Public Health

The Physics Of Manicures Reveal A Public Health Warning

Do you like to keep your fingernails and toenails aesthetically pleasing? You could be putting yourself at risk of serious nail conditions, say researchers at the University of Nottingham who have devised equations to identify the physical laws that gover ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 16 2014 - 8:11pm

Ebola Transmission Via Public Transport

Millions of Americans are continually losing hope on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ability to identify and stop the spread of infectious disease.  The gold standard agency has been enjoying the respect across the globe due to its ar ...

Blog Post - Kelly Everson - Feb 10 2015 - 10:15am

Amenhotep III: Ancient Egyptian Mummies Didn't Have Spinal Arthritis

A systemic disease that causes inflammation in the spinal joints and was thought to have affected members of the ancient Egyptian royal families may have been another condition, according to a new study published in Arthritis&Rheumatology. The authors ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 20 2014 - 1:32am

HPV Vaccine Does Not Cause Multiple Sclerosis

Vaccines have been associated with autism and various other conditions and diseases. Most recently, the hepatitis B (HepB) and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been linked to increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) and other acquired central nervo ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 20 2014 - 5:01pm

CDC: Mississippi Leads US In Vaccination Coverage Among Kindergarten Children

State and local vaccination requirements for school entry seek to protect schoolchildren from vaccine-preventable diseases.  But not all parents agree medicine is a good thing and the newest CDC results show what states are leading and what states are lagg ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 20 2014 - 4:25pm

Children Who Drink Milk Substitutes Have Lower Vitamin D- But Why?

Some children are allergic to milk, so they drink milk substitutes such as soy or rice. And almond milk has become a well-marketed fad to due health claims. But there may be negatives: though many of those products are fortified, children who drink them h ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 21 2014 - 9:29am

Nutrigenomics: Put Your DNA On A Diet?

Nutrigenomics is a branch of nutrition which believes the food we eat affects our genes- and the Food4Me project had gotten €9 million from the EU to put science to belief. Proponents are looking at the usual factors, such as age, sex, BMI and physical ac ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 21 2014 - 4:01pm

Obesity, Cancer, Mental Health: What Links Them All?

By Alessandro R Demaio, Harvard University There’s been a lot of discussion about obesity this week. Whether or not it’s a disease (as it is in the USA now) and how this label would positively or negatively influence action taken by society and government ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 22 2014 - 7:30am

Disabled People In The US Have Poor Nutrition

A new study finds that though most U.S. adults fail to meet recommended daily levels of 10 key nutrients, those with disabilities do substantially worse. At least 10 percent of U.S. adults fit into one or more category of disability, from those who have d ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 23 2014 - 12:01pm

Type 1 Diabetes Surges In White Kids

White children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes increased significantly from 2002 to 2009 in all but the youngest age group, according to a new paper in Diabetes. ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 23 2014 - 12:30pm