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Self-injection of contraceptive feasible, acceptable among women in sub-Saharan Africa, research reveals

Self-injection of the contraceptive Sayana® Press is both feasible and highly acceptable among women participating in the first such research study conducted in sub-Saharan Africa, according to results published online by the journal Contraception.

16 Nov 2016

Early treatment for stroke patients could help prevent disability and improve chances of recovery

Following the onset of a stroke, restoring blood flow to the brain as quickly as possible is critical for preventing disability and improving the chances of recovery.

16 Nov 2016

E-cigarette use linked to risk of respiratory symptoms among adolescents

E-cigarette use among teenagers is growing dramatically, and public health experts are concerned that these devices may be a gateway to smoking.

16 Nov 2016

Barriers to internet use for self-care may be preventing women from managing chronic conditions

Barriers to internet use may be preventing chronically ill middle-aged and older women from being as healthy as they otherwise could be, new research from Oregon State University suggests.

16 Nov 2016

GW researchers awarded $2.2 million NCI grant to study role of HERVs in cancer

George Washington University researchers received a $2.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to uncover why certain cancer types increase whereas others are unchanged or even decrease in those with HIV infection.

16 Nov 2016

Research shows Indonesian wildfires exposed 69 million to unhealthy air pollution

Wildfires in Indonesia and Borneo exposed 69 million people to unhealthy air pollution and are responsible for thousands of premature deaths, new research has shown.

16 Nov 2016

High daily doses of vitamin D can help reduce incidence of ARI in older, long-term care residents

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that high doses of vitamin D reduce the incidence of acute respiratory illness (ARI) in older, long-term care residents.

16 Nov 2016

Stop Smoking Services across England facing ongoing budget cuts

Stop Smoking Services across England are facing ongoing budget cuts after six in ten local authorities (59 per cent) were forced to reduce their funding in the last year according to a new joint report by ASH and Cancer Research UK published today (Wednesday).

16 Nov 2016

Eminent physician Kenneth Walker receives Georgia Hospital Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award

Grady Health System Assistant Chief of Internal Medicine and Emory University School of Medicine Professor H. Kenneth Walker, M.D., was awarded the prestigious Georgia Hospital Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award at the Georgia Hospital Association's (GHA) Annual Meeting on Nov. 11.

16 Nov 2016

D.C. Council passes ‘Death with Dignity Act’ by a veto-proof 11-2 margin

Compassion & Choices reports the District of Columbia is poised to become the seventh jurisdiction in the U.S. where medical aid in dying is authorized for terminally ill residents after the D.C. Council passed the D.C. Death with Dignity Act by a veto-proof 11-2 margin.

16 Nov 2016

West Nile virus may cause delayed fatalities long after recovery, new study finds

West Nile virus may be much more deadly than previously believed, with deaths attributable to the mosquito-borne disease occurring not just in the immediate aftermath of the infection but also years later, long after patients seem to have recovered from the initial illness, according to a new study presented today at the 2016 Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)

16 Nov 2016

New research finds increasing prevalence of clinical depression among adolescents

The rate of adolescents reporting a recent bout of clinical depression grew by 37 percent over the decade ending in 2014, with one in six girls reporting an episode in the past year, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health-led research suggests.

16 Nov 2016

Portland State University wins Grand Challenges Explorations grant

Portland State University announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

16 Nov 2016

UBC researchers find variation in kindergarten vaccination rates among local areas in Metro Vancouver

Children in some local health areas of Metro Vancouver have much lower vaccination rates than others, according to a recent University of British Columbia study.

16 Nov 2016

Study reports increasing rates of hospital admissions for PD patients

Although treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD) is significantly extending the lives of patients, these patients are now being admitted to hospitals at increasing rates.

15 Nov 2016

Experts' ability to predict suicidal thoughts and behaviors has not improved, review reveals

Experts' ability to predict if someone will attempt to take his or her own life is no better than chance and has not significantly improved over the last 50 years, according to a comprehensive review of suicide research published by the American Psychological Association.

15 Nov 2016

Researchers to explore how in-womb exposure to environmental chemicals may affect childhood obesity

Kaiser Permanente researchers have received a major new grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how exposures to environmental chemicals during pregnancy may influence the risk of obesity and neurodevelopmental disorders in children.

15 Nov 2016

$Underground disturbances linked to fracking could be harbingers of eventual water-quality problems$

Underground disturbances linked to fracking could be harbingers of eventual water-quality problems

A new study has found heightened concentrations of some common substances in drinking water near sites where hydraulic fracturing has taken place.

15 Nov 2016

RB Knowledge for Health Survey reveals people want simpler health information for self care

RB, the world’s leading consumer health and hygiene company, is supporting Self Care Week, a UK national initiative which seeks to support communities, families and generations to look after their own health better.

15 Nov 2016

Testing ability to recognize, remember odors may help identify people at risk for Alzheimer's disease

A non-invasive protocol testing the ability to recognize, remember and distinguish between odors was able to identify older individuals who - according to genetic, imaging and more detailed memory tests - were at increased risk of Alzheimer's disease.

15 Nov 2016

Public Health News and Research

Self-injection of contraceptive feasible, acceptable among women in sub-Saharan Africa, research reveals

Early treatment for stroke patients could help prevent disability and improve chances of recovery

E-cigarette use linked to risk of respiratory symptoms among adolescents

Barriers to internet use for self-care may be preventing women from managing chronic conditions

GW researchers awarded $2.2 million NCI grant to study role of HERVs in cancer

Research shows Indonesian wildfires exposed 69 million to unhealthy air pollution

High daily doses of vitamin D can help reduce incidence of ARI in older, long-term care residents

Stop Smoking Services across England facing ongoing budget cuts

Eminent physician Kenneth Walker receives Georgia Hospital Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award

D.C. Council passes ‘Death with Dignity Act’ by a veto-proof 11-2 margin

West Nile virus may cause delayed fatalities long after recovery, new study finds

New research finds increasing prevalence of clinical depression among adolescents

Portland State University wins Grand Challenges Explorations grant

UBC researchers find variation in kindergarten vaccination rates among local areas in Metro Vancouver

Study reports increasing rates of hospital admissions for PD patients

Experts' ability to predict suicidal thoughts and behaviors has not improved, review reveals

Researchers to explore how in-womb exposure to environmental chemicals may affect childhood obesity

Underground disturbances linked to fracking could be harbingers of eventual water-quality problems

RB Knowledge for Health Survey reveals people want simpler health information for self care

Testing ability to recognize, remember odors may help identify people at risk for Alzheimer's disease

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