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Potential human health risk from illegal wildlife trade

An article released today in PLoS ONE entitled, Zoonotic Viruses Associated with Illegally Imported Wildlife Products, from a collaborative study led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), identified evidence of retroviruses and herpesviruses in illegally imported wildlife products confiscated at several U.S. international airports, including John F. Kennedy International Airport, George Bush Intercontinental-Houston and Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International.

11 Jan 2012

Findings support 'medical home' movement to improve health outcomes

Greater access to features of high-quality primary care -- comprehensiveness, patient-centeredness and extended office hours -- is associated with lower mortality, according to a new national UC Davis study. Published in the January-February issue of the Annals of Family Medicine, the research is the first to link the availability of three specific attributes of primary care with reduced risk of death.

11 Jan 2012

Special issue on self-determining environmental justice for native America

How best to ensure environmental justice for Native Americans in terms of policy, governance, and activism on tribal lands? The broad range of issues, challenges, and possibilities are explored in an insightful and thought-provoking special issue of Environmental Justice entitled "Environmental Justice in Native America." Environmental Justice is a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

11 Jan 2012

New online publication on wound care

The rapidly advancing field of tissue injury and repair has an important new forum. Advances in Wound Care will report the latest research findings, innovative wound care strategies, industry product pipeline, and developments in biomaterials and skin and tissue regeneration to optimize patient outcomes.

11 Jan 2012

Collaborative behavioral management may be effective in reducing abuse among paroled marijuana users

A study from Rhode Island Hospital has found that collaborative behavioral management may be effective in reducing substance abuse among convicted marijuana users who are paroled. The findings have important implications for the management of a substantial proportion of the U.S. community correctional population.

11 Jan 2012

JPHMP special issue addresses increasing impact of economic recession on public health agencies

The Journal of Public Health Management and Practice today announced it is publishing a special issue addressing the increasing impact of the economic recession on public health agencies.

11 Jan 2012

TB screening, treatment program working to decrease caseload in Kenya

Al Jazeera examines how "[a] series of public-health campaigns, including more aggressive screening, have been credited with a drop in tuberculosis [TB] cases in Kenya" in this video report.

11 Jan 2012

Health Affairs assesses real-world lifestyle interventions to help prevent diabetes

An Emory University study published in the January issue of Health Affairs assesses real-world lifestyle interventions to help delay or prevent the costly chronic disease that affects nearly 26 million Americans.

11 Jan 2012

2010 health spending grew slowly

This slowing of health spending brought the rate of growth in line with that of the U.S. economy. The Obama administration pointed to the new figures as evidence that the health law isn't making health care more expensive.

11 Jan 2012

Blog posts respond to legislation enacted in Brazil requiring registration of all pregnancies

The following summarizes two blog posts published in response to Provisionary Measure 557 (PM 557), legislation enacted by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on December 27 that will require all pregnancies to be registered with the government.

11 Jan 2012

Decorative fountain in hospital linked to 2010 Wisconsin outbreak of Legionnaires' disease

A 2010 outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Wisconsin has been linked to a decorative fountain in a hospital lobby, according to a study published in the February issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

11 Jan 2012

Children delivered by caesarean section at slightly elevated risk of asthma: MoBa study

A new study supports previous findings that children delivered by caesarean section have an increased risk of developing asthma.

11 Jan 2012

Nicotine patch may help those with mild dementia

The nicotine patch designed to help people quit smoking can also improve memory in older adults with mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, a small clinical trial found.

10 Jan 2012

Questions raised over nicotine replacement therapy: Study

Smokers have been advised a host of choices for nicotine replacement like gums, patches and nasal sprays to help them quit. But a new U.S. study says that these do not help people quit cigarettes over the long term any better than going it alone.

10 Jan 2012

END7 campaign aims to combat seven major NTDs by 2020

Launched today, the END7 campaign is dedicated to eliminating seven major neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) as a public health threat to poor communities by the end of 2020.

10 Jan 2012

Personalized medicine could offer a valuable tool to help combat the diabetic epidemic

With the trend in healthcare moving toward an era of personalized medicine, there is much anticipation and hope that customized approaches to prevention and treatment based on a person's genetic make-up will result in better health outcomes. Some advances, most notably with prevention and treatment of breast and colon cancer, have been widely heralded, raising questions about the potential for personalized medicine for other common diseases, such as diabetes.

10 Jan 2012

New evidence on heading and risk of brain injury in soccer

Could heading the ball in soccer lead to degenerative brain disease, like that seen in athletes in other sports? That's the question addressed by a review in the January issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

10 Jan 2012

CMS increases NLA for T-SPOT.TB test's CPT code 86481

Oxford Immunotec, Inc. announces that, following a reconsideration request made by the company, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has increased the national limitation amount (NLA) for the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code 86481 which is used for the T-SPOT.TB test.

10 Jan 2012

Calif. discloses hospital infection rates; Kansas City health center gets facelift

The California Department of Public Health has issued an annual report which for the first time allows residents to compare patient infection rates at hospitals across the state. The state released the infection data for 2009 and 2010 on Friday. Hospitals had sued the state to limit surgical infection reporting but the court ruled against the hospitals and required disclosures for 29 different surgical procedures.

10 Jan 2012

CNBG, Aeras reach final agreement to develop new TB vaccines

The global fight against the tuberculosis epidemic receives a boost today as Aeras and the China National Biotec Group (CNBG) announce that they have reached final agreement to jointly develop new tuberculosis (TB) vaccines.

10 Jan 2012

Public Health News and Research

Potential human health risk from illegal wildlife trade

Findings support 'medical home' movement to improve health outcomes

Special issue on self-determining environmental justice for native America

New online publication on wound care

Collaborative behavioral management may be effective in reducing abuse among paroled marijuana users

JPHMP special issue addresses increasing impact of economic recession on public health agencies

TB screening, treatment program working to decrease caseload in Kenya

Health Affairs assesses real-world lifestyle interventions to help prevent diabetes

2010 health spending grew slowly

Blog posts respond to legislation enacted in Brazil requiring registration of all pregnancies

Decorative fountain in hospital linked to 2010 Wisconsin outbreak of Legionnaires' disease

Children delivered by caesarean section at slightly elevated risk of asthma: MoBa study

Nicotine patch may help those with mild dementia

Questions raised over nicotine replacement therapy: Study

END7 campaign aims to combat seven major NTDs by 2020

Personalized medicine could offer a valuable tool to help combat the diabetic epidemic

New evidence on heading and risk of brain injury in soccer

CMS increases NLA for T-SPOT.TB test's CPT code 86481

Calif. discloses hospital infection rates; Kansas City health center gets facelift

CNBG, Aeras reach final agreement to develop new TB vaccines

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