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Weekly text message reminder can help many people to make healthy food choices

Many people are unaware that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's mandated nutrition labels are based on a 2,000-calorie-a-day diet, but a simple weekly text message reminder can greatly improve that awareness, according to a new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

10 Sep 2014

Regular participation in physical activity may help reduce weight and treat diabetes

A study of exercise habits in people with diabetes finds that women with diabetes who are trying to lose weight are far more physically active than women with diabetes who are not trying to control their weight.

10 Sep 2014

Evolutionary analysis of public health data during major disease outbreak

An evolutionary analysis of public health data during a major disease outbreak, such as bird flu, E. coli contamination of food or the current Ebola outbreak could help the emergency services plan their response and contain the disease more effectively.

10 Sep 2014

Research specifically targets males' accessibility to emergency contraception

Male shoppers in search of emergency contraception do not always have an easy time making these purchases and may be turned away at their local pharmacies.

10 Sep 2014

National health research forum

Leaders from government, industry, academia and patient advocacy organizations will explore the future of R&D investments, policy trends, public-private partnerships, public health and social sciences research, global health threats and other timely medical and health research issues in panel discussions hosted by Research!America.

9 Sep 2014

Researchers address major challenge in quest to build replacement kidneys in the lab

Regenerative medicine researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have addressed a major challenge in the quest to build replacement kidneys in the lab.

9 Sep 2014

SLU researchers work to prevent several serious infectious diseases

Saint Louis University researchers are attacking influenza on multiple fronts as they search for a universal vaccine that protects people from the flu virus that often mutates year to year with deadly consequences.

9 Sep 2014

5-minute walks can reverse harm caused to leg arteries from prolonged sitting

An Indiana University study has found that three easy -- one could even say slow -- 5-minute walks can reverse harm caused to leg arteries during three hours of prolonged sitting.

9 Sep 2014

Non-sodium dietary factor related to increases in systolic blood pressure than sodium intake

A new study published in American Journal of Hypertension finds evidence that increased Body Mass Index, age, and non-sodium dietary factors are much more closely related to increases in systolic blood pressure than sodium intake.

9 Sep 2014

Nearly half of hog workers carry livestock-associated bacteria to home

A new study suggests that nearly half of workers who care for animals in large industrial hog farming operations may be carrying home livestock-associated bacteria in their noses, and that this potentially harmful bacteria remains with them up to four days after exposure.

9 Sep 2014

State highlights: Texas lawmaker proposes '3 strikes' for nursing homes

New Yorker Deadra Malloy was diagnosed with HIV in 1988, but she remained healthy for so long she wasn't completely convinced she was positive.

9 Sep 2014

Canada funds 22 inventive ideas for improving health in low-resource countries

Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, today announced $2.4 million in seed funds shared between 22 projects from Canada and nine developing nations, to pursue inventive new ideas for improving health in low-resource countries.

8 Sep 2014

Researchers receive $23.8 million from CMS to improve HIV prevention and care

Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) were awarded a grant estimated to be funded at $23.8 million from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to study a new model that aims to improve HIV prevention and care while lowering healthcare costs.

8 Sep 2014

Study identifies link between higher levels of exposure to pollution and lung health in European citizens

New data has identified a clear link between higher levels of exposure to air pollution and deteriorating lung health in adult European citizens.

8 Sep 2014

Researchers modify protocol to test dangerous form of antibiotic resistance

Researchers from Oregon State Public Health Lab have modified the protocol for a relatively new test for a dangerous form of antibiotic resistance, increasing its specificity to 100 percent.

8 Sep 2014

Diabetes epidemic may hamper global efforts to control TB, study reveals

The rapid increase in rates of type 2 diabetes in low- and middle-income countries where tuberculosis (TB) is endemic could hamper global efforts to control and eliminate TB, according to a new three-part Series about TB and diabetes, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

8 Sep 2014

Study investigates stigma as a significant barrier to care for many individuals with mental illness

Over 60 million Americans are thought to experience mental illness in a given year, and the impacts of mental illness are undoubtedly felt by millions more in the form of family members, friends, and coworkers.

8 Sep 2014

USF receives FEMA grant to reduce risk of low back pain, disability in firefighters

The University of South Florida's John Mayer, DC, PhD, recently received a $1.3 million Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance of Firefighters grant - a three-year award that will help build upon cumulative research evaluating the effectiveness of targeted exercise programs to reduce the risk of low back pain and disability in firefighters.

6 Sep 2014

Higher pollution levels linked to deteriorating lung health among adult European citizens

New data has identified a clear link between higher levels of exposure to air pollution and deteriorating lung health in adult European citizens. This study confirms previous findings that children growing up in areas with higher levels of pollution will have lower levels of lung function and a higher risk of developing symptoms such as cough and bronchitis symptoms.

6 Sep 2014

Peramivir drug safe, effective at alleviating influenza symptoms

An analysis of phase 2 and phase 3 clinical trials shows that a single injected dose of the neuraminidase inhibitor (NAI) peramivir is safe and effective at alleviating influenza symptoms, including fever and viral shedding, when administered within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms.

6 Sep 2014

Public Health News and Research

Weekly text message reminder can help many people to make healthy food choices

Regular participation in physical activity may help reduce weight and treat diabetes

Evolutionary analysis of public health data during major disease outbreak

Research specifically targets males' accessibility to emergency contraception

National health research forum

Researchers address major challenge in quest to build replacement kidneys in the lab

SLU researchers work to prevent several serious infectious diseases

5-minute walks can reverse harm caused to leg arteries from prolonged sitting

Non-sodium dietary factor related to increases in systolic blood pressure than sodium intake

Nearly half of hog workers carry livestock-associated bacteria to home

State highlights: Texas lawmaker proposes '3 strikes' for nursing homes

Canada funds 22 inventive ideas for improving health in low-resource countries

Researchers receive $23.8 million from CMS to improve HIV prevention and care

Study identifies link between higher levels of exposure to pollution and lung health in European citizens

Researchers modify protocol to test dangerous form of antibiotic resistance

Diabetes epidemic may hamper global efforts to control TB, study reveals

Study investigates stigma as a significant barrier to care for many individuals with mental illness

USF receives FEMA grant to reduce risk of low back pain, disability in firefighters

Higher pollution levels linked to deteriorating lung health among adult European citizens

Peramivir drug safe, effective at alleviating influenza symptoms

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