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Baroque classical music in the reading room can help improve radiologists work lives

Baroque classical music in the reading room can help improve radiologists work lives, potentially improving diagnostic efficiency and accuracy, according to a study performed by researchers at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, MD, Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, MD, and the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia, PA.

23 Apr 2009

Transplant physicians express serious concern about organ procurement practices in China

The globalization of health care and the growth of "transplant tourism" (traveling abroad to purchase donor organs and undergo organ transplantation) have outpaced the implementation of internationally accepted ethical standards for procurement of organs for transplantation.

22 Apr 2009

Media ignores health consequences of drink driving among celebrity DUI stories

The recent drinking and driving (DUI) arrests of celebrities - Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie, Michelle Rodriguez and Lindsay Lohan - yielded widespread news coverage, however, very little of it offered any public health context, according to a new report by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Injury Research and Policy.

22 Apr 2009

See salad, eat fries: When healthy menus backfire

Just seeing a salad on the menu seems to push some consumers to make a less healthy meal choice, according a Duke University researcher.

22 Apr 2009

Food giant Unilever on a worthy mission to reduce salt in all products

The Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever has announced plans to reduce the amount of salt in almost all its 22,000 food products - Unilever says its efforts to establish comprehensive salt reduction targets will help improve public health and are a first worldwide.

22 Apr 2009

Lid lifted on Australian alcohol industry's worst fears

The alcohol industry in Australia has been accused of engaging in what appears to be rather dubious behaviour - it seems confidential documents have lifted the lid on the alcohol industry's worst fears.

22 Apr 2009

Is it preferable for patients' families or doctors to make tragic choices?

In the medical realm, people sometimes need to make very difficult choices, such as deciding to end life-support for a terminally ill patient.

21 Apr 2009

Middle-school math classes are key to closing racial academic achievement gap

More challenging middle-school math classes and increased access to advanced courses in predominantly black urban high schools may be the key to closing the racial academic achievement gap, according to a University of Illinois study.

20 Apr 2009

FDA alert on sauces, oils, and oil blends sold under the Uncle Chen and Lian How brands

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting the public to the expanded, voluntary recall by Union International Food Company (Union City, Calif.) of sauces, oils, and oil blends sold under the Uncle Chen and Lian How brands.

16 Apr 2009

CDC reports progress in foodborne illness prevention has reached a plateau

The incidence of the most common foodborne illnesses has changed very little over the past three years, according to a 10-state report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

12 Apr 2009

Johns Hopkins tightens rules on industry interactions

Johns Hopkins Medicine has adopted a new policy that significantly limits interactions with industry while ensuring effective, principled and appropriate partnerships with drug and medical device makers.

9 Apr 2009

Certain states more aggressive with anti-smoking policies

A new study published in the journal Contemporary Economic Policy assesses the impact of state attributes on the likelihood that a state adopts policies to limit youth access to tobacco.

9 Apr 2009

What makes young people happy?

Living with a partner and having good health are key sources of happiness for both young men and women, according to a new report from researchers in the Department of Sociology at Bristol University.

8 Apr 2009

Doctors say cut binge drinking by cutting down the sale of cheap booze

The medical profession in Britain has called for action on the sale of cheap alcohol because they believe it is fuelling an epidemic of binge drinking.

8 Apr 2009

FDA warns consumers to avoid eating Strubs Norwegian style steelhead salmon

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned consumers not to eat Strubs Norwegian Style Sliced Smoked Steelhead Salmon in 300 gram packages because of potential contamination with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. L. monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that can cause serious illness and death.

7 Apr 2009