Distracted driving data and laws to prevent it don't match up
Cell phone distractions account for more than 300,000 car crashes each year. As a result, most states have put laws in place to limit or prohibit the use of mobile devices while driving. But a new study led by Temple University ...
Jun 08, 2011
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Most recent mammography recommendations confuse public
When the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), an independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention, released its recommendations on mammography screenings for US women on November 16, 2009, there was immediate ...
Apr 06, 2011
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Less weight gain found among African-American women in dense urban areas
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine's (BUSM) Slone Epidemiology Center have found that African-American women who live in more densely populated urban areas gain less weight than those in more sprawling ...
Mar 16, 2011
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Diabetes belt identified in southern United States
In the 1960s, a group of U.S. states with high age-adjusted stroke mortality defined a "stroke belt." Until recently, geographic patterns of diabetes had not been specifically characterized in the same manner. In an article ...
Mar 08, 2011
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New national study finds boxing injuries on the rise; youth head injury rates also concerning
The risk and nature of injury in the sport of boxing has generated a great deal of controversy in the medical community, especially in relation to youth boxing. A new study, conducted by researchers in the Center for Injury ...
Mar 02, 2011
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Electronic cigarettes hold promise as aid to quitting
A study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers reports that electronic cigarettes are a promising tool to help smokers quit, producing six-month abstinence rates nearly double those for traditional ...
Feb 08, 2011
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iPhone quit-smoking apps not up to par
A new study finds that iPhone software applications designed to help people quit smoking fall short of the mark because they do not meet accepted standards.
Feb 08, 2011
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Impact of FDA regulations restricting outdoor cigarette advertising near schools examined
When the FDA proposed new rules restricting outdoor tobacco advertising near schools and playgrounds in 2009, the tobacco industry argued that such rules would lead to a near complete ban on tobacco advertising in urban areas. ...
Feb 08, 2011
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CDC finds most seniors don’t get shingles vaccination
Although a vaccine to prevent shingles has been available since 2006, less than 7 percent of U.S. seniors -- the demographic most frequently affected by the disease -- chose to receive the vaccination as of ...
Jan 11, 2011
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Routine blood test may identify people with pre-diabetes, cutting later treatment costs
A simpler form of testing individuals with risk factors for diabetes could improve diabetes prevention efforts by substantially increasing the number of individuals who complete testing and learn whether or not they are likely ...
Jan 06, 2011
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Smokers with depression less likely to stay tobacco free
Depressed smokers want to quit the nicotine habit just as much as non-depressed smokers, but a new study suggests that depression can put a kink in their success.
Dec 07, 2010
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Flu vaccination disparities exacerbated by supply problems
The gap in flu vaccination rates between elderly whites, African-Americans and Hispanics is amplified when vaccine supply is limited or delayed. That is the conclusion of a study out today in the American Journal of Preventive Me ...
Dec 07, 2010
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Video games get kids to eat more veg, fruit: study
After being fingered as a key cause of the rising rate of US childhood obesity, video games got a reprieve Tuesday as a new study showed they can be used to encourage kids to eat healthier foods.
Dec 06, 2010
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Caffeinated alcoholic beverages -- a growing public health problem
In the wake of multiple state bans on caffeinated alcoholic beverages (CABs) and an FDA warning to four companies to remove their products from the marketplace, an article published online today in the American Journal of ...
Nov 30, 2010
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