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AMA warns lawmakers about effects of what kids are watching

The American Medical Association (AMA) told a congressional field hearing today that the time is long past due for the entertainment industry to recognize its adverse contribution to the epidemic of violence in our society, and that it should exercise greater responsibility in its programming content.

14 Sep 2004

Lead poisoning in children may be a bigger public health issue in the UK than is currently appreciated

Britain's Health Protection Agency is warning that lead poisoning in children may be a bigger public health issue in the UK than is currently appreciated, and more research needs to be done to establish the exact threat.

14 Sep 2004

New glaucoma risk assessment principles help physicians decide who needs treatment

A new approach for assessing glaucoma risk factors could be the first step in helping ophthalmologists determine the risk of progression from ocular hypertension to glaucoma and blindness, according to an article published today in the September issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology.

14 Sep 2004

Dentists should measure the blood pressure of every patient

University of Michigan dentistry student Sara Kellogg believes dentists could save lives simply by taking a few minutes to measure the blood pressure of every patient.

13 Sep 2004

Health problems among timber workers exposed to industry chemical PCP are to be investigated

The project, funded by the Ministry of Health, aims to ascertain whether timber workers exposed to the PCPs (pentachlorophenols) are dying earlier, getting cancers more often and suffering more chronic health problems, including fatigue, nausea and neuropsychological dysfunction.

13 Sep 2004

Women starting mammography on time, but failing to follow up

A new study finds most women now follow the recommendation to receive their first screening mammogram at age 40, but there is widespread failure to return promptly for subsequent exams and several sub-populations of women still are not being screened by the recommended age.

12 Sep 2004

Interim report on blood dioxin study made public

Interim results of state-of-the-art tests carried out for some long term residents in the New Plymouth suburb of Paritutu, New Zealnd, have shown a higher than normal level of dioxin in their blood.

10 Sep 2004

John Reid has announced further developments concerning variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

He told MPs in a written ministerial statement that an exercise has begun to notify some recipients of blood products about the results of a risk assessment exercise carried out by the Health Protection Agency.

10 Sep 2004

Full-term infants born to nonsmoking women living within two miles of the WTC weighed significantly less

A new study examines the effect of exposure to the September 11, 2001 destruction of the World Trade Center (WTC) on nonsmoking women who were pregnant at that time and delivered at three hospitals in lower Manhattan.

10 Sep 2004

Too much TV leads to higher risk of obesity for young black girls

Too much television and too few recreational opportunities mean not enough physical activity and a higher risk of obesity for young black girls, a new study says.

10 Sep 2004

Community-based women’s groups could reduce neonatal mortality in poor rural areas by 30%

Community-based women’s groups that address issues surrounding childbirth and care could reduce neonatal mortality in poor rural areas by 30%, say investigators in this week’s issue of THE LANCET.

9 Sep 2004

Protein sources, such as beef and beans beneficial in lowering childhood leukemia risk

A new study suggests that eating more vegetables, fruit and protein before pregnancy may lower the risk of having a child who develops leukemia, the most common childhood cancer in the United States.

8 Sep 2004

Pneumococcal vaccine reduces the incidence of middle ear infection and pneumonia

Infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria can cause serious illness and death. Invasive pneumococcal disease is responsible for about 200 deaths each year among children under 5 years old.

8 Sep 2004

MRSA bugs immunity to hospital disinfectants and antiseptics

Dangerous multi-drug-resistant bacteria are also developing immunity to hospital disinfectants and antiseptics, according to new research presented today at the Society for General Microbiology’s 155th Meeting at Trinity College Dublin.

8 Sep 2004

NHS Direct Online web site too confusing for most

Many diabetes sufferers cannot understand the health advice they are given on the NHS Direct Online website and many other internet pages, a new study concludes.

8 Sep 2004

First biological assessment tool for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

On the eve of the first National ADHD Awareness Day, the first biological assessment tool for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is being introduced in Denver.

7 Sep 2004

Australian research studies health impacts of living in a high-rise apartment

More Australians are choosing to live in inner city high-rise apartments with estimates for Melbourne and Sydney pointing to a three-fold increase in this style of living. But are those living high living healthy?

7 Sep 2004

Sinovac completes dosing in phase 1 human clinical testing of SARS vaccine

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. has announced that all 36 subjects of the Phase I human clinical trial for its inactivated SARS vaccine have now been vaccinated with two doses of either SARS vaccine or placebo.

7 Sep 2004

More than one billion people will be over 60 years old by 2025

To help tackle the public health implications of ageing, the World Health Organization today launched Towards Age-Friendly Primary Health Care, new general principles that will serve as guidelines for community-based Primary Health Care (PHC) centres.

6 Sep 2004

Australia's sunshine state becomes smoke free state

The Australian Medical Association President, Dr Bill Glasson, today congratulated the Queensland Government on being the first Australian State to introduce and implement comprehensive smoking bans in all public places.

6 Sep 2004

Public Health News and Research

AMA warns lawmakers about effects of what kids are watching

Lead poisoning in children may be a bigger public health issue in the UK than is currently appreciated

New glaucoma risk assessment principles help physicians decide who needs treatment

Dentists should measure the blood pressure of every patient

Health problems among timber workers exposed to industry chemical PCP are to be investigated

Women starting mammography on time, but failing to follow up

Interim report on blood dioxin study made public

John Reid has announced further developments concerning variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Full-term infants born to nonsmoking women living within two miles of the WTC weighed significantly less

Too much TV leads to higher risk of obesity for young black girls

Community-based women’s groups could reduce neonatal mortality in poor rural areas by 30%

Protein sources, such as beef and beans beneficial in lowering childhood leukemia risk

Pneumococcal vaccine reduces the incidence of middle ear infection and pneumonia

MRSA bugs immunity to hospital disinfectants and antiseptics

NHS Direct Online web site too confusing for most

First biological assessment tool for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Australian research studies health impacts of living in a high-rise apartment

Sinovac completes dosing in phase 1 human clinical testing of SARS vaccine

More than one billion people will be over 60 years old by 2025

Australia's sunshine state becomes smoke free state

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