Public Health

Meningitis A Vaccine For Infants About To Roll Out Across Africa

An affordable vaccine that has all but rid the 'meningitis belt' of a major cause of deadly epidemics is now going to be available for infants all across sub-Saharan Africa.  ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 9 2015 - 12:36pm

How Quality Of Sleep Impacts Academic Performance In Children

Making sure school-aged kids get to sleep at a regular hour is often a struggle for parents but it’s well worth the effort. The researchers behind a new paper say that a good night’s sleep is linked to better performance in math and languages – subjects th ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 9 2015 - 9:00am

Statins Reduce Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease In Women

A large international analysis of 174,000 patients has shown conclusively that statin treatment reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in women. ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 30 2015 - 11:01am

Vitamin Water And Energy Drink Nutrient Supplements Have No Benefit

Most vitamin supplements have little value to most people- if you can afford them your diet is probably already fine- but they have even less value in energy drinks and vitamin waters, despite how aggressively companies promote belief that they boost immu ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 12 2015 - 10:51am

BPA, BPS, BPD(uh)

Fear, Inc. is having a very big day on the New York Stock Exchange. It is up 45 percent on heavy volume.  How could it not be? After all, the plastic component BPS (bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl) sulfone) — supposedly a safe replacement for  bisphenol  A (BPA) — i ...

Article - Josh Bloom - Jul 6 2015 - 3:12pm

Frozen Food Latches On To The Organic Health Halo

With organic food a $105 billion industry juggernaut, various groups are looking to don that health halo. Even frozen food. If you don't think food can be "fresh" and "healthy" while still being frozen, you probably also do not bel ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 14 2015 - 8:30am

Lack Of Exercise Causes 2X As Many Deaths As Obesity

For most people, they can extend their healthy lifespan by walking for 20 minutes a day. Yet most people don't do it. It's become a popular sport to criticize obese people while lamenting that our pop culture encourages people to be too thin. We ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 14 2015 - 5:11pm

Folic Acid Fortification Saves 1,300 Babies Per Year From Brain And Spinal Birth Defects

Fortifying food with folic acid saves about 1,300 babies each year from serious birth defects of the brain and spine known as neural tube defects (NTDs), according to new data published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Morbidity and ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 22 2015 - 3:59pm

It’s Harder for Women to Quit Smoking than It Is for Men

Women are at an increased risk of relapse after a smoking cessation attempt.  Research  indicates that both the hormonal fluctuations of the menstrual cycle and the negative symptomatology experienced while quitting play a role during smoking cessation an ...

Blog Post - Richard Taite - Jan 22 2015 - 2:34pm

Organ Transplants Have Added 2 Million Years Of Life In The U.S. Since 1987

More than 2 million years of life have been saved by solid-organ transplants since 1987, according to a new report in   JAMA Surgery. ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 28 2015 - 12:30pm