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Prior DDT exposure may contribute to diabetes risk among Asian Indian immigrants

Previous exposure to the pollutant DDT may contribute to the risk of diabetes among Asian Indian immigrants to the United States, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.

20 Nov 2019

Trauma training for high school students can help save countless lives

Severe bleeding from traumatic injuries during disasters or accidents can lead to death in as little as five minutes. People can save lives if they act fast to stop the bleeding until medical help arrives. Now, with new training, high-school-age children will also know exactly what to do in an emergency.

20 Nov 2019

Prior exposure to pollutants linked to increased risk of diabetes in Indian immigrants

In 2004, the United Nations Stockholm Convention banned the production and use of many persistent organic pollutants, such as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and polychlorinated biphenyls.

20 Nov 2019

New California law may expand use of HIV prevention drugs, with caveats

Kellen Willhite was 24 when he learned he'd been exposed to HIV. What followed was, as he describes it, a second trauma: trying to obtain the drugs that could save him before it was too late.

20 Nov 2019

Students who rarely ate breakfast achieve lower GCSE grades

Students who rarely ate breakfast on school days achieved lower GCSE grades than those who ate breakfast frequently, according to a new study in Yorkshire.

20 Nov 2019

Depression puts teen girls in South Africa at higher risk of HIV infection

Teen girls in South Africa face an extraordinary threat of HIV: By the time they reach adulthood, one in four South African girls will have contracted the virus, and most are first infected during adolescence.

19 Nov 2019

Integration of behavioral health services with pediatric primary care shows promise

Integrating behavioral health services into pediatric primary care in three Boston-area community health centers increased primary care visits by children with mental health diagnoses without raising Medicaid costs.

19 Nov 2019

Oral vaccination with cholera toxin helps counteract age-associated obesity

Here the research team tested a safe and well-established microbe-based immune adjuvant to restore immune homeostasis and counteract inflammation-associated obesity in animal models.

19 Nov 2019

New ACR Champions of Imaging 3.0 competition launched

The new American College of Radiology Champions of Imaging 3.0 contest allows practices to highlight their use of Imaging 3.0 case studies to spark homegrown innovations or import innovative approaches into their practices. The goal of the competition is to help:

19 Nov 2019

Patients treated at NCI-designated centers more likely to receive high-cost lung cancer drugs

Genetically targeted drugs and immunotherapies are transforming the way we treat many forms of lung cancer.

19 Nov 2019

Anal cancer diagnoses and death rates have increased dramatically over the last 15 years

Rates of new anal cancer diagnoses and deaths related to human papillomavirus, the most common sexually transmitted infection, have increased dramatically over the last 15 years, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

19 Nov 2019

Researchers propose a novel method to underscore the benefits of HPV vaccine

Health campaigns on social media aimed at increasing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination may see greater success, according to Drexel University researchers, if they inject a narrative into information-based posts.

19 Nov 2019

The startlingly high cost of the ‘free’ flu shot

In the Byzantine world of health care pricing, most people wouldn't expect that the ubiquitous flu shot could be a prime example of how the system's lack of transparency can lead to disparate costs.

19 Nov 2019

Many high schools report challenges when implementing and enforcing state concussion laws

All 50 U.S. states enacted concussion laws between 2009-2014 to mitigate the consequences of concussion. While details of the laws vary from state to state, all state laws address three main factors: concussion education; removal from play after suspected concussion; and return-to-play requirements.

19 Nov 2019

Public Health News and Research

Prior DDT exposure may contribute to diabetes risk among Asian Indian immigrants

Trauma training for high school students can help save countless lives

Prior exposure to pollutants linked to increased risk of diabetes in Indian immigrants

New California law may expand use of HIV prevention drugs, with caveats

Students who rarely ate breakfast achieve lower GCSE grades

Depression puts teen girls in South Africa at higher risk of HIV infection

Integration of behavioral health services with pediatric primary care shows promise

Oral vaccination with cholera toxin helps counteract age-associated obesity

New ACR Champions of Imaging 3.0 competition launched

Patients treated at NCI-designated centers more likely to receive high-cost lung cancer drugs

Anal cancer diagnoses and death rates have increased dramatically over the last 15 years

Researchers propose a novel method to underscore the benefits of HPV vaccine

The startlingly high cost of the ‘free’ flu shot

Many high schools report challenges when implementing and enforcing state concussion laws

For newborns with hearing loss, screening opens window to a world of sound

Study investigates barriers faced by high schools when implementing state concussion laws

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Vaping could cause life-threatening effects

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