News tagged with health communications

GIS siting of emergency vehicles improves response time

In an emergency, minutes matter. With this knowledge, University of Georgia researchers developed a new method for determining where emergency vehicle stations should be located. The results of their work could improve ambulance ...

Technology / Other

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New EPA air quality rules outweigh costs and provide major health and environmental benefits

A report by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health provides an expanded review of six new air quality regulations proposed or recently adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA). ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Focus on testing hurts students in high school health classes

High school health classes fail to help students refuse sexual advances or endorse safe sex habits when teachers focus primarily on testing knowledge, a new study reveals.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Judge blocks most of SF cellphone warning law

(AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday struck down most of a San Francisco ordinance that requires retailers to warn customers about cellphone radiation and its health effects.

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Strong attachment to local communities made oil spill more stressful for many coastal residents

A major concern related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 was the impact on people living in coastal areas. News reports provided anecdotal evidence that those living along the coast and reliant on the fishing or ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Researcher studies health effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

More than a year after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill devastated coastal communities in Louisiana, there are still sections of oiled coastlines, livelihoods hanging in the balance and many lingering questions about the lo ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Telephone trumps social media when communicating with teens about research

If you think teenagers prefer social media over the telephone, you may want to think again, at least when it comes to teens involved in research studies.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Industry disputes report on cell phone cancer link

A global wireless industry group Thursday disputed the significance of a report released by a UN health organization citing a potential cancer link from use of mobile phones. ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mapping the deadly mosquito

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA is helping to take the bite out of mosquitoes and their deadly diseases by tracking their distribution and habitat via observation satellites, satnav, and mobile communications.

Biology / Other

created May 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long-term poverty but not family instability affects children's cognitive development

Children from homes that experience persistent poverty are more likely to have their cognitive development affected than children in better off homes, reveals research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology an ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 21, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Tenet, Community Health fight gets nasty

(AP) -- Tenet Healthcare has charged rival hospital operator Community Health Systems with systematically bilking Medicare, and the burgeoning legal fight sent shares of the entire sector sliding Monday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Regular retail therapy prolongs life

A spot of regular retail therapy really does seem to help people live longer, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study shows living at high altitude reduces risk of dying from heart disease

In one of the most comprehensive studies of its kind, researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in partnership with the Harvard School of Global Health have found that people living at higher altitudes ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Even mild stress is linked to long-term disability

Even relatively mild stress can lead to long term disability and an inability to work, reveals a large population based study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0