Public Health

Like Cigarettes Or Booze, E-Cigarettes Can Be Dangerous To Children

As the use of e-cigarettes has risen dramatically in the United States in recent years, so have calls to poison centers about them, yet most parents are unaware of potential dangers. The devices are used like cigarettes but instead of tobacco, they vapori ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 26 2015 - 8:00am

Trash Or Treasure? Repurposing Wasted Food To Feed The Hungry

"If I offered you a bruised banana, you probably wouldn't be interested," said Jonathan Deutsch, PhD, director of Drexel University's Center for Hospitality and Sport Management. "But what if I offered you some banana ice cream on ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 1 2015 - 7:30am

New Approach For Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure Shows Significant Results

By using medicines in unconventional ways and treating patients with a 'stepped care' approach (where the most effective yet least intensive treatment is delivered to patients first), scientists have successfully improved blood pressure control ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 30 2015 - 8:02am

Shifting Focus From Calories To Nutritional Value: New Fad Or Sound Science?

It's time to stop counting calories and start promoting the nutritional value of foods, according to an editorial in Open Heart.  Drs Aseem Malhotra and James DiNicolantonio, and Professor Simon Capewell, argue that rather like stopping smoking, simp ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 1 2015 - 9:30am

High Taxes Lead To Bootlegging: 15 Percent Of Cigarettes Sold In NYC Have Illegal Tax Stamps

Licensed tobacco retailers throughout New York City are selling a substantial number of cigarette packs carrying either counterfeit or out-of-state tax stamps, finds an investigation by NYU public health researchers. These illegal cigarette sales are more ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 31 2015 - 9:59am

Breast Cancer Study Misunderstood By Its Authors

Last week a paper in JAMA received wide attention from the media, including some decent coverage from Gina Kolata from NYT science, who wrote three separate pieces to discuss breast cancer treatment (the best of which is here). ...

Blog Post - Ignatius Brady - Aug 28 2015 - 8:23am

Depression, Blood Pressure Extremes Predict Highest Rates Of Vascular Events

Depressive symptoms and extremes of blood pressure predict the highest rates of harmful vascular events in patients with existing heart disease, diabetes or stroke, according to research presented at ESC Congress by Dr Bhautesh Jani, clinical academic fel ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 7 2015 - 9:30am

Naps Linked To Reduced Blood Pressure And Fewer Medications

Midday naps are associated with reduced blood pressure levels and prescription of fewer antihypertensive medications, according to research presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Manolis Kallistratos, a cardiologist at Asklepieion Voula General Hospital in ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2015 - 6:30am

When It Comes To Tobacco Beliefs, What You Don't Know Can Kill You Sooner

Most people know smoking is risky, by now it is something of an IQ test if you take up that habit. There is no amount of awareness that will stop all people from doing all things, young people like to rebel and if they get hooked on nicotine, it can be di ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 3 2015 - 8:03am

In Europe, Smoking Prevalence Stays The Same But People Who Want To Quit Are Up

Europeans love to smoke but the good news is that the people who at least say they want to quit has risen in the last seven years, according to results from the latest EUROASPIRE surveys. EUROASPIRE is a series of cross sectional surveys of the practice o ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 7 2015 - 11:00am