McMaster study contradicts reports of problems with blood-thinner Aug 30, 2010
"Also, our study design was a bit stronger from an epidemiology point of view.". Beyond clopidogrel, he said there is a broader message of the need for cautiousness as genetics becomes more and more integrated into patient care. (EurekAlert!)
Understanding clinical trials and other health studies Aug 30, 2010
Glossary of epidemiology terms. Accessed: 03/26/2010. (WSFA.com, AL)
Developmental gene-environment interactions: A model for psychosis Aug 29, 2010
The study of gene-environment interaction is a multidisciplinary exercise involving epidemiology, psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, neuro-imaging, pharmacology, biostatistics, and genetics. However, it has proven extremely difficult to bring together these disciplines. (EurekAlert!)
Cholesterol Starts Early Aug 28, 2010
"How much cholesterol you have early on matters a lot later in life," said lead author of the study, Dr. Mark Pletcher, an assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at UC San Francisco. "Whatever damage you do then will increase your risk of heart disease later.". (FOX61, CT)
Climate changes and bubonic plague Aug 28, 2010
This first attempt at ecoepidemiological reconstruction of historical disease activity may shed some light on how long-term plague epidemiology interacts with human activity. As plague activity in Central Asia seems to have followed climate fluctuations over the past centuries, we may expect global warming to have an impact upon future plague epidemiology, probably sustaining or increasing plague activity in the region, at least in the rodent reservoirs, in the coming decades. (BioMed Central)
Widely Used Plastics Chemical Linked to Testosterone Boost Aug 28, 2010
Higher BPA exposure was statistically associated with hormone changes in men; specifically, small increases in levels of testosterone in the blood, according to David Melzer, professor of epidemiology and public health at the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter, U.K., and colleagues. "This is the first big study of BPA from a European country and confirms that 'routine' exposures in the population are not negligible. It also shows that higher exposure to BPA is statistically associated with... (MEDLINEplus)
BPA and Testosterone Levels: First Evidence for Small Changes in Men Aug 27, 2010
Professor David Melzer, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Peninsula Medical School (Exeter, UK), commented: "This is the first big study of BPA from a European country and confirms that 'routine' exposures in the population are not negligible. It also shows that higher exposure to BPA is statistically associated with modest changes in levels of testosterone in men. This finding is consistent with the evidence from laboratory experiments. However, this is just the first step in... (Science Daily)
More Research Needed on Cardiovascular Disease in Asian-Americans, Experts Say Aug 27, 2010
26, 2010) There are marked differences in heart disease risk and occurrence among Asian-American subgroups, but data on these subgroups is limited, prompting the American Heart Association to call for more research on this fastest-growing racial/ethnic group in the U.S., according to a scientific statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. "Available research shows that subgroups of Asian-Americans are at increased risk of complications and death from... (Science Daily)
Vitamin A increases the presence of the HIV virus in breast milk Aug 27, 2010
"So there are now strong arguments to consider the implications of supplementation to pregnant or lactating women who are HIV-positive," said Villamor, associate professor of epidemiology and environmental health sciences ... Department of Epidemiology. (EurekAlert!)
Moms who don't breastfeed more likely to develop type 2 diabetes Aug 27, 2010
"We have seen dramatic increases in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes over the last century," said Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, M.D., M.S., assistant professor of medicine, epidemiology, and obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. "Diet and exercise are widely known to impact the risk of type 2 diabetes, but few people realize that breastfeeding also reduces mothers' risk of developing the disease later in life by decreasing maternal belly fat.". (EurekAlert!)
