Promoting Physical Health of People With Mental Health Issues
How can public health clinicians help to encourage people with mental health issues to exercise and improve their physical health?......[Read More]
Effect of an e-Cigarette on Smoking Reduction and Cessation
Are electronic nicotine delivery devices, such as e-cigarettes, an efficient method to encourage smoking cessation? This study investigates.......[Read More]
Folate Intake, Serum Folate Levels, and Prostate Cancer Risk
Can increased dietary intake of folate offer protection against prostate cancer? This study examined the association between dietary folate intake or serum folate levels and prostate morbidity.......[Read More]
Vaccination as a Tool for Cancer Prevention
Millions of people are affected every year by infection-induced cancer. Are you following these important recommendations aimed at preventing such cancers in your patients?......[Read More]
Do BMI Trajectories Affect the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes?
Is increasing BMI alone--rather than high BMI per se--a risk factor for diabetes?......[Read More]
Prevalence and Complications of Diabetes Mellitus in Northern Africa
How prevalent is type 2 diabetes in Northern Africa, and how can clinicians work together to educate the public about the risk factors associated with disease?......[Read More]
The Maternal Health Task Force: An Expert Interview With Ann K. Blanc, PhD
Ann Blanc reminds us that just 5 years from when we hoped to achieve Millennium Development Goal 5, to improve maternal health, 500,000 women still die every year in pregnancy or childbirth.......[Read More]
Alcohol Use Before and During Pregnancy
Do women properly understand the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant? This new study explores the prevalence and predictors of drinking during pregnancy.......[Read More]
Perceptions of Risk of Diseases and Vaccinations
How do parents perceive the potential risks of infectious diseases, and how likely are they to vaccinate their children based on this notion of risk? This new study explains.......[Read More]
Far-Reaching Effects of Obesity in the Media
Typical portrayals of obese persons in visual and print media influence attitudes about obesity and are counterproductive to prevention and treatment.......[Read More]
Older HIV-Infected Individuals: Presentation and Mortality
Do older adults with HIV infection present differently with the disease than younger people, and what type of mortality risk do they face?......[Read More]
Older HIV-Infected Individuals: Presentation and Mortality
Do older adults with HIV infection present differently with the disease than younger people, and what type of mortality risk do they face?......[Read More]
Workplace Standing Time and Incidence of Obesity and T2DM
Evidence is mounting that sedentary behavior has adverse health outcomes. Could greater amounts of standing time in the workplace reduce the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes?......[Read More]
Is Retirement Good for Your Health? A Systematic Review
This review examines the physiological and psychological health effects of retirement. Do they differ depending on type of retirement or type of work?......[Read More]
Maternal Smoking and the Risk of Still Birth
The findings of this review suggest that women who smoke during pregnancy have an alarmingly increased risk of still birth--and that the more one smokes, the greater the risk.......[Read More]
Health Economics of Rubella
Does it make economic sense to expand rubella vaccinations globally? This new article discusses.......[Read More]
Depressive Symptoms and Factors Associated With It in T2DM
This study aimed to identify the prevalence of depressive symptoms in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. What are potential risk factors related to depressive symptoms in these patients?......[Read More]
Influenza Vaccines and Antiviral Drug Availablity in Africa
Influenza is widespread in both tropical and temperate Africa, but influenza vaccines and antiviral drugs may not be commonly available. This survey looked at coverage in 24 African countries.......[Read More]
Parental Risk Perceptions of Child Exposure to Tobacco Smoke
Despite the well-documented harms to children from tobacco smoke exposure, many children are still being exposed to tobacco smoke in their homes. Why are parents ignoring the risks?......[Read More]
Parental Smoking and Child Poverty
The negative effects of parental smoking on the health of children are well-established, but as this study indicates, parental smoking may also exacerbate childhood poverty.......[Read More]