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Minimum alcohol price would save UK lives, cut healthcare costs
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Feb 11 14

Minimum alcohol price would save UK lives, cut healthcare costs

Setting a minimum alcohol price of 45 pence ($0.73) a unit in Britain would cut deaths and hospital time among heavy drinkers yet have… Minimum alcohol price would save UK lives, cut healthcare costs   

 
 

Tests to show water safety after coal ash spill in North Carolina
• Public Health • Feb 07 14

Tests to show water safety after coal ash spill in North Carolina

As many as 82,000 tons of ash have spilled into a river after a pipe break at a retired coal plant in North Carolina,… Tests to show water safety after coal ash spill in North Carolina   

 
 

Columbia study finds hospitals don’t follow infection prevention rules
• Infections • • Public Health • Feb 06 14

Columbia study finds hospitals don't follow infection prevention rules

While most hospitals have polices in place to prevent health care-associated infections, clinicians often fail to follow evidence-based guidelines established to prevent these infections,… Columbia study finds hospitals don’t follow infection prevention rules   

 
 

Intervention in first 1,000 days vital to fulfilling childhood potential
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Feb 06 14

Intervention in first 1,000 days vital to fulfilling childhood potential

Safeguarding the healthy development of the next generation is vital for the long term success of the United Nation’s Millennium Development goals. New research… Intervention in first 1,000 days vital to fulfilling childhood potential   

 
 

Rural primary care physicians offer insight into rural women’s health care
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • Feb 05 14

Rural primary care physicians offer insight into rural women's health care

Women living in rural communities are less likely than urban-dwelling women to receive sufficient mental health care, in large part due to limited access… Rural primary care physicians offer insight into rural women’s health care   

 
 

Most Practice Guideline Recommendations Based on Less-Than-Ideal Quality of Evidence
• Public Health • Jan 15 14

Most Practice Guideline Recommendations Based on Less-Than-Ideal Quality of Evidence

A study published in the January issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings shows that most clinical practice guidelines for interventional procedures (e.g., bronchoscopy, angioplasty) are… Most Practice Guideline Recommendations Based on Less-Than-Ideal Quality of Evidence   

 
 

How much does it cost to have a baby in a hospital?
• Childbirth • • Public Health • Jan 15 14

How much does it cost to have a baby in a hospital?

Women giving birth in California can face a huge cost difference in their hospital bills, according to a new UC San Francisco study.

The… How much does it cost to have a baby in a hospital?   

 
 

Does taking multiple medicines increase your risk of being admitted to hospital?
• Public Health • Jan 15 14

Does taking multiple medicines increase your risk of being admitted to hospital?

Patients with a single illness who take many drugs have an increased risk of being admitted to hospital, but for patients with multiple conditions,… Does taking multiple medicines increase your risk of being admitted to hospital?   

 
 

Parental leave policies best promote gender equity and well-being in women’s health
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • Jan 15 14

Parental leave policies best promote gender equity and well-being in women's health

Government policies that allow both parents to take time off after a child is born provide positive benefits for the physical and mental health… Parental leave policies best promote gender equity and well-being in women’s health   

 
 

Prevalence of hepatitis C infection found to vary widely among Hispanics
• Infections • • Public Health • Jan 13 14

Prevalence of hepatiTis C infection found to vary widely among Hispanics

The first study of hepatitis C infection among different Hispanic groups in the U.S. has found that infection with the virus varies widely, with… Prevalence of hepatitis C infection found to vary widely among Hispanics   

 
 

White parents more likely to use age-appropriate car seats than non-whites
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jan 13 14

White parents more likely to use age-appropriate car seats than non-whites

White parents reported higher use of age-appropriate car seats for one- to seven-year-old children than non-white parents, according to a new University of Michigan… White parents more likely to use age-appropriate car seats than non-whites   

 
 

China reports one more H7N9 bird flu death
• Flu • • Public Health • Jan 10 14

China reports one more H7N9 bird flu death

China reported one more death from the H7N9 strain of bird flu in eastern Fujian province, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday.