URANIUM NEWS Aug 27, 2010
The New Mexican reported Heidi Krapfl, chief of the New Mexico Environmental Health Epidemiology Bureau, said the one known effect is changes in the way the kidney operates. She said once a person is no longer exposed to high uranium levels, kidney functions return to normal and that there is no definitive link between uranium exposure and cancer or other illnesses. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
Even Before Recession, 14 Million Kids 'Underinsured' Aug 27, 2010
"Almost one-fourth of kids with continuous insurance were inadequately covered or underinsured, which is coverage that doesn't provide adequate benefits or provides poor coverage of costs from the parents' perspective," said lead study author Michael Kogan, director of the Office of Epidemiology, Policy and Evaluation at the Health Resources and Services Administration ... D., director, Office of Epidemiology, Policy and Evaluation, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, Md;... (MEDLINEplus)
In Some Patients, Hypertension Meds Raise Blood Pressure Aug 27, 2010
"Every clinician knows that there's a variation in response to antihypertensive treatment, and that some patients will have an elevation in blood pressure," study author Dr. Michael Alderman, a professor of epidemiology ation health and of medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and a former president of the American Society of Hypertension, said in a news release from the society. "The latter phenomenon is generally attributed to patients' failure to take their... (MEDLINEplus)
Cholera deaths rise in Cameroon Aug 26, 2010
The outbreak, which began in May, has exceeded 3,000 cases, said Dr. Eric Mintz, the leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's global water sanitation and hygiene epidemiology team. The agency has an office in Cameroon. (CNN -- International)
AACR supports NIH stem cell research Aug 26, 2010
The AACR publishes six major peer-reviewed journals: Cancer Research; Clinical Cancer Research; Molecular Cancer Therapeutics; Molecular Cancer Research; Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers ntion; and Cancer Prevention Research. The AACR also publishes CR, a magazine for cancer survivors and their families, patient advocates, physicians and scientists. (EurekAlert!)
More than one shade of darkness Aug 26, 2010
So in fact that will allow DSM-5 to basically change the whole epidemiology of depression. Depression will be something that 100 per cent of people can expect to have over their lifetime. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Herpes Drugs Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk Aug 26, 2010
But the new analysis suggests that "pregnant women needing treatment for a herpes infection in the first trimester can use antivirals without concern about birth defect risk," said lead researcher Dr. Bjorn Pasternak, from the department of epidemiology research at the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen ... Dr. James L. Mills, an investigator in the Epidemiology Branch of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and coauthor of an accompanying journal... (MEDLINEplus)
Minor Kidney Damage in People With Type 1 Diabetes Leads to Increased Mortality Aug 25, 2010
The findings were based on data from 658 men and women enrolled in the Pittsburgh Epidemiology of Diabetes Complications Study, a long-term prospective examination of childhood onset type 1 diabetes that began in 1986. Researchers tested participants for levels of albumin, a protein that indicates early kidney damage when elevated in the urine and results in a condition called microalbuminuria. (Science Daily)
Initial Savings May Hide True Cost of Prostate Cancer Care Aug 25, 2010
The data came from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)-Medicare database. The men were divided into groups based on the treatment they received during the first nine months after being diagnosed with prostate cancer: watchful waiting, radiation, hormonal therapy, hormonal therapy plus radiation, and surgery. (MEDLINEplus)
Louisiana reports first human rabies death in 60 years Aug 25, 2010
"Rabies is rare in the U.S. Because of the incubation and the time from when he entered the country we are reasonably sure this was most likely contracted while he was still in Mexico. The epidemiology investigation is still going on. That inv 00000060 estigation actually is in participation with Mexico through the Center for Disease Control 000021FE ," added Reynaud. Disease experts with the CDC report all mammals are susceptible to rabies, but only a few species are important as reservoirs for... (KSLA.com, LA)
An office health hazard with a major risk Aug 24, 2010
The study is published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. Rothkopf says exercise can reduce the risk. (WSFA.com, AL)
Im drinking for two! Aug 24, 2010
A study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology last year found that children whose moms had one to two drinks per week during pregnancy were at no more risk of cognitive deficits than those who had zero alcohol. Furthermore, a French study published in 2008 found that more than 50 percent of French women drank alcohol at least once while pregnant. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Rectal cancer rates are rising in young individuals Aug 23, 2010
By conducting a retrospective study using data from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) cancer registry, the investigators identified 7,661 colon and rectal cancer patients under age 40 years between 1973 and 2005 ... Article: "Increasing incidence of rectal cancer in patients under age 40: an analysis of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database," Joshua E. Meyer, Tarun Narang, Felice H. Schnoll-Sussman, Mark B. Pochapin, Paul J. Christos, David L. Sherr. (EurekAlert!)
