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Is the UK prepared for pandemic flu?
Giving local authorities responsibility for implementing pandemic flu plans may not be the best policy, says a senior public health doctor in this week's BMJ. view more (2007-05-11)
Disclosure laws provide only limited view of pharmaceutical company payments to physicians
Laws in two states requiring disclosure of pharmaceutical company payments to physicians do not provide the public with easy access to payment information and are of limited quality when accessed. view more (2007-03-21)
New Chief Executive of the BA Appointed
The Chairman of the BA (British Association for the Advancement of Science), Professor Colin Blakemore, is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Roland Jackson as the BA's new Chief Executive. Dr Jackson will succeed Dr Peter Briggs in September 2002. Roland Jackson is currently acting head of the Science Museum in London, having previously... view more... (2002-04-24)
Who Will Take Responsibility For Corporate Killing? (p 1921)
This week's editorial discusses the accountability-or rather the lack of it-of UK company directors for the health and safety of their employees and customers. It comments: 'The issue of how far companies are responsible for the health and safety of their employees and the public was raised again last week with the independent investigators'... view more... (2003-06-04)
Promising new strategy for Swedish medical research
Research scientists at Karolinska Institutet are planning an international initiative to map out the relationships between health, genes and lifestyle. Discussion partners include world-leading researchers from the USA, Britain, Singapore and Norway. view more (2005-02-25)
Public awareness of physics awards announced
Eight inspiring physicists have been chosen by the Institute of Physics to receive Public Awareness of Physics awards for their outstanding achievements in raising the awareness of physics. Activities ranging from poetry to the physics of ice-cream lecture-demonstrations have been used by the winners to bring physics to a wider audience. They will... view more... (2000-08-25)
Adolescent girls more active if neighborhoods have parks
Adolescent girls who live within half a mile of a public park are significantly more physically active than other girls, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have found. view more (2006-11-20)
Caesarean sections associated with risk of asthma
Babies born by Caesarean section have a 50 % increased risk of developing asthma compared to babies born naturally. Emergency Caesarean sections increase the risk even further. view more (2008-06-19)
The Role Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Malaria, And Tuberculosis On The Hiv-1/Aids Epidemic In Africa (p 2177)
The effect of HIV-1 on other infectious diseases in Africa is an increasing public health concern. In a review in this week's issue of THE LANCET, Elizabeth Corbett from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, and the Harare Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Zimbabwe, and colleagues describe the role that three major... view more... (2002-06-19)
UT multimedia program increases middle school students' interest in science
Middle school students who were part of a unique science learning program developed by The University of Texas School of Public Health showed significant increases in interest and achievement scores compared to other students, a recent study found. view more (2009-07-06)
Acute coronary events decreased after public smoking ban in Italy
The number of acute coronary events such as heart attack in adults dropped significantly after a smoking ban in public places in Italy, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. view more (2008-02-12)
Tuberculosis breaches borders, but not public health
Immigrants from countries with high rates of tuberculosis who move to countries of low TB incidence do not pose a public health threat to native citizens, according to researchers in Norway, who analyzed the incidence and genetic origins of all known cases of TB in the country between 1993 and 2005. view more (2007-11-01)
THE RISE OF THE SUPERBUG
A young chemist from Oxford University Dr Martin Westwell, has been chosen to present the first in a series of nine public lectures to be given at the Royal Institution as part of a programme of events designed to mark their 200th anniversary. view more (1999-01-19)
Ask permission to use newborn data, parents say
More than three-quarters of parents would be willing to permit the use of their children's newborn screening samples for research purposes if their permission were obtained beforehand, a University of Michigan survey shows. view more (2009-07-16)
International Excellence Team To Work On Infectious Disease At The Gulbenkian Science Institute, In Portugal
The Gulbenkian Science Institute (IGC), in Portugal, is to host one of the 20 excellence teams approved by the European Commission in the 2004 call. The team, led by IGC researcher Gabriela Gomes, has been awarded a grant of approximately one million and nine hundred thousand euro, to be used over a period of four years. The scientists on the team... view more... (2005-01-31)
Violent TV, games pack a powerful public health threat
Watching media violence significantly increases the risk that a viewer or video game player will behave aggressively in both the short and long term, according to a University of Michigan study published today in a special issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health. view more (2007-11-28)
Information does not solve problems raised by genetic screening
Dissertation: Piia Jallinoja The majority of Finns approve of gene tests, but a considerable proportion also has worries related to tests and screenings, and their future prospects. This was shown in the dissertation by M.Soc.Sc Piia Jallinoja`s, examined April 6., at the University of Helsinki. The study investigated the introduction of gene... view more... (2002-04-04)
U of M researchers develop new online tool in fight against spread of HIV
A new Web-based software program is the latest tool University of Minnesota researchers are using to help fight the spread of HIV. A multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Joseph Konstan, a professor in computer science and engineering, and B. R. Simon Rosser, a professor in the School of Public Health, are embarking on a clinical trial this... view more... (2007-12-19)
No link found between caffeine intake and development of hypertension in women
Habitual coffee drinking is not associated with an increased risk of hypertension in women, although an association was found with the consumption of sugared or diet colas. view more (2005-11-09)
UT School of Public Health researchers develop game for HIV+ youth
Researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health have developed a game for HIV-positive youth, +CLICK, designed to reduce secondary transmission of the virus. view more (2009-06-24)
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