swimmers.
A targeted campaign of testing and counseling aimed at those who are at high risk for HIV would be more effective than the mass patient screening proposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to an analysis by David Holtgrave, PhD, an expert on HIV prevention at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
More than 26 million people worldwide were estimated to be living with Alzheimer's disease in 2006, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers also concluded the global prevalence of Alzheimer's disease will grow to more than 106 million by 2050.
Having a body mass index (BMI) in the overweight or obese range increases the risk of traumatic workplace injury, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Injury Research and Policy. Employer-sponsored weight loss and maintenance programs should be considered as part of a well-rounded workplace safety plan.
An analysis of nearly 300 umbilical cord blood samples shows that newborn babies are exposed to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) while in the womb. PFOS and PFOA are polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs)"”ubiquitous man-made chemicals used in a variety of consumer products.
A study of young adult rats by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health provides evidence that explains exactly how exposure to lead during brain development produces learning deficits. The study shows that exposure to levels of lead that are similar to those measured in lead-intoxicated children reduces the birth and survival of new neurons (neurogenesis) in the brain.
A nationwide survey found that most pediatricians use untrained interpreters to communicate with families who are not proficient in English. Pediatricians in rural areas or in states with higher proportions of non-English proficient populations were the least likely to use professional translation services.
People purchase foods based on their income level, their belief in a food's health benefit and cost. However, ethnicity and gender also impact people's food choices, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
A clinical trial conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public concluded that daily zinc supplements reduced the risk of death among children aged 12 to 48 months by 18 percent. However, the researchers did not find any significant reduction in mortality among children 1 to 11 months of age.
More than 18 million men in the U.S. over age 20 are affected by erectile dysfunction. The prevalence of erectile dysfunction was strongly linked with age, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and a lack of physical activity. Lifestyle changes, such as increased physical activity and measures to prevent cardiovascular disease and diabetes, may prevent erectile dysfunction.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health conducted a historical analysis to examine the relationship between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) HIV prevention budget and HIV incidence in the U.S. from 1978 to 2006.
In an examination of the connection between Baltimore City's needle exchange program and drug treatment programs, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that individuals who enter treatment programs for drug addiction were more likely to be HIV-positive females who use the needle exchange programs.
Gerard Anderson, PhD, highlights the need for more international assistance to address chronic non-communicable conditions affecting people living in low and middle income countries. According to Anderson, chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease and cancer result in more deaths and account for more years of healthy life lost than most communicable diseases.
Consumption of milk fortified with specific micronutrients"”zinc, iron, selenium, copper, vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin E"”significantly reduces diarrhea and acute lower respiratory illness among children in developing countries, according to researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Center for Micronutrient Research at Annamalai University in India.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Malaria Research Institute have developed a new test for detecting the malaria parasite in human urine and saliva. Although not a diagnostic test for determining treatment, it could potentially reduce the need for blood sampling in studies requiring large-scale malaria screening.
On Thursday, November 2, the Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a symposium at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Md. CAAT strives to use the latest techniques to do the best science in the most humane way.
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Imperial College London, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, in Lima, Peru, and other institutions have developed a simple and rapid new tuberculosis (TB) test. The test, called microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility or MODS, is more sensitive, faster and cheaper to perform than current culture-based tests.
Reforms to the sales practices of a licensed gun store"”which prior to May 1999, sold more than half of the guns recovered from criminals in Milwaukee"”resulted in a 44 percent decrease in the flow of new guns to criminals in the city, according to a new study from researchers with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Gun Policy and Research.
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University and other institutions have developed a new prediction model for genetic defects known as Lynch syndrome, which predisposes families to develop colorectal cancer. The model, called MMRpro, is based on an individual's detailed family history of colorectal and endometrial cancer, as well as knowledge of how genetic mutations manifest themselves"”in the form of tumors.
Domestic violence towards mothers during pregnancy more than doubles the risk of death for their children during the earliest stages of childhood, according to a study of families in India conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers believe the prevention of domestic violence may be an important, but largely overlooked, intervention for improving child survival.
Researchers report that graduated driver licensing programs reduce, by an average of 11 percent, the incidence of fatal crashes of 16-year-old drivers.
The allergy medication astemizole could have another life as a potential treatment for malaria, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and other institutions report that the percentage of adolescents aged 15-17 who are overweight today is about 50 percent higher in families below the poverty line in comparison to those at or above it. This trend was not present in the 1970s and 1980s.
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development have learned that, contrary to popular belief, mild to moderate levels of maternal psychological stress during pregnancy may actually enhance fetal maturation.
