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Viewpoints: Obamacare a 'Hispanic success story'; another day in court for health law challengers

It makes obvious sense to attribute the surge to the Affordable Care Act, which kicked into full gear in the January-March period measured by the Bureau of Economic Analysis figures.

7 May 2014

Snacking quality declines with age, confirms new data

The average U.S. child snacks three times a day. Concerned about the role of snacking in obesity, a team of researchers set out to explore how eating frequency relates to energy intake and diet quality in a sample of low-income, urban schoolchildren in the Boston area.

7 May 2014

Socioeconomic standing within community can help predict risk of cardiovascular disease

How a person defines their own socioeconomic standing (SES) within their community can help predict their risk of cardiovascular disease, but only among Whites, not Blacks, finds a recent study in Ethnicity and Disease.

7 May 2014

Massachusetts' deaths fall after coverage expansion

Fewer people died in Massachusetts after the state required virtually all residents to have health insurance, according to researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health.

7 May 2014

Mortality after cardiac surgery: an interview with Dr. Bryan G. Maxwell, Johns Hopkins Medicine

The last decade has seen a strong movement towards the use of various quality measurements to grade medical care. In surgery, 30-day mortality is one of the most common benchmarks. We wanted to determine if patterns of postoperative mortality showed any signs that the process of measuring medical care might actually alter how (and when) care is provided or withdrawn.

6 May 2014

Johns Hopkins researchers awarded NIH contract to launch new center to track influenza viruses

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a contract to researchers at The Johns Hopkins University to launch a new center devoted to developing innovative ways to identify and track influenza viruses worldwide.

6 May 2014

First Edition: May 6, 2014

Today's headlines include news from Massachusetts that the state is scrapping efforts to fix its troubled health exchange and will start over -- from scratch.

6 May 2014

Viewpoints: Battle for Medicaid; GOP's report on enrollment off base; need for kidney donations

The final battle of the war over the Affordable Care Act is being waged today over expanding Medicaid. ... The refusal of more than half the states to cover so many of their neediest citizens - the number who have fallen into the "coverage gap" is estimated at 5 million - amazes and frustrates health experts.

6 May 2014

Study shows cognitive deficits, structural differences in brains of school-age children born late preterm

The brains of children who were born just a few weeks early differ from those born on time, and these differences may affect learning and behavior, according to a study to be presented Monday, May 5, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

6 May 2014

Session at PAS Annual Meeting to focus on reducing violence in video games and media

Research has demonstrated a link between screen violence and real-world aggression, both in traditional media like violent movies and in newer media including first-person shooter games.

6 May 2014

Massachusetts' health reform law decreases mortality by 2.9%

In the first four years after Massachusetts instituted comprehensive health reform in 2006, mortality in the state decreased by 2.9% compared with similar populations in states that didn't expand health coverage, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health researchers.

6 May 2014

Rates of infant immunization with pertussis-containing vaccine do not increase with epidemic

Conventional wisdom holds that when the risk of catching a disease is high, people are more likely to get vaccinated to protect themselves.

6 May 2014

Consumption of sports and energy drinks among adolescents associated with unhealthy behaviors

Weekly consumption of sports drinks and energy drinks among adolescents is significantly associated with higher consumption of other sugar-sweetened beverages, cigarette smoking, and screen media use, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Minnesota and Duke University.

6 May 2014

Being obese at age 25 places individuals at risk of severe level of obesity later in life

Exposure to long-term obesity has become more common with increases in obesity at younger ages. Researchers examined the relationship between BMI at age 25, obesity later in life, and biological indicators of health.

6 May 2014

Women who experience physical violence by partner are more likely to be smokers

One third of women around the world have experienced physical or sexual violence at the hands of their intimate partners with consequences from post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression, to sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV.

6 May 2014

Family-based CBT benefits young children with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

A new study from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center has found that family-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is beneficial to young children between the ages of five and eight with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

6 May 2014

Mothers who have unintended pregnancies return to work sooner after childbirth

Mothers in the United States who have unintended pregnancies return to work sooner after childbirth than mothers whose pregnancy was intended, according to a study led by Dr. Rada K. Dagher, assistant professor of health services administration in the University of Maryland School of Public Health.

6 May 2014

Psychiatrist wins Kempf Fund Award for Research Development in Psychobiological Psychiatry

Dr. Peter F. Buckley, a psychiatrist specializing in schizophrenia and Dean of the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, is the 2014 winner of the Kempf Fund Award for Research Development in Psychobiological Psychiatry from the American Psychiatric Association.

6 May 2014

New webcast for hepatitis receives accreditation by RCN Centre

Roche: The ‘Confronting the silent epidemic: clinical innovation forum’ webcast endorsed by HCV Action, British Liver Trust and the European Liver Patients Association, is now available for healthcare professionals (HCPs) to view on-demand.

5 May 2014

Adolescents who are harassed in multiple ways most likely to carry weapons on campus

An estimated 200,000 high school students who are bullied bring weapons to school, according to research to be presented Sunday, May 4, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

5 May 2014

Public Health News and Research

Viewpoints: Obamacare a 'Hispanic success story'; another day in court for health law challengers

Snacking quality declines with age, confirms new data

Socioeconomic standing within community can help predict risk of cardiovascular disease

Massachusetts' deaths fall after coverage expansion

Mortality after cardiac surgery: an interview with Dr. Bryan G. Maxwell, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins researchers awarded NIH contract to launch new center to track influenza viruses

First Edition: May 6, 2014

Viewpoints: Battle for Medicaid; GOP's report on enrollment off base; need for kidney donations

Study shows cognitive deficits, structural differences in brains of school-age children born late preterm

Session at PAS Annual Meeting to focus on reducing violence in video games and media

Massachusetts' health reform law decreases mortality by 2.9%

Rates of infant immunization with pertussis-containing vaccine do not increase with epidemic

Consumption of sports and energy drinks among adolescents associated with unhealthy behaviors

Being obese at age 25 places individuals at risk of severe level of obesity later in life

Women who experience physical violence by partner are more likely to be smokers

Family-based CBT benefits young children with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Mothers who have unintended pregnancies return to work sooner after childbirth

Psychiatrist wins Kempf Fund Award for Research Development in Psychobiological Psychiatry

New webcast for hepatitis receives accreditation by RCN Centre

Adolescents who are harassed in multiple ways most likely to carry weapons on campus

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