News tagged with bmc public health

Exploring the link between traumatic brain injury and people who are homeless

Homeless people and their health care providers need to know more about traumatic brain injuries to help prevent and treat such injuries, a new study has found.

Health created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Outdoor fast food ads could promote obesity, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Past studies have suggested a relationship between neighborhood characteristics and obesity, as well as a connection between obesity and advertisements on television and in magazines.

Overweight and Obesity created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Experts believe plain packaging of tobacco products would cut smoking

Experts believe that plain packaging of tobacco products would cut smoking, a new study has found. Tobacco control experts from around the world estimate that two years after the introduction of generic packaging the number ...

Health created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows exercise can improve bone density in postmenopausal women

(Medical Xpress)—A study by researchers in the West Virginia University School of Public Health and the University of Colorado shows that exercise can improve bone density in postmenopausal women.

Health created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds social marketing an effective tool in boosting physical activity

(Medical Xpress)—Social marketing has been found to be an effective tool in boosting recruitment and retention into regular physical activity sessions in a deprived area, according to new research from ...

Health created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One in three victims of teen dating violence has had more than one abuser

(Medical Xpress)—More than one-third of young adults who reported being victims of dating violence as teenagers had two or more abusive partners, a new study suggests.

Health created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Plain packaging reduces the appeal of smoking: study

While Australia has recently passed legislation to ban logos from cigarette packages and to make plain packaging mandatory, other countries are still considering whether or not to take similar measures. New research published ...

Addiction created Sep 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Coach could be key in helping stroke patients

When a stroke patient is discharged from the hospital, they often must cope with a new disability or lack of function, so changes in their medications or a new dosing prescription can be particularly confusing. This can lead ...

Cardiology created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Expanding waistlines threaten planet: researchers

If the human race keeps growing fatter at American rates, the Earth may face a rise in food demand equal to that of nearly a billion extra people, British researchers warned on Monday.

Health created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The weight of nations: An estimation of adult human biomass

The world population is over seven billion and all of these people need feeding. However, the energy requirement of a species depends not only on numbers but on its average mass. New research published in BioMed Central's ...

Health created Jun 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Home alone -- depression highest for those living alone

The number of people living on their own has doubled, over the last three decades, to one in three in the UK and US. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Public Health shows that the risk of dep ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds state wealth affects women's heart disease risk

According to new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), a state's level of wealth or poverty is linked with levels of cardiovascular inflammation in women. Cardiovascular inflammation is a key risk factor for heart ...

Cardiology created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Study focuses on khat chewing in Yemeni culture

A new study conducted by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers shows that a majority of medical students in Yemen believe that chewing the plant khat is harmful to one's health but they would not advise ...

Addiction created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

TV viewing poses greater risk than computer use for cardiovascular disease

Physical activity will definitely lower children's chances of developing cardiovascular disease down the road, but physical inactivity will not necessarily increase it. Findings from a recent Queen's University study shows ...

Health created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Decrease in observed rate of TB at a time of economic recession

The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the U.S. is reported as being on the decrease, however untreated infected people act as a reservoir for disease. Any pool of the world's population harboring this disease gives cause ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

BMC journals

The BMC-series of journals are a collection of 64 online research journals published by BioMed Central. Like all BioMed Central journals, they have a policy of open access to the research articles they publish. Between them, they cover all major subject areas within biology and medicine. Two of the journals, BMC Biology and BMC Medicine, have a broad scope, and aim to publish particularly significant research. A third journal, BMC Research Notes, publishes research from all areas of biology and medicine without making impact or interest criteria for publication, while BMC Proceedings publishes conference proceedings. The other 60 journals specialise on a particular subject area.

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