A… China reports one more H7N9 bird flu death   

 
 

Seasonal flu widespread in the United States: CDC
• Flu • • Public Health • Jan 03 14

Seasonal flu widespread in the United States

Nearly half of the United States is reporting widespread influenza activity, most of it attributed to the H1N1 virus that caused a worldwide pandemic… Seasonal flu widespread in the United States: CDC   

 
 

New quality, payment initiative positively impacts pediatric care
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Dec 24 13

New quality, payment initiative positively impacts pediatric care

Within two years of implementation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts’ Alternative Quality Contract (AQC) had a small but significant positive effect on the… New quality, payment initiative positively impacts pediatric care   

 
 

Infectious diarrhea germs stick to healthcare worker hands
• Infections • • Public Health • Dec 24 13

Infectious diarrhea germs stick to healthcare worker hands

A new study finds nearly one in four healthcare workers’ hands were contaminated with Clostridium difficile spores after routine care of patients infected… Infectious diarrhea germs stick to healthcare worker hands   

 
 

Role of Chronic Medical Conditions in Readmissions
• Public Health • Dec 24 13

Role of Chronic Medical Conditions in Readmissions

Researchers cite identification and monitoring of known underlying chronic medical conditions as opportunities to reduce readmission rates and improve patient safety.

Not only are… Role of Chronic Medical Conditions in Readmissions   

 
 

Obamacare signup deadline pushed back to Tuesday
• Public Health • Dec 24 13

Obamacare signup deadline pushed back to Tuesday

As Americans scrambled to beat a deadline to sign up for insurance under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, the White House gave most consumers… Obamacare signup deadline pushed back to Tuesday   

 
 

Settlement reached over deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak
• Infections • • Public Health • Dec 24 13

Settlement reached over deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak

Owners and insurers of a now-bankrupt Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak have agreed to pay more than $100 million to compensate… Settlement reached over deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak   

 
 

Youth-drug can ‘reverse’ ageing in animal studies
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Dec 21 13

Youth-drug can 'reverse' ageing in animal studies

US scientists have performed a dramatic reversal of the ageing process in animal studies.

They used a chemical to rejuvenate muscle in mice and… Youth-drug can ‘reverse’ ageing in animal studies   

 
 

New York City Council votes to add e-cigarettes to smoking ban
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 19 13

New York City Council votes to add e-cigarettes to smoking ban

The New York City Council voted to add electronic cigarettes to the city’s strict smoking ban on Thursday, in what could be the latest… New York City Council votes to add e-cigarettes to smoking ban   

 
 

New evidence that computers change the way we learn
• Public Health • Dec 19 13

New evidence that computers change the way we learn

People who use computers regularly are constantly mapping the movements of their hand and computer mouse to the cursor on the screen. Now, researchers… New evidence that computers change the way we learn   

 
 

Marijuana consumption in Washington state is higher than previously estimated, study finds
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 18 13

Marijuana consumption in Washington state is higher than previously estimated

Marijuana consumption in Washington state is about twice as large as previously estimated, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

Using federal data and… Marijuana consumption in Washington state is higher than previously estimated, study finds   

 
 

Total smoking bans work best
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 18 13

Total smoking bans work best

Completely banning tobacco use inside the home - or more broadly in the whole city - measurably boosts the odds of smokers either cutting… Total smoking bans work best   

 
 

TV ads nutritionally unhealthy for kids, study finds
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Dec 17 13

TV ads nutritionally unhealthy for kids

The nutritional value of food and drinks advertised on children’s television programs is worse than food shown in ads during general air time, according… TV ads nutritionally unhealthy for kids, study finds   

 
 

Self-worth boosts ability to overcome poverty
• Brain • • Neurology • • Public Health • Dec 17 13

Self-worth boosts ability to overcome poverty

For people in poverty, remembering better times - such as past success - improves brain functioning by several IQ points and increases their willingness… Self-worth boosts ability to overcome poverty   

 
 
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