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Policymakers need to look beyond painkiller abuse to reduce opioid overdose deaths, say researchers

According to researchers at Brandeis University, the University of North Florida and Johns Hopkins University, policymakers must look beyond painkiller abuse, also called non-medical use, in their efforts to reduce opioid overdose deaths.

5 Feb 2015

Battlefield blood transfusion protocol improves patient outcomes

Working to save the lives of military personnel suffering massive blood loss in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, United States military trauma surgeons developed a blood transfusion protocol that is employed in most military and civilian hospitals today.

5 Feb 2015

Johns Hopkins researchers reveal that e-cigarettes weaken immune system

In a study with mice, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers have found that e-cigarettes compromise the immune system in the lungs and generate some of the same potentially dangerous chemicals found in traditional nicotine cigarettes.

5 Feb 2015

Researchers develop smartphone accessory for rapid diagnosis of infectious diseases at point of care

A team of researchers, led by Samuel K. Sia, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has developed a low-cost smartphone accessory that can perform a point-of-care test that simultaneously detects three infectious disease markers from a finger prick of blood in just 15 minutes.

5 Feb 2015

Study: Infant gut microbiota associated with healthy weight gain

Researchers in Singapore and UK as part of the EpiGen consortium worked together with scientists at the Nestlé Research Center, Switzerland, on a new study on the bacterial makeup of the gut (gut microbiota) of infants in Singapore. Their study reveals that the rate of bacterial colonisation of the gut is influenced by external factors such as the method of delivery and duration of gestation.

5 Feb 2015

Howard K. Koh receives CADCA's 2015 National Leadership Award

In recognition of his significant contributions to public health and tobacco prevention, and his long-standing support of community-based drug prevention, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) will present Howard K. Koh M.D., M.P.H. with its 2015 National Leadership Award.

5 Feb 2015

IOM report says white potatoes should be allowed under WIC Nutrition Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture should allow white potatoes as a vegetable eligible for purchase with vouchers issued by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Woman, Infants, and Children (WIC), says a new report.

4 Feb 2015

Loyola students, faculty and staff to take part in poverty simulations

Loyola University Chicago Health Sciences students, faculty and staff will participate in simulations to help them better understand what it is like to live in poverty.

4 Feb 2015

TMM journal reviews latest advances in reproductive medicine

The journal Trends in Molecular Medicine reviews the latest advances in reproductive medicine--from mitochondrial replacement therapy to the infant microbiome--with a special issue on "Nurturing the Next Generation," published February 3, 2015.

4 Feb 2015

Developing national health research capacity in LMICs helps strengthen health systems

Developing national health research capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is a key element toward strengthening their health systems. Collaborations with universities in high -income countries may be an important tool in building research capacity, but often suffer from imbalanced power relations.

4 Feb 2015

Study demonstrates therapeutic potential of new class of synthetic oligonucleotides for DMD treatment

Research efforts associating scientists from the CNRS, UVSQ and INSERM within the Laboratoire END-ICAP, working in collaboration with a team from the University of Bern, has demonstrated the therapeutic potential of a new class of synthetic oligonucleotides in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) using RNA "surgery".

4 Feb 2015

COMBACTE-MAGNET project launched to study new treatment options for infections caused by MDR-GNB

Today 33 European academic partners and 5 pharmaceutical companies are launching a new project, COMBACTE-MAGNET, under the IMI antimicrobial resistance research programme New Drugs 4 Bad Bugs (ND4BB).

4 Feb 2015

HIV science and treatment knowledge can end AIDS epidemic in the US

The scientific evidence is clear. As a result of extraordinary advances in biomedical research, we now have the tools we need to end the HIV epidemic in the United States. Or do we?

4 Feb 2015

New app for clinical detection of skin cancer launched on World Cancer Day

On World Cancer Day 2015, general practitioners, physicians and dermatologists in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia are being asked for their feedback during the advanced trial phase of a new, free app that has the potential to play a vital role in the clinical detection of skin cancer.

4 Feb 2015

New study suggests link between food insecurity and adverse experiences in childhood

The roots of children's hunger today may stretch back, in part, to the past childhood trauma of their caregivers. Evidence amassed over the past two decades has demonstrated that stress and deprivation during childhood have lifelong consequences on health, as well as school and job performance. A new small-scale study from Drexel University now suggests a strong relationship between exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and household food insecurity among mothers of young children.

4 Feb 2015

'Mission: Lifeline' initiative aims to improve outcomes for heart attack patients in rural Iowa

The American Heart Association, Midwest Affiliate, announced at a press conference on Tuesday, February 3, 1:00 p.m. in the State Historical Building of the Capitol Complex in Des Moines a $4.6 million grant award to enhance systems of care, save lives, and improve outcomes for heart attack patients in rural Iowa, called Mission: Lifeline.

4 Feb 2015

Public Health News and Research

Policymakers need to look beyond painkiller abuse to reduce opioid overdose deaths, say researchers

Battlefield blood transfusion protocol improves patient outcomes

Johns Hopkins researchers reveal that e-cigarettes weaken immune system

Researchers develop smartphone accessory for rapid diagnosis of infectious diseases at point of care

Study: Infant gut microbiota associated with healthy weight gain

Howard K. Koh receives CADCA's 2015 National Leadership Award

IOM report says white potatoes should be allowed under WIC Nutrition Program

Loyola students, faculty and staff to take part in poverty simulations

TMM journal reviews latest advances in reproductive medicine

Developing national health research capacity in LMICs helps strengthen health systems

Study demonstrates therapeutic potential of new class of synthetic oligonucleotides for DMD treatment

COMBACTE-MAGNET project launched to study new treatment options for infections caused by MDR-GNB

HIV science and treatment knowledge can end AIDS epidemic in the US

New app for clinical detection of skin cancer launched on World Cancer Day

New study suggests link between food insecurity and adverse experiences in childhood

'Mission: Lifeline' initiative aims to improve outcomes for heart attack patients in rural Iowa

Government of Barbados launches National Health Information System using Populus technology

Trust for America's Health supports President's proposal to end sequestration

New initiative aims at reducing adverse effects of medications in individuals with mental illnesses

New Johns Hopkins research suggests that vitamin A may protect children against malaria

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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