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Frequent counseling, physician support and interactive website help obese patients lose weight

Obese patients enrolled in a weight-loss program delivered over the phone by health coaches and with website and physician support lost weight and kept it off for two years, according to new Johns Hopkins research. The program was just as effective as another weight-loss program that involved in-person coaching sessions.

16 Nov 2011

Mayo Clinic receives $1.25M CDC grant for HIV eCurriculum project

The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded Mayo Clinic a $1.25 million grant to develop online medical education in Ethiopia.

16 Nov 2011

Some public health experts raise concerns over plans to immunize Haitians against cholera, AP reports

The Associated Press/Washington Times reports on a pilot project plan by Partners In Health (PIH) and GHESKIO to vaccinate Haitians against cholera, which "has set off a debate among some public health experts who question the wisdom of the program that will inoculate only one percent of the population and could deplete the world's stock of available cholera vaccine, potentially putting people at risk in other vulnerable places."

16 Nov 2011

New health institute to combat chronic diseases across Maryland

Jay A. Perman, MD, President of the University of Maryland, and Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH), announced today the creation of the Institute for a Healthiest Maryland, a collaboration of support systems that will guide efforts to combat chronic diseases across Maryland.

16 Nov 2011

Public health officials should address needs of people with blood disorders

Public health should focus not only on reducing the burden of common diseases but also address the needs of people with blood disorders , experts say in a supplement to December's American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

16 Nov 2011

Study identifies demographic and health related characteristics related to mobility limitation

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and featured in a 2011 issue of the Journal of Gerontology, has identified demographic and health related characteristics that were related to mobility limitation.

15 Nov 2011

Study identifies five areas of global health on which Canada can focus

A "year-long assessment done by the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences concluded there is a strong rationale for Canada to play a more strategic role in global health, while recognizing the scale of humanitarian needs," and to "focus on five areas where its research is strongest, including indigenous health," the Globe and Mail reports.

15 Nov 2011

CDC launches new antibiotic tracking system

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching a new antibiotic tracking system allowing hospitals to monitor antibiotic use electronically, make better decisions about how to improve use, and compare themselves to other hospitals. Before now, CDC was only able to track antibiotic use in doctors' offices.

15 Nov 2011

Problems in India's public health care system lead to growth of private medicine

Toronto's Star reports on how problems within India's health care system -- such as absent doctors and nurses, a lack of necessary equipment, corruption and one of the lowest health budgets in the world -- has led to the mistrust of the public system and has paved the way for private medicine in the country.

15 Nov 2011

New Handbook offers overview of social work practice in health care

Increased complexity in health care demands a greater body of knowledge for health social workers. The newly released Handbook of Health Social Work, Second Edition is a key resource for social workers, offering a comprehensive and evidence-based overview of social work practice in health care.

15 Nov 2011

Researchers explore how design of chronic and acute pain trials might be improved

For chronic pain sufferers, a day can feel like a year and a year can feel like an eternity. With very few truly new therapies approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for this condition since 2005, the outlook is far from bright.

15 Nov 2011

Nearly one-fifth of Americans have severe hearing loss

Nearly a fifth of all Americans 12 years or older have hearing loss so severe that it may make communication difficult, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers and published in the Nov. 14 Archives of Internal Medicine.

15 Nov 2011

New technology speeds up 'near real-time' vaccination data collection

New technology now makes it possible to collect 'near real-time' data about whether people are having any side effects from vaccination. By studying people who received the 2009-10 swine flu vaccination in Scotland, researchers showed that this rapid reporting can add another layer of safety to future vaccination campaigns. In addition, the data collected revealed no significant safety issues in patients exposed to the vaccine.

15 Nov 2011

Pregnant women, new mothers benefit from text4baby mobile service

Researchers at UC San Diego Health System's Department of Reproductive Medicine and the National Latino Research Center (NLRC) at Cal State San Marcos University recently presented data at the American Public Health Association Conference in Washington D.C., demonstrating the impact of text4baby, a free mobile service that provides pregnant women and new mothers in San Diego with maternal, fetal and newborn health information via text messages and connects them to national health resources.

15 Nov 2011

Sugary drinks raise risk of heart disease in women: Study

A new study shows that women who take sugared beverages every day may be raising their risk for heart disease, even if their habit is not packing on the pounds. The researchers say the drinks could be anything - sweet tea, soda, or coffee drinks that look like desserts.

14 Nov 2011

Study confirms impact of high-quality CPR on improving sudden cardiac arrest survival rates

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that results from the CIRC trial were presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2011 Resuscitation Science Symposium (ReSS) this weekend in Orlando.

14 Nov 2011

Bone-marrow derived cells do not improve heart function after attack

NIH-funded trial shows that therapy with bone-marrow derived cells does not improve heart function after six months; future clinical benefits still possible.

14 Nov 2011

Mothers' behaviour during pregnancy can predict children at high risk of obesity

Researchers can predict which children are most likely to become obese by examining their mothers' behaviour around their birth, according to a recent University of Montreal study published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.

14 Nov 2011

Exposure to TCE may increase risk of Parkinson’s

14 Nov 2011

Parkinson's disease risk greater in those exposed to trichloroethylene

A novel study in twins found that exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE)—a hazardous organic contaminant found in soil, groundwater, and air—is significantly associated with increased risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Possibility of developing this neurodegenerative disease is also linked to perchloroethylene (PERC) and carbon tetrachloride (CCI4) exposure according to the study appearing today in Annals of Neurology, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Neurological Association and Child Neurology Society.

14 Nov 2011

Public Health News and Research

Frequent counseling, physician support and interactive website help obese patients lose weight

Mayo Clinic receives $1.25M CDC grant for HIV eCurriculum project

Some public health experts raise concerns over plans to immunize Haitians against cholera, AP reports

New health institute to combat chronic diseases across Maryland

Public health officials should address needs of people with blood disorders

Study identifies demographic and health related characteristics related to mobility limitation

Study identifies five areas of global health on which Canada can focus

CDC launches new antibiotic tracking system

Problems in India's public health care system lead to growth of private medicine

New Handbook offers overview of social work practice in health care

Researchers explore how design of chronic and acute pain trials might be improved

Nearly one-fifth of Americans have severe hearing loss

New technology speeds up 'near real-time' vaccination data collection

Pregnant women, new mothers benefit from text4baby mobile service

Sugary drinks raise risk of heart disease in women: Study

Study confirms impact of high-quality CPR on improving sudden cardiac arrest survival rates

Bone-marrow derived cells do not improve heart function after attack

Mothers' behaviour during pregnancy can predict children at high risk of obesity

Exposure to TCE may increase risk of Parkinson’s

Parkinson's disease risk greater in those exposed to trichloroethylene

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