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Cross-border health programs could reduce maternal and child deaths

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A policy promoting "cross-border" health programs could contribute to reducing maternal and child mortality in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan, says an international team of health experts in this week's PLoS Medicine.





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Mandatory alcohol testing for truck and bus drivers reduces alcohol involvement in fatal crashes

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mandatory alcohol testing programs for truck and bus drivers have contributed to a significant reduction in alcohol involvement in fatal crashes, according to a new study by researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health ...


Money won't buy happiness: Poverty-reduction programs need to also look at improving people's well-being

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

There is more to life satisfaction than money, and public policy programs aiming to tackle poverty need to move beyond simply raising people's income to also improving their quality of life in other areas. These findings1 ...


Apple announced that developers have crammed the virtual shelves of its App Store with more than 100,000 mini-programs

Apple's booming App Store tops 100,000 programs

Technology / Software

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple on Wednesday announced that outside developers have crammed the virtual shelves of its App Store with more than 100,000 mini-programs for iPhones and iPod Touch devices.


El Paso County serves as a model for obesity prevention

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living at The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus found the obesity prevention efforts in the El Paso region were the ...


Where's the science? The sorry state of psychotherapy

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 4

The prevalence of mental health disorders in this country has nearly doubled in the past 20 years. Who is treating all of these patients? Clinical psychologists and therapists are charged with the task, but many are falling ...


Experts offer strategies for working with immigrant victims of violence

Experts offer strategies for working with immigrant victims of violence (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Last year, the United States provided asylum and resettlement assistance for nearly 80,700 people from other countries, an increase from 71,300 individuals in 2007, according to the U.S. Committee for Refugees ...


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Fight obesity? Add sales tax to soda tab

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 32

Presenting a united front in the war on obesity, diabetes and other nutrition-related disorders, seven of America’s leading public health and economics experts are urging passage of taxes on sugar-sweetened ...


Consumer electronics can help improve patient health

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created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Electronic tools and technology applications for consumers can help improve health care processes, such as adherence to medication and clinical outcomes like smoking cessation, according to a report by researchers at the ...


US needs nearly $200 million more on climate-related health research

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A recent commentary suggests that the U.S. should spend roughly $197 million more than it currently does to research the impact of climate change on public health.


Places to play, but 'stranger danger' fears keep inner-city kids home: Study

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created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fear of dangerous strangers in inner-city neighbourhoods is keeping kids and teens from using playgrounds and parks to be physically active.



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