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FDA finds inconsistent amounts of belladonna in certain homeopathic teething tablets

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that its laboratory analysis found inconsistent amounts of belladonna, a toxic substance, in certain homeopathic teething tablets, sometimes far exceeding the amount claimed on the label.

23 Aug 2019

Study examines weight loss outcomes in individuals taking psychiatric medication

A new Canadian study suggests that individuals who take anti-depressants and/or anti-psychotics and participate in a weight management program can lose weight whether or not they take psychiatric medications, according to a report published online today in Obesity, the flagship journal of The Obesity Society.

23 Aug 2019

New approach to detection reveals unreported Zika outbreak in 2017

Public health experts in the US have discovered that the Zika virus may still be spreading in the Americas, despite case reporting having approached close to zero.

23 Aug 2019

Health education addressing emotional issues reduces junk food intake in children

Teacher training followed by classroom education with information, activities, and emotional support improves lifestyles in teachers and students, according to research to be presented at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology.

23 Aug 2019

Two-thirds of truck drivers in Australia are obese, study finds

More than 200,000 people are employed as truck drivers in Australia and while their role in transporting goods across our wide brown land is critical, they are among the nation's most unhealthy.

23 Aug 2019

Public health officials unprepared for magnitude of heat waves and climate-related diseases

An epidemic of chronic kidney disease that has killed tens of thousands of agricultural workers worldwide, is just one of many ailments poised to strike as a result of climate change, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

23 Aug 2019

Study sheds light on emergence and spread of drug-resistant malaria parasites in Africa

In the first continent-wide genomic study of malaria parasites in Africa, scientists have uncovered the genetic features of Plasmodium falciparum parasites that inhabit different regions of the continent, including the genetic factors that confer resistance to anti-malarial drugs.

23 Aug 2019

Finding innovative treatments to help patients with traumatic brain injury

To treat a traumatic brain injury, researchers are thinking outside the box.

22 Aug 2019

Study finds genetic links to childhood obesity across different ethnicities

An international team of researchers who analyzed data across multiple ethnicities has produced the largest genetic study to date associated with common childhood obesity.

22 Aug 2019

High-intensity step training may better improve walking ability in stroke survivors

High-intensity step training that mimics real-world conditions may better improve walking ability in stroke survivors compared to traditional, low-impact training, according to new research published in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke.

22 Aug 2019

Study explores obstacles to treating opioid use disorder with an effective medication

In an effort to find ways to improve long-term outcomes for people with opioid use disorder, University of Massachusetts Amherst epidemiology researcher Elizabeth Evans set out to study the obstacles to treating this chronic condition with an effective medication, buprenorphine-naloxone.

22 Aug 2019

BU researcher receives NIH grant to study childhood adversity and later life health outcomes

Lewina Lee, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and clinical research psychologist at the National Center for PTSD at VA Boston, has received a five-year, $3.5 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Aging to establish the Boston Early Adversity and Mortality Study.

22 Aug 2019

Difference between people with autism and rest of the population is shrinking, finds study

Around the world, the number of people diagnosed with autism is rising. In the United States, the prevalence of the disorder has grown from 0.05% in 1966 to more than 2% today.

22 Aug 2019

Nigeria on the brink of being polio free

There have been no reported cases of polio in Nigeria for the last three years and the nation may soon be declared free of the crippling viral disease. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Nigeria has come a long way since 2012 when it had almost half of the global number of polio cases.

21 Aug 2019

British ready meals deemed healthier than those sold in India and China

British processed foods are reported to be the healthiest in the world, whereas India and China rank lowest for packaged food product quality.

21 Aug 2019

MDMA, or ecstasy, shows promise as a PTSD treatment

The first time Lori Tipton tried MDMA, she was skeptical it would make a difference.

21 Aug 2019

Drug that treat human breast cancer might also work for canine lung cancer

Despite those velvet paintings of poker-playing dogs smoking pipes, cigars and cigarettes, our canine friends really don't use tobacco. But like many humans who have never smoked, dogs still get lung cancer.

21 Aug 2019

Sociodemographic factors predict discriminatory oral cancer screening practices

Oral cancer accounts for 2 percent of reported malignancies and 1.2 percent of cancer-related deaths in the United States.

21 Aug 2019

PCORI approves fund to find best ways to treat conditions that impose high burdens

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors today approved $29.3 million to fund 11 studies comparing the best ways to prevent or treat a range of health conditions that impose high burdens on patients, caregivers and the healthcare system.

21 Aug 2019

Patients who start long-term buprenorphine treatment are less likely to use opioids

In a first-ever randomized trial, patients at a short-term inpatient program began long-term outpatient treatment with buprenorphine before discharge, with better outcomes than detox patients.

21 Aug 2019

Public Health News and Research

FDA finds inconsistent amounts of belladonna in certain homeopathic teething tablets

Study examines weight loss outcomes in individuals taking psychiatric medication

New approach to detection reveals unreported Zika outbreak in 2017

Health education addressing emotional issues reduces junk food intake in children

Two-thirds of truck drivers in Australia are obese, study finds

Public health officials unprepared for magnitude of heat waves and climate-related diseases

Study sheds light on emergence and spread of drug-resistant malaria parasites in Africa

Finding innovative treatments to help patients with traumatic brain injury

Study finds genetic links to childhood obesity across different ethnicities

High-intensity step training may better improve walking ability in stroke survivors

Study explores obstacles to treating opioid use disorder with an effective medication

BU researcher receives NIH grant to study childhood adversity and later life health outcomes

Difference between people with autism and rest of the population is shrinking, finds study

Nigeria on the brink of being polio free

British ready meals deemed healthier than those sold in India and China

MDMA, or ecstasy, shows promise as a PTSD treatment

Drug that treat human breast cancer might also work for canine lung cancer

Sociodemographic factors predict discriminatory oral cancer screening practices

PCORI approves fund to find best ways to treat conditions that impose high burdens

Patients who start long-term buprenorphine treatment are less likely to use opioids

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