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Study says public health strategies can be applied to prevent bullying and suicide

Recent studies linking bullying and depression, coupled with extensive media coverage of bullying-related suicide among young people, led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to assemble an expert panel to focus on these issues. This panel synthesized the latest research about the complex relationship between youth involvement in bullying and suicide-related behaviors.

19 Jun 2013

New framework to improve safety and effectiveness of surgical procedures, implantable devices

An international team of investigators co-led by Weill Cornell Medical College is offering a new framework for evidence-based surgery and device research, similar to the kind of risk and benefit analysis used in evidence-based medicine.

19 Jun 2013

OHSU analysis finds previous studies have overstated effectiveness of bone growth product used in spinal surgeries

An analysis by the Evidence-based Practice Center at Oregon Health & Science University has found that previously published clinical trial studies about a controversial bone growth product used in spinal surgeries overstated the product's effectiveness.

19 Jun 2013

First Edition: June 19, 2013

Today's headlines include reports the development of the health law's online marketplaces is falling behind schedule.

19 Jun 2013

New research draws link between people's beliefs and obesity crisis

Whether a person believes obesity is caused by overeating or by a lack of exercise predicts his or her actual body mass, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

19 Jun 2013

Research shows that iodized salt used in bread not enough for pregnant women

Research from the University of Adelaide shows that iodized salt used in bread is not enough to provide healthy levels of iodine for pregnant women and their unborn children.

19 Jun 2013

Scientists discover new anti-tuberculosis compound that kills drug-resistant TB bacteria

An international team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has identified a highly promising new anti-tuberculosis compound that attacks the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium in two different ways.

18 Jun 2013

Some GOP lawmakers see health law as means to stall immigration reform efforts

On Capitol Hill, immigration reform, sequester cuts and abortion issues continue to grab headlines.

18 Jun 2013

Study suggests social media initiative may help boost organ donation rates

A new social media initiative helped to boost organ donor registration rates, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation. The findings suggest that social media might be an effective tool for tackling a variety of problems related to public health in which communication and education are essential.

18 Jun 2013

Pregnant women exposed to high levels of air pollution more likely to have a child with autism

Women in the U.S. exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in areas with low pollution, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). It is the first large national study to examine links between autism and air pollution across the U.S.

18 Jun 2013

Researchers identify new virus in patients with severe brain infections

Researchers have identified a new virus in patients with severe brain infections in Vietnam. Further research is needed to determine whether the virus is responsible for the symptoms of disease.

18 Jun 2013

Mother's exposure to triclocarban while nursing her babies shortens life of female offspring

A mother's exposure to triclocarban, a common antibacterial chemical, while nursing her babies shortens the life of her female offspring, a new study in rats finds. The results were presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

18 Jun 2013

Obesity in adolescents is associated with sensorineural hearing loss

Obese adolescents are more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to have hearing loss, according to results of a new study. Findings showed that obese adolescents had increased hearing loss across all frequencies and were almost twice as likely to have unilateral (one-sided) low-frequency hearing loss.

18 Jun 2013

Increasing red meat intake boosts risk of type-2 diabetes mellitus

Eating more red meat over time is associated with an increased risk of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in a follow-up of three studies of about 149,000 U.S. men and women, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

18 Jun 2013

Community-based intervention programs more effective at preventing obesity in children

When it comes to confronting childhood obesity, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health conclude that community-based approaches are important

18 Jun 2013

TSRI scientists identify highly promising new anti-tuberculosis compound

An international team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has identified a highly promising new anti-tuberculosis compound that attacks the tuberculosis bacterium in two different ways.

18 Jun 2013

Malaria control strategies: an interview with Sir Richard Feachem, Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco

Exciting progress has been made in the global fight against malaria. The malaria map continues to shrink each year; in the last ten years four countries have been certified malaria-free, and thirty-four additional countries are now working towards malaria elimination targets.

17 Jun 2013

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Study says public health strategies can be applied to prevent bullying and suicide

New framework to improve safety and effectiveness of surgical procedures, implantable devices

OHSU analysis finds previous studies have overstated effectiveness of bone growth product used in spinal surgeries

First Edition: June 19, 2013

New research draws link between people's beliefs and obesity crisis

Research shows that iodized salt used in bread not enough for pregnant women

Scientists discover new anti-tuberculosis compound that kills drug-resistant TB bacteria

Some GOP lawmakers see health law as means to stall immigration reform efforts

Study suggests social media initiative may help boost organ donation rates

Pregnant women exposed to high levels of air pollution more likely to have a child with autism

Researchers identify new virus in patients with severe brain infections

Mother's exposure to triclocarban while nursing her babies shortens life of female offspring

Obesity in adolescents is associated with sensorineural hearing loss

Increasing red meat intake boosts risk of type-2 diabetes mellitus

Community-based intervention programs more effective at preventing obesity in children

TSRI scientists identify highly promising new anti-tuberculosis compound

Malaria control strategies: an interview with Sir Richard Feachem, Global Health Group, University of California, San Francisco

HIV prevention programs for female sex workers in India reduce syphilis, HIV

First Edition: June 17, 2013

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