... U.S. college students are smoking tobacco using waterpipes – or hookahs – and it’s becoming a growing public health issue, according to a new study led by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher ...
... and director of the Center for Infectious Diseases at The University of Texas School of Public Health and the principal investigator of the trial. "If these results are replicated, the Iomai vaccine ...
... reported in some countries.
While some public debate has linked large increases in cannabis potency to increased mental health problems, there are currently insufficient ...
... health department directors believe their city or county will have serious public health problems as a result of climate change within the next 20 years, very few of them have planned ...
... the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the theme issue examines scientific and ethical ... been published by Dr. Santelli in the American Journal of Public Health (October 2008, vol 98, ...
... creative in devising new inventions to tackle these problems, writes Sugarman.
He argues that while ... equal partners in finding solutions to public health problems, he says that many major companies now ...
... Eliminate LF has already become the most rapidly scaled-up drug administration programme in public health history, and is on track to becoming the largest such programme in history. The study found ...
... evidence discovered by researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health Brownsville Regional Campus shows ... Health team has now led three new studies that revealed key findings: Type ...
... and are working to design community prevention strategies to address this emerging public health problem.
"The increasing prevalence of traumatic brain injury and substance use disorders along with ...
... The public health research priorities identified at the meeting focused on developing a better understanding of the health problems faced by persons with Down syndrome, as well as best practices for ...
... said Sink. “The potential effects on physical function represent a significant public health problem.”
Many medications have anticholinergic properties including some for high blood pressure, some ...
... cause the disease survive in the environment. Leptospirosis is a major public health problem in South East Asia and South America, with over 500,000 severe cases every year. Between ...
... have insurance when they enrolled.”
Shone said this study shows that families are not “saving up” health problems for SCHIP to address after enrollment. It also shows that waiting periods could harm ...
... death also predispose their children to similar mental health problems.
Nadine M. Melhem, Ph. ... death is associated with an increased risk for child mental health problems as well as increased mental ...
... more mass.”
Obesity is increasing in epidemic proportions in most countries and poses a public health problem by enhancing the risks for cardiovascular diseases and metabolic disorders such as type ...