News tagged with control measures


Study reveals alcohol industry tactics to influence alcohol policy reform in Scotland

including supermarkets, drinks companies, and trade associations – distorted international evidence on effective alcohol control measures in an attempt to influence the Scottish Government's public health policy to its ...

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

New foot-and-mouth vaccine signals huge advance in global disease control

(Medical Xpress)—A new vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease that is safer to produce and easier to store has been developed by scientists from the University of Oxford and The Pirbright Institute.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hundreds checked for rabies after transplant death

Public health agencies in five U.S. states are assessing the rabies risk for hundreds of people who may have had close contact with an infected organ donor and four transplant recipients, one of whom died, ...

Other created Mar 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Quality of care measures improve performance

Public reporting of how physicians and hospitals perform in quality of care measures leads to improved care for patients. A collaborative team of researchers led by Geoffrey C. Lamb, M.D., professor of internal medicine at ...

Health created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hitting malaria from all sides: Experts explore how business can help fight disease

Death rates from malaria have fallen significantly over the last decade, but plenty of work remains, with hundreds of thousands of children still dying from the disease every year, experts said Wednesday ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds parasites and poor antenatal care are main causes of epilepsy in Africa

The largest study of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa to date reveals that programmes to control parasitic diseases and access to better antenatal care could substantially reduce the prevalence of the disease in this region.

Neuroscience created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vaccination responsible for dramatic fall in salmonella infections

Mass poultry vaccination programmes introduced to combat Salmonella infections have led to a dramatic fall in the number of cases since the late 1990s, according to a researcher at the University of Liverpool.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer kills less in US, but prevention lacking

Fewer people are dying from cancer in the United States, but a government report published Monday warned that a lack of preventative measures could stem a steady decline in mortality rates.

Cancer created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Strong tobacco control policies in Brazil credited for more than 400,000 lives saved

High cigarette prices, smoke-free air laws, marketing restrictions and other measures, all part of Brazil's strong tobacco control policies, are credited for a 50 percent reduction in smoking prevalence between ...

Health created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Perceived control affects complication rates in patients with acute coronary syndrome

Patients admitted to hospital with obstructed heart arteries were three times more likely to experience complications when they were in hospital if they felt they were not in control of their condition, according to research ...

Cardiology created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find powerful swine flu strain in Korea

(HealthDay)—A new report shows that a deadly swine flu virus can infect ferrets, highlighting the importance of continuous surveillance of emerging flu strains.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

High-risk heterosexuals should take HIV prevention pill, too

(HealthDay) -- Doctors should consider prescribing the HIV prevention pill Truvada to their heterosexual patients who are at high risk for the virus, not just high-risk gay and bisexual men, experts from ...

HIV & AIDS created Aug 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study announced that will use genetics to test for Alzheimer's risk

In a new Alzheimer's disease risk assessment study unveiled this week during the Alzheimer's Association International Conference, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) are offering genetic testing and Alzheimer's ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jul 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Investigators trace of role reusable grocery bag in norovirus outbreak

Oregon investigators recently mapped the trail of an outbreak of a nasty stomach bug among participants in a girls' soccer tournament to a reusable open top grocery bag stored in a hotel bathroom. Their findings, which illustrate ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Taking multivitamins won't prevent canker sores, study says

(HealthDay) -- Although vitamin deficiencies have been linked to canker sores, taking a daily multivitamin won't prevent this common mouth ailment, a new study finds.

Dentistry created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast