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Link between high fructose corn syrup intake and diabetes prevalence

A new study by University of Southern California (USC) and University of Oxford researchers indicates that large amounts of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) found in national food supplies across the world may be one explanation for the rising global epidemic of type 2 diabetes and resulting higher health care costs.

28 Nov 2012

Vitamin D may help prevent dental caries

A new review of existing studies points toward a potential role for vitamin D in helping to prevent dental caries, or tooth decay.

28 Nov 2012

Investing in eyeglasses in developing nations could boost global economy, study shows

"Eliminating the worldwide shortage of eyeglasses could cost up to $28 billion, but would add more than $200 billion to the global economy, according to a study" conducted by researchers from Australia and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and published last month in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, the New York Times reports.

28 Nov 2012

Microneedle-based measles vaccine can immunize against measles

Measles vaccine given with painless and easy-to-administer microneedle patches can immunize against measles at least as well as vaccine given with conventional hypodermic needles, according to research done by the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

28 Nov 2012

Canada's foreign aid should reflect its values of gender equality, democratic governance, health

"As we head into the time of year people usually associate with selflessness and giving, Canadians should stop and think about whether our country is doing enough for international development," Steven Hoffman, an assistant professor at McMaster University, a fellow at the University of Toronto and an instructor at the Harvard School of Public Health, writes in a Globe and Mail opinion piece.

28 Nov 2012

Scientists adapt modern weather prediction techniques to generate local flu outbreak forecasts

Scientists at Columbia University and the National Center for Atmospheric Research have adapted techniques used in modern weather prediction to generate local forecasts of seasonal influenza outbreaks.

28 Nov 2012

Immediate behavioral intervention effective in reducing PTSD

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a form of learning that begins at the moment of the exposure to extremely stressful situations and that grows in impact as trauma-related memories are rehearsed and strengthened repeatedly.

28 Nov 2012

New system can predict timing and severity of seasonal influenza outbreaks

Scientists have developed a system to predict the timing and severity of seasonal influenza outbreaks that could one day help health officials and the general public better prepare for them. The system adapts techniques used in modern weather prediction to turn real-time, Web-based estimates of influenza infection into local forecasts of seasonal flu.

27 Nov 2012

Weill Cornell Medical College dean wins Argentina's Dr. Luis Federico Leloir Prize

Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College and provost for medical affairs of Cornell University, is a winner of the Dr. Luis Federico Leloir Prize of International Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation from Argentina's Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation.

27 Nov 2012

California researchers develop new strategy to find novel antibiotics for bacterial infections

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a new strategy for finding novel antibiotic compounds, using a diagnostic panel of bacterial strains for screening chemical extracts from natural sources.

27 Nov 2012

Fujitsu advances healthcare innovation in collaboration with National University of Singapore

Fujitsu Laboratories of Europe Limited, Fujitsu Asia Pte Ltd and the National University of Singapore (NUS) today announced an important collaboration to establish a new joint research programme - Body Sensor Network for Disease Management and Prevention-Oriented Healthcare. Fujitsu will be working closely with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the NUS Faculty of Engineering, as well as the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.

26 Nov 2012

Child injury fear may take the bounce out of the castle

Injuries sustained while playing on inflatable toys such as bouncy castles have increased at a rapid rate over the last two decades.

26 Nov 2012

Drug development pipeline sometimes involves intersection of influence, research and profits

[S]ince about the mid-1980s, research funding by pharmaceutical firms has exceeded what the National Institutes of Health spends.

26 Nov 2012

First Edition: November 26, 2012

Today's headlines include a range of stories regarding the future of the "fiscal cliff" negotiations as well as reports about the strategies that might now be used by health law opponents.

26 Nov 2012

Weight loss and quality of sleep: an interview with Kerry Stewart

In our particular study we used a survey which consisted of 50 different questions which get at different aspects of sleep health. It was a patient self-report.

26 Nov 2012

Study examines pediatric injuries associated with inflatable bouncers

A new study by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital examined pediatric injuries associated with inflatable bouncers, such as bounce houses and moonwalks.

26 Nov 2012

Highly impulsive behavior leads to problem gambling in boys

Boys who show a pattern of impulsivity from their early school years are likely to end up with a gambling problem in their late adolescence, research suggests.

23 Nov 2012

Behavioural support programme to make TB patients quit smoking receives BUPA Foundation prize

The BUPA Foundation has awarded a high commendation prize for research led by the University of York into effective ways of helping tuberculosis patients in Pakistan to give up smoking.

23 Nov 2012

BRFSS survey offers state-level rates of COPD prevalence

The age-adjusted prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) varies considerably within the United States, from less than 4 percent of the population in Washington and Minnesota to more than 9 percent in Alabama and Kentucky.

22 Nov 2012

WHO member states must develop, adopt treaty to combat substandard, fake medicines

"This week delegates from about 100 member countries of the World Health Organization are meeting in Buenos Aires with the aim of strengthening defenses against substandard and fraudulent medicines," Amir Attaran of the University of Ottawa and Roger Bate, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, write in a New York Times opinion piece.

22 Nov 2012

Public Health News and Research

Link between high fructose corn syrup intake and diabetes prevalence

Vitamin D may help prevent dental caries

Investing in eyeglasses in developing nations could boost global economy, study shows

Microneedle-based measles vaccine can immunize against measles

Canada's foreign aid should reflect its values of gender equality, democratic governance, health

Scientists adapt modern weather prediction techniques to generate local flu outbreak forecasts

Immediate behavioral intervention effective in reducing PTSD

New system can predict timing and severity of seasonal influenza outbreaks

Weill Cornell Medical College dean wins Argentina's Dr. Luis Federico Leloir Prize

California researchers develop new strategy to find novel antibiotics for bacterial infections

Fujitsu advances healthcare innovation in collaboration with National University of Singapore

Child injury fear may take the bounce out of the castle

Drug development pipeline sometimes involves intersection of influence, research and profits

First Edition: November 26, 2012

Weight loss and quality of sleep: an interview with Kerry Stewart

Study examines pediatric injuries associated with inflatable bouncers

Highly impulsive behavior leads to problem gambling in boys

Behavioural support programme to make TB patients quit smoking receives BUPA Foundation prize

BRFSS survey offers state-level rates of COPD prevalence

WHO member states must develop, adopt treaty to combat substandard, fake medicines

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