Public Health

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

College Student Marijuana Use Highest Since Survey Began

Both daily and less frequent use of marijuana among college students has risen sharply, to the highest prevalence since the Monitoring The Future study began. In a silver lining aspect, cigarette smoking continues to decline- marijuana use surpassed daily ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 3 2015 - 7:30am

The Protein Revolution Has Already Been Won

The realization that everything would be okay regarding the obesity epidemic occurred to me in a doughnut shop. It was the last week of my employment as a weight loss doctor and for years, my clinic had been a junk food free zone. This was not because I se ...

Article - Ignatius Brady - Oct 22 2015 - 8:57pm

Half Of Diabetes Among Asian-Americans Undiagnosed

More than half of Asian Americans and nearly half of Hispanic Americans with diabetes are undiagnosed, according to researchers from the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, prevalence of diabetes ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 14 2015 - 7:30am

No Smoking Zones, Higher Taxes Deter Youth Smoking

Banning smoking in the workplace and increasing taxes on cigarettes have discouraged teens and young adults from taking up smoking, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Merced. The study, published today (Sept. 8, 2015) in JAMA P ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 16 2015 - 7:30am