Cost of prostate cancer care varies with initial treatment choice Aug 23, 2010
To determine how the initial treatment received by men with early stage prostate cancer affects costs of medical care both in the short-term (first year following diagnosis) and long-term (across five years of follow-up), Claire Snyder, PhD, of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore led a team that reviewed early stage prostate-cancer cases from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)-Medicare database. (This... (EurekAlert!)
New study: More than 20,000 sledding injuries each year Aug 23, 2010
With innovative research at its core, CIRP works to continually improve the scientific understanding of the epidemiology, biomechanics, prevention, acute treatment and rehabilitation of injuries. CIRP serves as a pioneer by translating cutting edge injury research into education, advocacy and advances in clinical care. (EurekAlert!)
Nigeria: Cholera, Measles Claim More Lives Aug 23, 2010
"Recent cases are mainly from the northeastern part of the country," said Dr Henry Akpan, head of epidemiology in Nigeria's ministry of health, adding that 4,665 cases had been recorded in Africa's most populous nation since January. Nigeria is also fighting a measles epidemic. (allAfrica.com)
Rheumatoid arthritis signaling protein reverses Alzheimer's disease in mouse model Aug 23, 2010
The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease () is an international multidisciplinary journal to facilitate progress in understanding the etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, genetics, behavior, treatment and psychology of Alzheimer's disease. The journal publishes research reports, reviews, short communications, book reviews, and letters-to-the-editor. (EurekAlert!)
Prenatal Pesticide Exposure May Raise Risk of Attention Issues in Kids Aug 21, 2010
D., Maxwell professor of maternal and child health and epidemiology, and director, Center for Children's Environmental Health Research, University of California Berkeley School of Public Health; Bernard Weiss, Ph. D., professor, environmental medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y.; Nakia Scott, M.D., clinical assistant professor, psychiatry and behavioral science, Texas Ath Science Center College of Medicine, and child psychiatrist, Lone Star Circle of Care; Aug. 19,... (MEDLINEplus)
Stress in Middle Age Could Contribute to Late-Life Dementia Aug 20, 2010
"Stress was defined as a sense of irritation, tension, nervousness, anxiety, fear or sleeping problems lasting a month or more due to work, health, family or other problems," explains Lena Johansson, a researcher from the Neuropsychiatric Epidemiology Unit at the Sahlgrenska Academy's Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry at the University of Gothenburg. During the 35 years of the study, 161 of the participants developed dementia, mainly in the form of Alzheimer's disease. (Science Daily)
Moderate Drinking, Especially Wine, Associated With Better Cognitive Function Aug 20, 2010
24, 2009) Pre-diagnostic wine consumption may reduce the risk of death and relapse among non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients, according to an epidemiology. (May 26, 2007) Researchers have found that men who drink an average of four to seven glasses of red wine per week are only 52% as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer as those who do not drink red wine. (Science Daily)
Novel Ovarian Cancer Test Shows Promise Aug 20, 2010
McDonald and his colleagues report their finding online in the current issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers ntion Research. The researchers pointed out that ovarian cancer is asymptomatic in its early stages, prompting a need for a screening approach that can identify the onset of this "silent killer.". (MEDLINEplus)
Fish Oil Supplements Linked to Lower Risk of Breast Cancer Aug 20, 2010
The study was published in the July issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers ntion, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research ... Eric Jacobs, strategic director of pharmacoepidemiology at the American Cancer Society, who reviewed the new study, called the research well designed ... D., strategic director, pharmacoepidemiology, American Cancer Society, Atlanta; July 2010, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers ntion. (MEDLINEplus)
Common Hypertension Drugs Can Raise Blood Pressure in Certain Patients Aug 20, 2010
"Our findings suggest that physicians should use renin levels to predict the most appropriate first drug for treating patients with hypertension," says lead author Michael Alderman, M.D., professor of epidemiology & population health and of medicine at Einstein. "This would increase the likelihood of achieving blood pressure control and reduce the need for patients to take additional antihypertensive medications.". (Science Daily)
Prenatal exposure to pesticides linked to attention problems Aug 19, 2010
"These studies provide a growing body of evidence that organophosphate pesticide exposure can impact human neurodevelopment, particularly among children," said the study's principal investigator, Brenda Eskenazi, UC Berkeley professor of epidemiology and of maternal and child health. "We were especially interested in prenatal exposure because that is the period when a baby's nervous system is developing the most.". (EurekAlert!)
