Public Health

Pomegranate juice maker used deceptive ads, FTC judge rules

A federal administrative judge ruled that pomegranate juice maker Pom Wonderful used deceptive advertising when it implied its products could treat or prevent serious…    

U.S. Catholic groups sue to block contraception mandate

The University of Notre Dame and dozens of other Catholic institutions sued President Barack Obama’s administration on Monday to block a government regulation that…    

Not all ICUs need a specialist at night: study

Among hospital intensive care units (ICUs) with a daytime physician specially trained in critical care, adding a specialist to cover the night shift does…    

All baby boomers should get hepatitis C test -CDC

All baby boomers should be tested at least once for the liver-destroying hepatitis C virus, according to proposed guidelines from U.S. health officials released…    

Sex, age may affect athletes’ concussion recovery

Female and high school athletes may need more time to recover from a concussion than their male or college counterparts, a new study finds.…    

Data suggests drug treatment can lower U.S. crime

U.S. crime statistics show illegal drugs play a central role in criminal acts, providing new evidence that tackling drugs as a public health issue…    

Higher education linked to longer life, CDC report shows

Education may not only improve a person’s finances, it is also linked to better health habits and a longer life.

For instance,…    

Lead poisoning guidelines revised; more considered at risk

Up to 365,000 more children across the USA will be considered at risk of lead poisoning under new guidelines released today by the Centers…    

Maternal Deaths Plunged Over 2 Decades, to About 287,000 in 2010, U.N. Reports

The number of women dying from pregnancy and childbirth has dropped sharply in the last two decades, according to a report by a consortium…    

Insecticide resistance threatens malaria fight

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Africa and India are becoming resistant to insecticides, putting millions of lives at greater risk and threatening eradication efforts, health experts…    

Patients see benefits and risks to direct-to-consumer genetics tests

Patients see potential benefits from direct-to-consumer genetic testing, but are also concerned about how the test results will be used, and generally are unwilling…    

Argentina’s senate votes for “dignified death” law

Argentina’s senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a “dignified death” law giving terminally ill patients and their families more power to make end-of-life decisions.

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Minors have an easy time buying alcohol online

Nearly half of all attempts by underage buyers to purchase alcohol online were successful in a new study, exposing weaknesses in both delivery companies’…    

U.S. government urged to fight fat at school

A coalition of health advocacy groups on Wednesday urged the U.S. government to put more resources into school-based efforts to improve health and fight…    

Anti-obesity program doesn’t help teen girls: study

An intensive obesity-prevention program for Australian girls didn’t lead to any improvements in their diet, physical activity or body weight a year later, according…    

World disease fund gets added $1.6 billion shot in arm

The Global Fund, a leading financier in the struggle against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, expects to have an additional $1.6 billion to fund projects…    

UMD Team Gives Drug Dropouts a Second Chance

A cross-disciplinary team of researchers at the University of Maryland has designed a molecular container that can hold drug molecules and increase their solubility,…    

Keeping obesity rates level could save nearly $550 billion over 2 decades

Researchers have forecast the cost savings and rise in obesity prevalence over the next two decades in a new public health study.

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One in eight teens misuses prescription painkillers

One in eight older teens has used powerful painkillers when they weren’t prescribed - and many of them start misusing the medications earlier than…    

Men who do load-bearing exercise in early 20s may be shielded from osteoporosis

Young men who play volleyball, basketball or other load-bearing sports for four hours a week or more increase bone mass and might gain protection…    

Baby with ‘bucket list’ dies

The 6-month-old girl whose parents created a “bucket list” blog for their daughter after doctors said she would not live past age 2 died…    

Kentucky lags U.S. in lowering teen birth rate

Hannah Watkins, a 17-year-old junior at Jefferson County Public Schools’ South Park Teen Age Parent Program, said she’s glad to hear about the national…    

What are the benefits of jogging

Jogging has many mental and health benefits, especially in the cardiovascular purposes. This is supported by the fact that the jogging is six most…    

Jogging ‘adds five years or more to life’

As little as an hour a week is enough to deliver the surprising health benefit, according to the medics, who studied the longevity of…    

New guidelines deliver concise messages for implementing cardiovascular prevention

The latest cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention guidelines have been overhauled to produce a user friendly document with concise messages that awards greater weight than…