A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health examines the burden of HIV and sexually transmitted disease among male clients of the commercial sex industry in China’s Sichuan province. Since 2007, heterosexual transmission has replaced injecting drug use as the primary transmission mode of all HIV infections in China.
Results of a study conducted by researchers at Georgia Tech and the CDC suggest that strengthening routine influenza vaccination and health programs may help states improve their vaccination coverage against future pandemics or other health emergencies.
ISHIB today released new recommendations recognizing that high blood pressure among African Americans is a severe health problem. The new consensus statement suggests that treatment should start sooner and be more aggressive among African Americans.
The highest-quality research data available suggests that long-term exposure to microwaves from cellular phones may lead to an increased risk of brain tumors, reports a paper in the November/December issue of Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography.
News Release from the U .S. Chemical Safety Board announcing special safety video and less plan being send to all school superintendents in Mississippi where two teens died in an oil site explosion.
A statement signed by nearly 150 scientists from 22 countries raises concerns about occurrence, toxicity, and efficacy of a major class of flame retardant chemicals commonly found in upholstered furniture, foam carpet pads, textiles, televisions and other consumer electronics, airplanes, and automobiles. These chemicals also were used in mattresses produced before July 2007.
Medical schools and clinics could boost the number of primary care physicians in medically underserved areas by selecting and encouraging students from these communities, who often exhibit a strong sense of responsibility for and identification with the people there.
Even "green" fragranced products give off many chemicals that are not listed on the label, including some that are classified as toxic. A study of 25 of the most popular scented products showed they emit 133 different chemicals, of which only two are listed anywhere.
The number of hospital admissions among Americans ages 45 and older for medication and drug-related conditions doubled between 1997 and 2008.
1) Promoting mental health could reduce the incidence and prevalence of mental illness; 2) Gender differences found in mental health diagnoses among returning veterans; 3) Trafficked and sexually exploited girls and women experience traumatic damage to their mental health and well-being.
As the weather turns brisk and flu season begins, bad memories of last year’s H1N1pandemic may start surfacing. Luckily, microbiologist John Tudor, Ph.D., professor of biology at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, anticipates a less violent outbreak of the virus this year.
U.S. car-safety policies for child passengers have become some of the weakest in the developed world, according to Martha Bidez, Ph.D., a professor of safety engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and advocate for improved U.S. child-protection standards. Bidez's comments follow the Oct. 18 announcement of a new, tougher consumer crash-testing program in South America during an international press conference in Uruguay.
Recent studies show most egg-allergic individuals can receive the flu vaccine safely under the care of their allergist or immunologist.
A new study led by UNC's Dr. Margaret L. Gourlay finds that women aged 67 years and older with normal bone mineral density scores may not need screening again for 10 years. She presented these results on Sunday, Oct. 17, at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone Mineral Research (ASBMR) in Toronto.
The Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS), a non-profit organization based at the University of California, San Diego with affiliates across North America, urges pregnant women to receive the influenza vaccine as soon as possible.
You don’t have to take getting the flu lying down (unless absolutely necessary). That’s why LifeBridge Health has two of the most important ways to prevent someone in your family from catching it.
Vast majority of cases involved patients aged 5 years old or younger.
Drill designed to test health system's ability to respond to widespread disease outbreak.
All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) are associated with a significant and increasing number of hospitalizations for children in the U.S., according to a new report by the Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Over a nine- year period (1997-2006) hospitalizations for ATV injuries increased 150 percent among youth younger than 18 years, with important demographic variations.
A new study finds that the number of deadly heart attacks in Massachusetts fell by more than 7 percent after the state outlawed smoking in workplaces, a possible sign that the ban contributed to better health.
No helmets, alcohol, and earphone use among risk factors identified in New York City study.
In research that may surprise off-road riding enthusiasts and safety experts, a Johns Hopkins team has found that crashes involving ATVs — four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles — are significantly more dangerous than crashes involving two-wheeled off-road motorcycles, such as those used in extreme sports like Motocross.
An Indiana U. study is the largest nationally representative survey of sexual behavior ever fielded, providing an updated and much needed snapshot of Americans' sexual behaviors. The data are critical for health professionals addressing AIDS/HIV.
Most snow-blower injuries occur when the operator does not follow the instructions in the safety manual and attempts to remove snow from the blades of the snow blower with a hand.
Loyola physician says this season will be different in several ways.
In Regensburg, Germany, a two-year intervention campaign resulted in a marked drop in male suicides.
A study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego shows that California’s 40 year-long tobacco control program has resulted in lung cancer rates that are nearly 25 percent lower than other states.
Teen birth rates in the United State rates have fallen from a high of 62 per 1,000 teens in the early 1990s to about 42 births per 1,000 teens.
While the U.S. has made great progress in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis, the nation has become more susceptible to potential epidemics of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), according a study led by Johns Hopkins researchers. Computer simulations show that as TB prevalence falls, the risk for more extensive MDR-TB increases. In addition, the simulation also showed that higher detection of TB cases without proper treatment of cases also increased risk.