Women With Osteoporosis Suffer More If They Have Previously Broken a Bone, Say Scientists Aug 19, 2010
Cyrus Cooper, professor of rheumatology at the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton's Faculty of Medicine, comments: "Our study shows that the effects of fractures result in significant reductions in quality of life that are as lasting and as disabling as other chronic conditions. As important, the greater the number of fractures, the greater the disability. More needs to be done to more to identify and treat individuals at the highest risk of... (Science Daily)
Marriage and Committed Romance Reduce Stress-Related Hormone Production Aug 18, 2010
10, 2006) People who never marry have the greatest chance of an earlier death, reveals a study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The findings are based on national census and death. (Science Daily)
Arresting Development: Blood Biomarker Patterns May Aid Early Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer Aug 18, 2010
The results were published online August 10 in Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Cancer cells may produce unique metabolic profiles, in part because they grow very rapidly and have metabolic activity very different from normal cells. (Scientific American)
Moderate Chocolate Consumption Linked to Lower Risks of Heart Failure, Study Finds Aug 18, 2010
"You can't ignore that chocolate is a relatively calorie-dense food and large amounts of habitual consumption is going to raise your risks for weight gain," said Mittleman, director of the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit at Harvard Medical School's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. "But if you're going to have a treat, dark chocolate is probably a good choice, as long as it's in moderation.". (Science Daily)
Small Amounts of Dark Chocolate May Guard Against Heart Failure Aug 18, 2010
"The beneficial effects on blood pressure are likely an important part of the mechanisms of what we're observing," said Mittleman, who is director of the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston ... SOURCES: Murray A. Mittleman, M.D., Dr.PH, director, Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston; Aug. 17, 2010, news release, American Heart Association;... (MEDLINEplus)
Home Care After Hip Surgery May Aid Survival Aug 18, 2010
"This indicates perhaps that receiving this care may depend on availability, rather than need of the service," wrote Dr. Elham Rahme, a researcher in epidemiology at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center in Montreal, and colleagues in the release. The finding has significant public health implications and requires further investigation, the authors said. (MEDLINEplus)
Reminding Health-Care Staff to Remove Catheters Reduces Infections by Half Aug 18, 2010
In related work, Meddings, Saint and Larry McMahon, M.D., chief of U-M's Division of General Medicine, also recently studied the implementation of new Medicare policies to encourage hospitals to prevent CAUTI by no longer paying hospitals to treat hospital-acquired conditions such as CAUTI. In a study published in the June issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the U-M researchers studied the potential of the new policy to encourage CAUTI prevention by financially penalizing... (Science Daily)
Ozone and Nicotine a Bad Combination for Asthma Aug 18, 2010
5, 2009) New research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, supports the World Health Initiative's efforts for a home. (Dec. (Science Daily)
High Stress Levels May Delay Women Getting Pregnant, Study Suggests Aug 18, 2010
This is the first study to find that a biological measure of stress is associated with a woman's chances of becoming pregnant that month,' explains Dr Cecilia Pyper of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit at the University of Oxford. We looked at a group of healthy women aged between 18 and 40 who were all planning a pregnancy. (Science Daily)
