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Healthy weight: The key to a healthy heart

A healthy weight is the key to a healthy heart, and yet an estimated 1 out of 3 children is either overweight or obese in the U.S. During a special symposium Oct. 27 at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, pediatricians discussed obesity and cardiovascular risk factors, public health policy, and how physicians can partner with families to improve children's weight.

28 Oct 2013

UL research aims to improve diagnosis and management of delirium among palliative care patients

University of Limerick researchers have been awarded €175,000 to undertake research which aims to improve diagnosis and management of delirium, dementia and depression among palliative care patients.

28 Oct 2013

World Bank must define life expectancy, say international public health experts

The World Bank must define life expectancy, its key poverty indicator, as starting at the time of conception and not at the time of birth if millions of lives are to be saved from injury or death. International public health experts, writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, said that definitional oversight, in which the life of the child is inadvertently cut into two, ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ the womb, covers up risks to the fetus and is particularly unfair to children born in areas increasingly at risk to disasters and already disadvantaged by poverty, hunger and social deprivation.

25 Oct 2013

Peds21 symposium discusses role of parents, caregivers and early childhood experiences in shaping future health

Recent research has found that a dramatic dance between genes and experience shape the architecture of the developing brain, most profoundly during the first 1,000 days of life.

25 Oct 2013

New strategy could lead researchers to rapidly detect nutritional deficiencies

Johns Hopkins researchers have demonstrated that levels of certain proteins in the bloodstream may be used to estimate levels of essential vitamins and minerals without directly testing for each nutritional factor.

25 Oct 2013

Johns Hopkins joins with imec to advance silicon applications in health care

Researchers and physicians at The Johns Hopkins University will collaborate with Belgian nanoelectronics research center imec to advance silicon applications in health care, beginning with development of a point-of-care device to enable a broad range of clinical tests to be performed outside the laboratory.

25 Oct 2013

Some children genetically prone to behavioral problems in child care, preschool settings

A new study suggests that some children may be genetically predisposed to developing behavioral problems in child care and preschool settings.

25 Oct 2013

Maternal symptoms of anxiety, depression increase risk of mental health problems in children

Maternal symptoms of anxiety and depression increased the risk of emotional and disruptive problem behaviors in children as early as 18 months of age, according to new research findings from the TOPP study.

25 Oct 2013

Researchers publish comprehensive review of the benefits, risks of daily aspirin dosage

Researchers at Warwick Medical School have published the most comprehensive review of the benefits and risks of a daily dose of prophylactic aspirin and warn that greater understanding of side effects is needed.

25 Oct 2013

CUMC plans to build new home for Columbia University School of Nursing

Columbia University Medical Center announced plans today to build a new home for the Columbia University School of Nursing, one of the oldest nursing schools in the nation. The seven-story building will be located on existing Columbia property at the corner of W. 168th Street and Audubon Avenue, at the east end of the CUMC campus. Construction is expected to begin in late 2014.

25 Oct 2013

Experts available to discuss what people should know before trying e-cigarettes

E-cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular and widely available as the use of regular cigarettes drops. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that e-cigarette use by children doubled from 2011 and 2012.

25 Oct 2013

Gene-diet interaction may shed light on increased risk of colorectal cancer linked with meat consumption

A newly discovered potential gene-diet interaction for colorectal cancer was reported today (Thursday, Oct. 24) at the American Society of Human Genetics 2013 meeting in Boston.

25 Oct 2013

Study identifies gene that raises risk for colorectal cancer from eating red or processed meat

A common genetic variant that affects 1 in 3 people significantly increases the risk of colorectal cancer from the consumption of red meat and processed meat, according to a study presented today at the annual American Society of Human Genetics 2013 meeting, the largest gathering of human geneticists in the world.

25 Oct 2013

Lupus disparities: Young, black women have highest rate of developing lupus

Young, black women have the highest rate of developing lupus and are most likely to be diagnosed at a younger age than whites and during childbearing years, according to a new University of Michigan study of lupus in Southeastern Michigan.

25 Oct 2013

McKesson’s revenues increase 11% to $33B in second quarter 2014

McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) today reported that revenues for the second quarter ended September 30, 2013 were $33 billion, up 11% compared to $29.8 billion a year ago. On the basis of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), second-quarter earnings per diluted share was $1.74 compared to $1.67 a year ago.

24 Oct 2013

Researchers develop new interactive software game to help children with peanut allergies

Elizabeth McQuaid, Ph.D., a staff psychologist from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center, is leading a research team testing a new interactive software game developed to help children with peanut allergies better manage allergy symptoms, social situations and proper food avoidance.

24 Oct 2013

Pertussis incidence: an interview with Leonard Friedland, M.D., V.P. and Director of Scientific Affairs and Public Health for GSK Vaccines

Distinguishing pertussis (also known as whooping cough) from other respiratory illnesses is challenging in particular among adults because the signs and symptoms of pertussis overlap with those of other respiratory diseases.

24 Oct 2013

CDC and NIH collaborate to create Sudden Death in Young Registry

A registry of deaths in young people from conditions such as heart disease and epilepsy is being created to help researchers define the scope of the problem and set future research priorities. The National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are collaborating to create the Sudden Death in the Young Registry.

24 Oct 2013

HIV risk-reduction counseling at time of HIV testing shows no reduction in STI rates

Brief risk-reduction counseling at the time of a rapid human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test was not effective for reducing new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during the subsequent 6 months among persons at risk for HIV, according to a study in the October 23/30 issue of JAMA.

24 Oct 2013

GW researcher explores successful interventions implemented outside ED to reduce existing ED use

In recent years, many groups, including policy makers and health systems, have looked for ways to reduce the number of visits to the emergency department (ED) as a way to lower costs and improve the quality of care. Research conducted by Jesse Pines, M.D., director of the Office of Clinical Practice Innovation and professor of emergency medicine at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences, explored interventions that had been implemented outside of EDs that were designed to reduce ED use.

24 Oct 2013

Public Health News and Research

Healthy weight: The key to a healthy heart

UL research aims to improve diagnosis and management of delirium among palliative care patients

World Bank must define life expectancy, say international public health experts

Peds21 symposium discusses role of parents, caregivers and early childhood experiences in shaping future health

New strategy could lead researchers to rapidly detect nutritional deficiencies

Johns Hopkins joins with imec to advance silicon applications in health care

Some children genetically prone to behavioral problems in child care, preschool settings

Maternal symptoms of anxiety, depression increase risk of mental health problems in children

Researchers publish comprehensive review of the benefits, risks of daily aspirin dosage

CUMC plans to build new home for Columbia University School of Nursing

Experts available to discuss what people should know before trying e-cigarettes

Gene-diet interaction may shed light on increased risk of colorectal cancer linked with meat consumption

Study identifies gene that raises risk for colorectal cancer from eating red or processed meat

Lupus disparities: Young, black women have highest rate of developing lupus

McKesson’s revenues increase 11% to $33B in second quarter 2014

Researchers develop new interactive software game to help children with peanut allergies

Pertussis incidence: an interview with Leonard Friedland, M.D., V.P. and Director of Scientific Affairs and Public Health for GSK Vaccines

CDC and NIH collaborate to create Sudden Death in Young Registry

HIV risk-reduction counseling at time of HIV testing shows no reduction in STI rates

GW researcher explores successful interventions implemented outside ED to reduce existing ED use

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