News tagged with prevention programs
AAFP to Obama: Family docs key in violence prevention
(HealthDay)—Family physicians can play a role in addressing and preventing violence in the community, according to a Jan. 17 letter to President Obama from the American Association of Family Physicians ...
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Jan 25, 2013 |
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Businesses should plan for flu disruptions, doctor says
(HealthDay)—With flu widespread throughout the United States this season, businesses need to prepare to deal with productivity challenges, a doctor advises.
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Jan 18, 2013 |
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Obesity in young kids dropped in NYC, grew in LA (Update)
In the battle against childhood obesity, New York City appears to be doing better than Los Angeles and one reason may be that Mexican-American boys are more likely to be obese than white or black kids.
Overweight and Obesity
Jan 17, 2013 |
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Teens susceptible to hepatitis B infection despite vaccination as infants
New research reveals that a significant number of adolescents lose their protection from hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, despite having received a complete vaccination series as infants. Results in the January 2013 issue ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Pricey cigarettes, strict schools help curb teen smoking
(HealthDay)—Strong school smoking-prevention programs and high cigarette prices can reduce smoking among high school students, according to a new study.
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Dec 13, 2012 |
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Pre-diabetic patients respond to self-directed lifestyle interventions, researchers say
Efforts to help overweight patients avoid diabetes through lifestyle changes need not rely on intensive, one-on-one focused programs, a new clinical study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Palo Alto ...
Diabetes
Dec 10, 2012 |
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Clinical trial tests rice bran to prevent cancer
A recent University of Colorado Cancer Center review in the journal Advances in Nutrition shows that rice bran offers promising cancer prevention properties. Meanwhile, an ongoing clinical trial is testing the effectiveness of ric ...
Cancer
Dec 06, 2012 |
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Fractures take high toll on high school athletes
(HealthDay)—Fractures account for about 10 percent of all injuries suffered by U.S. high school athletes, and can have a major physical, emotional and financial impact on the young competitors, according ...
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Dec 04, 2012 |
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Risk of pertussis increases as time since last dose of DTaP vaccine lengthens
In an examination of cases of childhood pertussis in California, researchers found that children with pertussis had lower odds of having received all 5 doses of the diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Reducing sibling rivalry in youth improves later health and well-being
Sibling conflict represents parents' number one concern and complaint about family life, but a new prevention program—designed and carried out by researchers at Penn State—demonstrates that siblings of elementary-school ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Measles vaccine given with a microneedle patch could boost immunization programs
Measles vaccine given with painless and easy-to-administer microneedle patches can immunize against measles at least as well as vaccine given with conventional hypodermic needles, according to research done ...
Medications
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Higher proportion of California children uninsured than in US, analysis shows
Compared to the nation, a higher proportion of children in California are uninsured, one in every 10 children or more than 1.1 million in 2011. More of California's children have public health insurance and fewer through ...
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Nov 14, 2012 |
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Lives could be saved by removing age restrictions on rotavirus vaccination
A study published in this week's PLOS Medicine, which suggests that the additional children's lives saved by removing the age restrictions for rotavirus vaccination in low- and middle-income countries would be much greate ...
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Oct 23, 2012 |
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Pediatric studies show the flu's deadly danger, the benefits of school vaccinations
New data being presented at IDWeek 2012 shows the fatal risk that influenza poses even for children without underlying health conditions and the effectiveness of school-based vaccination programs in protecting student populations. ...
Pediatrics
Oct 19, 2012 |
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Graphic, emotional anti-smoking ads increase attempts to quit
Graphic and/or emotional television anti-smoking ads get more smokers to try to quit than less intense ads, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Addiction
Oct 09, 2012 |
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