Eat Good-Quality Chocolates: Stay A... Aug 17, 2010
August 17 2010 - According to a research conducted by the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, US, chocolate consumption helps reduce heart failures ... co.uk has quoted lead researcher Dr Murray Mittleman, director of the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit at Harvard Medical School's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre in Boston as saying, the lack of a protective effect among women eating chocolate every day was probably due to the... (Suite101.com)
Tough Childhoods May Contribute to Adult Heart Disease Aug 17, 2010
"Many diseases first diagnosed in mid-life can be traced back to childhood. Having some bad health habits in your 20's and 30's is part of the reason why people get diseases later on. However, it isn't the whole reason," Karen A. Matthews, a professor of psychiatry and epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh, said in an American Psychological Association news release. "The evidence shows that certain reactions to adverse childhood experiences associated with lower socioeconomic status,... (MEDLINEplus)
Personality Not Linked to Cancer Risk or Prognosis Aug 17, 2010
Nor were the two traits connected to cancer patients' survival odds, according to findings published in the American Journal of Epidemiology ... com/juz33n American Journal of Epidemiology, online July 16, 2010. (MEDLINEplus)
New breast cancer committee to establish federal research agenda Aug 17, 2010
D. Deputy Director, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics National Cancer Institute ... D. Professor of Epidemiology The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center ... D., chief of the NIEHS Epidemiology Branch; and Neeraja Sathyamoorthy, Ph. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Health officials plan for next flu season with H1N1 history Aug 16, 2010
But given the uncertainty that surrounds influenza - the strains of virus are capable of changing quickly as they spread from person to person - it made sense to prepare for the worst, said Art Reingold, head of epidemiology at UC Berkeley. "There are people who believe there was an overreaction (to swine flu). I think they're simply wrong," Reingold said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Childhood poverty linked to heart disease as adult Aug 15, 2010
"Many diseases first diagnosed in mid-life can be traced back to childhood," Karen Matthews, a professor of psychiatry and epidemiology at the , told a session at the meeting here. Matthews, who directs the university's Mind-Body Center, has published many studies on stress affecting women and children, environmental influences and risk for cardiovascular disease. (USA Today)
A population-based survey of the epidemiology of symptom-defined gastroesophageal reflux disease: the Systematic Investigation of Gastrointestinal Diseases in China Aug 15, 2010
The epidemiology of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has yet to be investigated using the symptomatic threshold criteria recommended by the Montreal Definition. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of symptom-defined GERD across five regions of China, and to investigate variables associated with GERD.. (BioMed Central)
Adversity in childhood can increase risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood, research shows Aug 15, 2010
Matthews is a professor of psychiatry and epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh. She has published many studies on children's and women's stress, environmental influences and risk for cardiovascular disease. (EurekAlert!)
