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Flooding Preparedness Needs to Include Infection Prevention and Control Strategies
January 9, 2013 — Clinical investigators report key findings and recommendations related to the closure and re-opening of hospitals impacted by black-water floods. The guidance builds on lessons learned from Thailand ... > full story -
Comprehensive Public Health Approach Urged to Curb Gun Violence in U.S.
January 7, 2013 — In the wake of the horrific school shootings in Newtown, Conn. in December, three experts say the best way to curb gun violence in the U.S. is to take a broad public health approach, drawing on ... > full story -
Obesity Weighs Down on Tunisian Women
January 7, 2013 — Men and women in Tunisia are not equal before the scales. Tunisian women are three times as likely to suffer from obesity as their male ... > full story -
Disease Burden Links Ecology to Economic Growth
December 27, 2012 — A new study finds that vector-borne and parasitic diseases have substantial effects on economic development across the globe, and are major drivers of differences in income between tropical and ... > full story -
New Study Better Explains Racial Disparities in Strokes
December 19, 2012 — Researchers say a 10-millimeter difference in blood pressure is associated with an 8 percent increase in stroke risk for white people, but a 24 percent increase in stroke risk for black ... > full story -
Experiencing Discrimination Increases Risk-Taking, Anger, and Vigilance
December 19, 2012 — Experiencing rejection not only affects how we think and feel -- over the long-term it can also influence our physical and mental health. New research suggests that when rejection comes in the form ... > full story -
With Mental Health Issues Rising on Campuses, New Student Initiative to Maintain Balanced Mental Health Is Emerging
December 18, 2012 — Rates of serious mental illness among university students are drastically rising, and universities are struggling with how to respond to students who show symptoms. Traumatic situations such as ... > full story -
Emerging Ethical Dilemmas in Science and Technology
December 17, 2012 — As a new year approaches, a group of scientists have created a list of emerging ethical dilemmas and policy issues in science and technology for ... > full story -
Should Physicians Prescribe Cognitive Enhancers to Healthy Individuals?
December 17, 2012 — Physicians should not prescribe cognitive enhancers to healthy individuals, states a new report. The authors provide their recommendation based on the professional integrity of physicians, the drugs' ... > full storyMore: -
Data on Financial Crime Is Not Credible, UK Research Finds
December 13, 2012 — The UK Government and police efforts to tackle financial crime -- from business fraud to tax evasion -- are hampered by a lack of accurate data about the nature and extent of offending, according to ... > full story
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