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Life Expectancy Gains Threatened as More Older Americans Suffer From Multiple Medical Conditions
With nearly four in five older Americans living with multiple chronic medical conditions, a new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that the more ailments you have after retirement age, the shorter your life...
23-Jul-2014 9:00 AM EDT
JAMA Study: Stroke Risk and Death Rates Fall Over Past Two Decades
Fewer Americans are having strokes and those who do have a lower risk of dying from them finds a new study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers.
10-Jul-2014 4:00 PM EDT
Rollout Strategy Is Key to Battling India’s TB Epidemic
A new study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers suggests that getting patients in India quickly evaluated by the right doctors can be just as effective at curbing tuberculosis (TB) as a new, highly accurate screening...
14-Jul-2014 11:00 AM EDT
Rethinking Fish Farming to Offset Its Public Health and Environmental Risks
As government agencies recommend greater consumption of seafood for its health benefits, a new analysis led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future urges medical and public health professionals to consider the environmental...
14-Jul-2014 1:00 PM EDT
Underage Drinkers Heavily Exposed to Magazine Ads for Alcohol Brands They Consume
Underage drinkers between the ages of 18 and 20 see more magazine advertising than any other age group for the alcohol brands they consume most heavily, raising important questions about whether current alcohol self-regulatory codes concerning...
1-Jul-2014 12:30 PM EDT
Deploying Midwives in Poorest Nations Could Avert Millions of Maternal and Newborn Deaths
A modest increase in the number of skilled midwives in the world’s poorest nations could save the lives of a substantial number of women and their babies, according to new analyses by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public...
25-Jun-2014 11:00 AM EDT
Broccoli Sprout Beverage Enhances Detoxification of Air Pollutants in Clinical Trial in China
Daily consumption of a half cup of broccoli sprout beverage produced rapid, significant and sustained higher levels of excretion of benzene, a known human carcinogen, and acrolein, a lung irritant, in a trial involving nearly 300 Chinese men and...
16-Jun-2014 9:30 AM EDT
Binge Drinking Among Youth Concentrated Among a Small Number of Alcohol Brands; Vodka Often Binge Drink of Choice
Youth who binge drink are often choosing spirits (“hard alcohol”), particularly vodka, and their binge drinking is concentrated among a relatively small number of brands, according to a new study from researchers with the Boston University...
12-Jun-2014 9:10 AM EDT
@JohnsHopkinsSPH Expert Says Court Decision Allowing Antibiotics in Animal Feed Puts Public Health at Risk
24-Jul-2014 12:00 PM EDT
Center for a Livable Future: Guidelines on Antibiotics Fail to Protect Public Health
11-Dec-2013 1:00 PM EST
Johns Hopkins Faculty Contribute to New Report: “Guns, Public Health and Mental Illness: An Evidence Based Approach for State Policy”
2-Dec-2013 1:30 PM EST
Gun Policy Experts Available to Discuss Federal and State Policies
25-Nov-2013 4:15 PM EST
Johns Hopkins Experts at #APHA13 and Available to Discuss Issues of Public Health
1-Nov-2013 3:00 PM EDT
FDA Withdraws Arsenic-Based Animal Drug Approvals Following @LivableFuture Study
1-Oct-2013 4:15 PM EDT
Johns Hopkins Gun Violence and Gun Policy Expert Available to Discuss Colorado Shooting
20-Jul-2012 11:50 AM EDT
International AIDS Conference Experts and Story Suggestions
The XIX International AIDS Conference is coming to Washington, D.C., July 22-27. It is the first time in 22 years the conference will be held in the U.S.
9-Jul-2012 12:20 PM EDT