The best prevention for Alzheimer's Aug 15, 2010
"There is a lot of data from epidemiology studies and animal studies supporting physical activity," said Laurie Ryan, program director for Alzheimer's disease clinical trials at the National Institute on Aging. "Exercise really is promising.". (FOX61, CT)
Docs Shying Away from Drug That May Prevent Prostate Cancer Aug 14, 2010
But the reassuring results of that 2008 re-analysis may not have trickled down to doctors and patients today, Kinsinger's team reports in the September issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers ntion ... D., chief, radiation oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston; September 2010 Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers ntion. (MEDLINEplus)
Community Heart Disease Risk Programs Work Aug 14, 2010
Heart disease prevention programs "appear to have generally achieved favorable changes" but they must be kept up to date, the authors conclude in the American Journal of Epidemiology ... com/qaf74n American Journal of Epidemiology, online July 28, 2010. (MEDLINEplus)
State defends shellfish poisoning conclusions Aug 14, 2010
"We are standing by that determination," said Greg Wilkinson, spokesman for the Department of Health and Social Services, which included the state's Division of Public Health and Epidemiology Section ... Three other, milder cases occurred in the Kodiak area, the epidemiology section said. (Juneau Empire)
State, county urge steps to help avoid West Nile virus Aug 13, 2010
Based on past experience, the recent hot weather is a big factor for the increase in positive mosquitoes, said Jennifer House, DVM, director, zoonotic and environmental epidemiology at the state department of health. Because of this, there is an increased risk for human cases. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
New Findings Further Clarify Breast Cancer Risk With Hormone Therapy Aug 13, 2010
In a report published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, Saxena and colleagues found that compared with women who had never used hormone therapy, women who used estrogen therapy for more than 15 years had a 19 percent greater risk of developing breast cancer ... "These results add new evidence that risk does vary by other personal characteristics. However, for now, the public health message remains essentially the same.... (Science Daily)
Initial Trials on New Ovarian Cancer Tests Exhibit Extremely High Accuracy Aug 12, 2010
The results can be found online in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, & Prevention Research. See Also. (Science Daily)
Temperature Drops Put the Squeeze on Heart Attack Risk Aug 12, 2010
"From a public health perspective, even a weak effect of temperature on health constitutes an important problem due to ubiquity of exposure," Manuela De Sario and Paola Michelozzi, both of the Lazio Region Department of Epidemiology in Rome and co-authors of , explained in an e-mail to Scientific American. The new multisite study analyzed 84,010 hospitalizations reported for heart attacks from 2003 through 2006 (88 percent of which were confirmed with an electrocardiogram or other lab test). (Scientific American)
Cholesterol Levels Fluctuate with Menstrual Cycle Aug 12, 2010
"Doctors who are looking at women [for] high cholesterol have to take into account the phase of the menstrual cycle they are at when they take the measurement," said study co-author Enrique F. Schisterman, chief of the Epidemiology Branch at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ... D., chief, Epidemiology Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Jennifer Glueck, an assistant professor, clinical... (MEDLINEplus)
Colder Weather Boosts Heart Attack Risk Aug 12, 2010
"Two percent may sound small," noted study author Krishnan Bhaskaran, a research degree student with the faculty of epidemiology and population health at the London School of Hygiene cal Medicine ... " SOURCE: Krishnan Bhaskaran, research degree student, faculty of epidemiology and population health, London School of Hygiene cal Medicine, London; Gregg C. Fonarow, M.D., professor, cardiology, University of California, Los Angeles; Aug. 9, 2010, British Medical Journal, online HealthDay Copyright... (MEDLINEplus)
Weight a Factor in Breast Cancer Risk After Hormone Replacement Therapy Use Aug 12, 2010
The findings appear in the current issue of the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers ntion ... Freya Schnabel, M.D., director, breast surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York City; Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers ntion. (MEDLINEplus)
Respiratory Symptoms More Reliable Indicator of H1N1, Not Fever Alone Aug 10, 2010
10, 2010) New research shows that individuals with mild H1N1 infection may go undetected using standard diagnostic criteria, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, (APIC). The study concludes that coughing or other respiratory symptoms are more accurate in determining influenza infection than presence of a fever. (Science Daily)
Butt Test Shows U.S. Cigarettes High in Chemicals Aug 10, 2010
The study, published in the June issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, can help researchers trying to trace the harmful effects of smoking. "We know that cigarettes from around the world vary in their ingredients and the way they are produced," said Dr. Jim Pirkle of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who heads a lab using a mass spectrometer to measure levels of chemicals in people's bodies. (MEDLINEplus)
Taco Bell eyed as CDC looks into salmonella outbreak Aug 8, 2010
Of 30 cases reported mainly in central Kentucky, the last in mid-July, Kraig Humbaugh, director of epidemiology at the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, said 19 were linked to a single restaurant chain that he refused to identify. You dont want to point the finger specifically there, when there are other risk factors, Humbaugh said, It is difficult to say what our public health message is if we dont know if theres a specific food to avoid. (Courier-Journal -- Business)