A recent UK HealthCare survey found that over the past year, the percentage of Kentuckians living with children who believe secondhand smoke to be a serious health risk has increased.
1) Texting and cell phone use leads to big rise in distracted driving fatalities; 2) Routine activity may help reduce risk of invasive breast cancer; 3) Income disparities in obesity prevalence found among California adolescents.
South Asians living in the United States are at much higher risk for type 2 diabetes than are whites and immigrants from other Asian countries, a new small study reveals.
A “test and treat” strategy, the leading proposal by the World Health Organization to combat HIV/AIDS in South Africa, is seriously flawed, say UCLA researchers.
Missouri has one of the highest statewide smoking averages in the country, more than 23 percent. And racial and ethnic minorities, people with lower incomes and education levels, Medicaid recipients and the LGBT community smoke or experience secondhand smoke at a rate significantly higher than the state average. These findings are highlighted in a recent report by the Center for Tobacco Policy Research (CTPR) at Washington University in St. Louis. The report, “Who is Most Affected? Tobacco-Related Disparities in Missouri,” identifies statewide differences related to who is smoking, who is exposed to secondhand smoke and who is quitting.
Processed and fast foods enriched with phosphorus additives may play a role in health disparities in chronic kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). Previously, genetics was considered the leading reason blacks are four times more likely to progress to end stage renal disease than whites and have much higher rates of cardiovascular disease and mortality in early chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Public health officials have long believed that notifying the public about outbreaks of infectious disease could help reduce transmission rates and the overall impact of a pandemic. Now, researchers have modified the most widely used infectious disease model to account for the impact of media coverage.
A diabetes self-management education program delivered by community health workers may be effective in improving the blood sugar levels and behavioral skills among Hispanics/Latinos with type 2 diabetes, according to a recent University of Illinois at Chicago study.
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health finds adults across U.S. favor restrictions, safety testing on electronic cigarettes.
Swimming in indoor chlorinated pools may induce genotoxicity (DNA damage that may lead to cancer) as well as respiratory effects, but the positive health effects of swimming can be maintained by reducing pool levels of the chemicals behind these potential health risks, according to a new study published in a set of three articles online September 12 ahead of print in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP). This study is the first to provide a comprehensive characterization of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in an indoor pool environment and the first to study the genotoxicity of exposure to these chemicals among swimmers in an indoor chlorinated pool.
Personalized post cards or phone calls can be effective in encouraging more seniors to get their annual flu shots, according to a new review of evidence.
An analysis of data from influenza cases in Wisconsin indicates individuals with 2009 H1N1 infections were younger than those with H3N2 (2007-2008), and that the risk of most serious complications was not higher in adults or children with 2009 H1N1 compared with recent seasonal strains, according to a study in the September 8 issue of JAMA.
HIV-infected children in South Africa who were exposed to the drug nevirapine at birth (used to help prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission) and then received a protease inhibitor (PI) for viral suppression achieved lower rates of viremia (virus in the blood stream) if they were switched to nevirapine, compared to children who continued on the PI-based regimen, according to a study in the September 8 issue of JAMA. PI-based therapies generally have a higher cost compared to nevirapine, which may leave some children excluded from treatment.
Prompted by clinical research into the early initiation of antiretroviral therapies for HIV performed at the GHESKIO clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the World Health Organization (WHO) has revised its treatment protocols for HIV patients.
Uninsured minority pedestrians hit by cars are at a significantly higher risk of death than their insured white counterparts, even if the injuries sustained are similar, new research from Johns Hopkins suggests.
New, automated diagnostic test for TB, developed by a public-private partnership including UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School scientists, showed excellent results in a large-scale field trial. The results appear in the Sept. 1 New England Journal of Medicine.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health reviewed published data to assess HIV-infected children’s immune responses to vaccines and found that most children treated with HAART remained susceptible to vaccine-preventable diseases, but responded well to revaccination.
The end of smallpox in 1979 has led to a sharp rise in monkeypox, a related but less lethal viral infection. The disease is spreading in Africa, with sporadic outbreaks elsewhere, including the U.S.
Vitamin A and beta-carotene supplements are unsafe for HIV-positive women who breastfeed because they may boost the excretion of HIV in breast milk---thereby increasing the chances of transmitting the infection to the child, a pair of new studies suggest.
“Infants of Depressed Mothers Living in Poverty: Opportunities to Identify and Serve,” by by Tracy Vericker, Jennifer Macomber, and Olivia Golden, is the first national look at the characteristics, access to services, and parenting approaches of poor, depressed mothers with infants. The researchers point out that most of these families are connected to certain social services and health care providers, which presents a clear opportunity to help them.
In a finding that could lead to better estimates of smoker’s exposure to cigarette toxins and improved interventions to help them quit, scientists are reporting development of a non-invasive method for accurately measuring a person’s exposure to the toxins in cigarette smoke. The method involves measuring a substance abundant in discarded cigarette butts. Their study is scheduled for presentation in August at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Boston.
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