Public Health

Dark Chocolate May Protect Nerve Cells From Stroke Damage

A compound in dark chocolate called epicatechin may protect the brain after a stroke by increasing cellular signals already known to shield nerve cells from damage. After inducing an ischemic stroke in mice, John Hopkins scientists found that mice who had ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2010 - 1:38pm

The Solution To Childhood Obesity? Summer Camps

If you want your kids to slim down, a residential summer weight-loss camp might be the answer you're looking for. A new study in Pediatrics found that such camps can significantly improve children's weight, body mass index (BMI), physical fitness ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2010 - 3:37pm

Video Games Effective Pain Relievers, Researchers Say

New research has found that video gaming is an effective way to reduce anxiety and acute pain caused by medical procedures and could be a useful treatment for chronic pain. The research was presented this week at the American Pain Society’s annual scientif ...

Article - News Staff - May 7 2010 - 12:42pm

Company Transfer Radiation

Our University’s former Safety-Office-in-Chief, who retired about ten years ago, had a line in horror stories while presenting training lectures.   One of his “things” was always radiation checking a new piece of equipment before releasing it for use. ...

Article - Robert H Olley - May 7 2010 - 10:25pm

Hookah Smoking Gaining Popularity With Teenagers

Teenagers are smoking fewer cigarettes today, but that doesn't mean they've given up tobacco altogether. A new study in Pediatrics has found that almost one-quarter of young adults in Montreal have used waterpipes (also called shishas or hookahs) ...

Article - News Staff - May 10 2010 - 12:32pm

Minimum Wage Jobs Cause Obesity? Puh-leeze

It almost reads like an April Fools Day article.  A new UC Davis study has found that more obese people have minimum-wage jobs by demographic, adding to growing evidence that being poor is a risk factor for unhealthy weight. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 12 2010 - 9:50am

Minimum-Wage Earners More Likely To Be Obese

A new study in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine suggests that minimum-wage employees are more likely to be obese than those who earn higher wages, adding to growing evidence that being poor is a risk factor for unhealthy weight. The a ...

Article - News Staff - May 11 2010 - 11:24am

Overtime Can Be Hard On Your Heart, Study Finds

Working overtime may be bad for your heart, according to results from a long-running study following more than 10,000 government employees in London. The research, published in the European Heart Journal, found that, compared with people who did not work o ...

Article - News Staff - May 11 2010 - 1:22pm

"Safe" Cigarettes Not Any Safer, Study Finds

To avoid of the health risks associated with traditional cigarettes, attempts have been made to develop cigarettes that contain no tobacco and no nicotine. But a team of researchers writing in Cell Cycle has found that the supposedly safe cigarettes may be ...

Article - News Staff - May 13 2010 - 1:35pm

Global Warming May Worsen Allergies, Study Finds

Elevated levels of carbon dioxide predicted by models of climate change can drive increased production of fungal spores, including some associated with allergies and asthma, according to a new study in Environmental Health Perspectives. ...

Article - News Staff - May 14 2010 - 1:31pm