Nearly 80,000 Americans require hospital treatment from injuries caused by lawn mowers, according to a new study, which is the first to examine the extent and mechanisms of lawn mower injuries nationwide. The researchers concluded that the number of injuries from lawn mowers is increasing.
Over 40 percent of public health employees surveyed said they are unlikely to report to work during an influenza pandemic. Local public health workers would play a vital role in responding to a pandemic. The survey was conducted in Maryland by the Center for Public Health Preparedness at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Researchers recently demonstrated that proteomic mass spectrometry has the potential to be used to identify viruses in complex environmental samples. The researchers believe that their mass spectrometric method could potentially be used for biodefense and public health preparedness.
Disruption of a single gene, Nrf2, plays a critical role in regulating the body's innate immune response to sepsis and septic shock, according to a study by a research team led by Shyam Biswal, PhD, at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers found that the absence of Nrf2 caused a dramatic increase in mortality due to septic shock in mice.
Government policies in Burma that restrict public health and humanitarian aid have created an environment where AIDS, drug-resistant tuberculosis, malaria and bird flu (H5N1) are spreading unchecked.
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Yale University report that short term exposure to fine particulate matter increased hospital admission rates for cardiovascular and respiratory disease among the Medicare participants studied.
When mothers experience symptoms of depression after the birth of their children they are less likely to breastfeed, play with, read to or perform other interactive parenting tasks with their newborns, according to a study.
Adolescents who witness domestic violence between their parents are significantly more likely to suffer from symptoms of depression. This study is among the first conducted in the developing world to explore adolescent mental health and its association with parental domestic violence.
Researchers have identified a potential cancer preventative. A new compound that protects against the development of liver cancer in laboratory animals was recently identified.
Care at a trauma center lowers by 25 percent the risk of death for injured patients compared to treatment received at non-trauma centers.
Evidence-based guidelines for the care of children in emergency situations should be developed and distributed to international relief organizations. The highest mortality rates following armed conflicts, natural disasters, population displacements or famines are often in children younger than five years.
Four pollutants found in house dust add to the ability of a common household insecticide to inhibit an enzyme important in neurologic function in humans, researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health reported in the April 1999 issue of Toxicology Letters.
A new study has shown that doctors and nurses lose fewer days from work because of the flu when they are vaccinated annually.
In a field trial in 270 villages in rural Nepal, researchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health showed that women had their risk of death from pregnancy lowered by about 40 percent after taking dietary supplements of vitamin A or beta-carotene, compared to women who did not take the supplements.
A team of researchers has shown that a certain type of chemoprevention used to experimentally deter liver cancer from developing is effective. The researchers gave the drug oltipraz, originally developed to treat schistosomiasis, to a group of people at high risk for developing liver cancer. The oltipraz changed the way in which the study group metabolized aflatoxin, a liver carcinogen produced by a fungus that contaminates foods like corn and peanuts.
A large clinical trial in a Ugandan population heavily infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has shown that despite reductions in sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), HIV incidence was not reduced by STD control measures.
A study from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health has found that the security constraints common to most prisons may lead health care workers to engage in risky behaviors that increased their risk of bloodborne infections.
In a group of gay and bisexual men infected with the human immunodeficiency virus , researchers found that factors other than race explained whether the men had health insurance and whether they used medical and dental services.
High-school-age persons who enroll in driver education courses do not have fewer motor-vehicle-related violations, crashes, or deaths than those who do not, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
An all-time high in life expectancy, a new low in the national infant mortality rate, and a sixth straight yearly decline in teen pregnancy rates were among the positive U.S. health trends cited in the latest Annual Summary of Vital Statistics published in the December issue of Pediatrics.
Media advisory: A list of the top fifty colleges for African Americans as determined by a survey of 1,077 African American higher education professionals, will be released at a news conference on Tuesday, Dec. 8.
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health have shown that if an HIV- infected woman has half the viral load level (the quantity of HIV-1 virus circulating in the bloodstream) of an infected man, she will develop AIDS as quickly as he. Similarly, if an HIV- infected woman's viral load level
The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health will host the first International Health Geographics Conference from Friday, October 16, 1998 through Sunday, October 18, 1998 at the Maritime Institute of Technology & Graduate Studies.
A large multidisciplinary study has shown that the amount of water held in the soil of a region, along with such factors as the local vegetation and soil type, can more accurately predict the incidence of malaria outbreaks than more conventional variables such as temperature and rainfall.
In the largest study of its kind, a group of investigators from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore and Washington University in St. Louis have found distinct patterns of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) evolution in individuals with different rates of disease progression.
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