Public Health

We're Too Late To Prevent 137,000 More Ebola Cases, Says Epidemiology Paper

The Ebola virus problem in West Africa has gotten lots of high-profile media coverage in developed nations- and no lack of reasons for people to clamor for more funding. No less than Dr. ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 23 2014 - 6:50pm

As Seen on TV: Advertising’s Influence on Alcohol Abuse

Excessive alcohol consumption is a leading cause of premature death in the U.S. and responsible for one in every 10 deaths. The statistics that describe the ways in which we drink ourselves to death are staggering. A study published in the journal Prevent ...

Blog Post - Richard Taite - Oct 24 2014 - 1:13am

In Overweight Kids, There Are Mistaken Asthma Symptoms- And Overuse Of Medication

When obese children with asthma run out of breath it could be due to poor physical health related to weight, yet it is considered asthma often enough that there could be high and unnecessary use of rescue medications, finds a paper in the Journal of Aller ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 25 2014 - 4:30pm

Ebola: Guidelines For Clinicians

Though the Centers for Disease Control has been a little confused about dealing with Ebola, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness has guidelines for volunteers who want to help.  Some are obvious. If you deal with Ebola patients, quarantine you ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 26 2014 - 1:38pm

Shutting Off Blood To An Extremity Protects Hearts During Cardiac Surgery

In a new study, researchers have shown that shutting off the blood supply to an arm or leg before cardiac surgery protects the heart during the operation. The research group wanted to see how the muscle of the left chamber of the heart was affected by a t ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 25 2014 - 1:00pm

Gluten-Free Is Still A Fad For Most

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Article - Genetic Literacy ... - Oct 28 2014 - 7:00am

Everyone Hates Daylight Savings Time- But It Might Improve Public Health

It's not easy to blame childhood obesity on sunsets but scholars at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the University of Bristol say that later daylight couldn't hurt- and they even defend daylight savings time, which most pe ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 28 2014 - 3:55pm

Culture Matters In Medicine Acceptance And Public Health

It's great to insist that people should just accept science and medicine but it isn't really practical. The nature of coastal California is that they don't trust vaccines the way religious people in the American south do, Asians are going t ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2014 - 9:56am

Mindfulness and Meditation: Two Steps Toward Better Health

Regular meditation along with a mindful lifestyle path can help individuals control and recover from many mental health disorders. Meditation is a practice of training the mind to induce another state of consciousness or bring attention to a particular po ...

Blog Post - Richard Taite - Oct 29 2014 - 9:55am

Now That People Are Thinking About Ebola Vaccines, Pay More Attention To Measles

Measles is one of the most contagious of vaccine-preventable diseases, with the average person with measles capable of infecting 12-18 people if susceptible, and the contagiousness of measles infection highlights gaps in vaccination in the United States t ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 30 2014 - 9:31am